A tribologically optimized powder coating that converts a plain metal surface into a self-lubricating bearing. The food-contact member of the IC product line, and the performance leader on linear short-stroke wear — independent testing has shown it lasts up to four times longer than IC-01 in that duty cycle. The blue matte coating meets FDA and EU 10/2011 requirements for direct food contact, with incorporated solid lubricants that remove the need for external grease entirely (a requirement in most food and beverage installations). Mechanically, it's the most resilient of the standard-temperature IC coatings: Buchholz hardness ≥100, no cracking in the cupping test where IC-01 and IC-02 both show slight cracking, and 480-hour salt spray validation with the lowest scribe detachment of the food-safe options. Standard service range of -40°C to 80°C (-40°F to 176°F).
When to use it: Direct food-contact surfaces in packaging and beverage filling equipment, food-industry conveyors and guides where external lubrication is prohibited, and short-stroke linear applications where wear life is the limiting factor on service intervals.
When not to use it: When PFAS-free chemistry is a requirement of the project — whether driven by current regulation, customer specification, or forward-looking compliance planning (use IC-05PF) — when the part is non-food-contact and IC-01 or IC-02 would do the job at lower cost, or when service temperatures or chemical exposure push past the standard envelope (use IC-04).
Application areas: Bottle and can filling lines, food packaging machinery, bakery and dairy equipment guides, beverage industry conveyor pivots, dispensing mechanisms, short-stroke linear actuators in hygienic environments, and any direct food-contact mechanical surface that has to run dry.
