What’s the Best Coating for Molding Processes?

Teflon™ in the Molding Industry cuts manufacturing costs by
eliminating release agents and reducing product defects. Teflon coatings
provide a more permanent, nonstick, and repeatable high-release solution for
processes across every molding industry segment.

Here’s how to choose the right coating for your molding project:

• Need superior release for end-use temperatures
  up to 400° F? Use FEP
• Is your end-use above 400° F? Use PFA
• Prefer a one-coat with excellent durabilty? Use FEP
  Teflon S

Teflon coatings in the molding industry offer secondary benefits
such as improved product quality and consistency, enhanced process efficiency, less
scrapped material, and reduced labor costs. The benefits also include a safer
work environment, reduced mold/tool maintenance and wastewater.

One growing molding market segment is using Teflon in the polyurethane
molding industry. Again, Teflon removes the necessity of
release agents while also offering enhanced compliance with environmental regulations,
improved safety conditions for employees, reductions in product defects, and
the complete elimination of dry ice blasting. Teflon can also be used to coat
polyurethane mixing blades for easy cleaning.

Key Benefits of Teflon™ industrial coatings:

• Nonstick
  surface
• High
  thermal stability
• Low
  coefficient of friction
• Corrosion
  and Chemical resistance
• Compliance
  with health standards

For more resources on Teflon for the molding industry, see our “Markets”
page on Molding.