Back

Main Menu

Connect:

Request A Quote Contact Us

Your browser is out of date.

You are currently using Internet Explorer 7/8/9, which is not supported by our site. For the best experience, please use one of the latest browsers.

banner
MicroGrade Grease Plating™ (MGGP)
Services

MicroGrade Grease Plating™ Process

MicroGrade Grease Plating is the solution to achieving low torque in precision bearings, without the problems generally associated with lubrication migration.

MicroGrade Grease Plate™, also known as MGGP™, is a proprietary process developed by AST® Bearings for those customers who require precision bearings with consistent, low-torque performance without the lubricant migration associated with oil lubrication. MGGP applies not only to maintaining low running-torque but especially to achieving low startup-torque. In comparison, the MGGP process can yield low torque values approaching some fluid lubricants and superior to standard grease packing. The residual grease film, acts like an oil reservoir and resists migration providing much longer service life than possible with typical oil lubrication. Furthermore, the MGGP process can act both as a corrosion shield (where applicable) as well as a specialty lubricant.

The net effect of MGGP lubricated bearings is that all internal surfaces have a uniform and saturated, yet sheer, coating of grease. All of the working surfaces, such as the balls, ball separators, and raceways, are coated with the homogenous thin film of grease, which is sufficient for the corresponding life of the bearing.

bearing

Bearings Catalog

Check out our online product catalog with more than 10,000 products with full specifications & 3D CAD Models available for download - all free of charge!

Engineers and designers alike have taken advantage of specifying bearings lubricated with the MGGP process for their low-torque requirements especially in their goals of reducing energy loads and of creating ultra-precise instrumentation. Applications vary widely including optical encoders, medical devices, D.C. motors and actuators, video cameras, clutches/brakes, flow meters, as well as various military applications.

The MGGP process starts with carefully matching the candidate grease and with the appropriate volatile solvent or combination of solvents along with a prescribed quantity of the grease’s base oil (the precise amounts of each constituent in the MGGP process are closely controlled). Depending on the mixture’s final viscosity and a range of other factors, it is often air-injected into the bearing saturating all surfaces. In some instances, due to the grease/solvent combinations or the bearing configuration, total immersion techniques are used. After the specific mixture of grease and solvent(s) are applied, the volatile solvent(s) are baked off in an industrial oven in a series of controlled temperatures to ensure optimum adhesion, ultimately leaving the desired plating of the original grease. The thickness of the final plating can be very accurately controlled in the MGGP process through manipulating a variety of parameters.

With few limitations, most grease lubricants can be applied using the MGGP process when matched with the proper solvent(s). Check with AST for the appropriateness and availability for your particular application.

Value Added Services

If you need help in selecting the best products for your particular application, please remember that design engineering and application assistance are available from AST as part of our value-added services designed to make your job easier.

Value added services

Ask A Question

Ask us a question and one of our team members will respond as soon as possible.
Fields marked with * are required.