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Innovative products from ELECTROLUBE

Electrolube have been the leading supplier of contact lubricants since their invention by the founder in the 1950’s.

Extends switch life
Improves signal quality
Reduces operating temperature
Controls switch ‘feel’
Thermal grease and resins
Prevents contamination
Silicone free

Manufacturing and distribution globally
Multi-lingual and extensive packaging
Accredited to BS EN ISO 9001-2008
Comprehensive product portfolio
Large research and development facilities

Electrolube, a division of the international H. K. Wentworth Limited, is a leading manufacturer of electro-chemicals for electronics, electrical and industrial manufacturing.

Research and development, quality and environmental concerns are essential to the Electrolube philosophy of providing the utmost level of customer service. This is achieved both direct to manufacturers and via an experienced world-wide network of subsidiaries and distributors.

Electrolube continue their Global Expansion with innovative environmentally friendly products and prove that overall capabilities and dedication to customer care combine to create the perfect winning formula.

UK factory China factory

UK factoryChina factory

Many of Electrolube’s products have been specified and are widely used for maintenance and manufacture of electronic and electrical components and assemblies in a variety of segments:

Automotive
Aerospace
Consumer electronics
Education
Industrial electronics
Marine
Medical
Military
Service, repair and maintenance
Telecommunications
Traction
Transport
Utilities

The labelling of Electrolube’s portfolio is multi-lingual and its international network of field service professional and specialist distributors are connected directly to the UK Technical Service Department, meaning that professional assistance and advice are always available.

Demand for production materials in convenient packaging has led to the development of a wide range of versatile delivery systems and pack types that are filled at our manufacturing sites in the UK and China. These include aerosols, pump sprays, syringes, tubes, pens, sachets and small tins. The majority of Electrolube products are also available in bulk packaging for manufacturing. The world-renowned Electrolube quality can be found throughout its environmentally friendly product portfolio.

Electrolube’s wide range of high performance chemicals are used extensively by international electronics and manufacturing industries.

Product categories include:

Cleaning
Conformal Coatings
Resins
Thermal Management
Contact Lubricants
Maintenance & Service Aids

Easy to use ‘product selector charts’ are available on this web-site to aid choosing the right product. However, technical and sales support can advise.

All the products have both technical and material safety data sheets available from your local Electrolube office, agent or to download from this site. Many also have NATO stock numbers.

Electrolube have been the leading supplier of contact lubricants since their invention by the founder in the 1950s. They increase the reliability and lifetime of current carrying metal interfaces, including switches, connectors and busbars.

Electrolube has earned an unsurpassed reputation for the manufacture and supply of specialist lubricants to the automotive, military, aerospace, industrial and domestic switch manufacturing sectors. The range has been developed over the years to accommodate many advances in such rapidly advancing industries; combining excellent electrical properties and lubricity, to improve movement and ‘feel’ characteristics, with plastics compatibility.

Contact lubricants are specially formulated greases and oils that reduce friction and enhance the electrical performance of current carrying metal interfaces in switches and connectors. Electrolube products are electrically insulative in thick films, preventing tracking. In ultra thin films, i.e. between closed metal contacts, they allow the current flow, owing to the ‘Quantum Tunnelling Effect’. They also exhibit a neutral pH thereby avoiding surface corrosion.

The effectiveness of even perfectly designed switches can be improved by contact lubricants and, when considered at design stage, significant production cost savings can be achieved by the use of less expensive plastics and contact metals.

Tests have shown that contact lubrication can extend the lifetime of switches by more than 300%, producing excellent performance under all circumstances and preventing the need for expensive maintenance.