Unrivaled Friction Reducing Technology

The Direct Performance-Superior Replacement for PTFE – Pfas, Graphite, Molybdenum Disulphide and other Solid Lubricating Additives

What Is HexBon?

HexBon™ is Brit-Lube's proprietary friction-reducing additive technology, engineered to deliver unrivalled friction reduction and boundary lubrication. The direct, performance-superior replacement for PTFE and fluoropolymer-based friction modifiers: zero PFAS, zero fluorochemicals, zero microplastics. British-made, available now, and already on the right side of the regulatory wall.

What HexBon Delivers To Your Operation

Reduced Friction & Wear

Hexbon forms an attached tenacious, layered film to metal surfaces preventing metal to metal contact at asperity points. Dramatically Reducing Friction & Wear.

Extended Component Life

Lower wear rates mean longer-lasting components and reduced replacement frequency.

Energy Saving & Lower CO₂

Reduced friction means less energy consumed at the same load and lower operating temperatures, delivering measurable energy savings and a smaller carbon footprint.

Reduced Downtime

HexBon™ protects at the boundary, where unexpected failures occur. Extended lubrication intervals mean fewer unplanned stoppages and increased productivity.

Regulatory Future-Proofing

EU PFAS restrictions from October 2026, UK REACH to follow. HexBon™ eliminates compliance risk and satisfies PFAS-free declarations demanded by major retailers.

Drop-In Replacement

Formulated directly into Brit-Lube's existing range of greases, oils and aerosols. Simply a better, advanced formulation; available today.

HexBon™ vs PTFE Micro-Powder

Typical comparative values.

HOW HEXBON™ WORKS — THREE STAGES, ONE CONTINUOUS PROCESS

Stage 1: Mobility

Optimised polarity and flow deliver HexBon™ particles directly to the loaded contact zone within the lubricant stream.

Stage 2: Adhesion

Functional groups anchor HexBon™ particles to metal surfaces, film nucleation begins at asperity contact points.

Stage 3: Protection

A tenacious film of micronised HexBon particles forms across the loaded surface; shear drops, wear declines, and operating temperature falls.

HexBon™ Applications

Engineered for reliability across demanding industrial environments.

Chains (conveyor, oven and drive)

Penetrates pins and bushes, then bonds as a protective film, so chain stretch slows dramatically and relubrication intervals extend — even at oven temperatures.

Bearings (plain and rolling)

The bonded film protects at start-up and under boundary conditions, carries load when the oil film thins, and maintains quiet, smooth running at temperatures conventional greases cannot survive.

Enclosed lubrication systems (gearboxes)

Stays uniformly dispersed rather than settling out or blocking filters, bonds to tooth flanks, and shields against shock loads, start-up wear and tooth scuffing Reducing Energy & Wear.

Wire ropes

Reaches deep between strands to the core, protecting from the inside out, with strong resistance to water wash-off. Longer rope life, fewer broken wires.

High-temperature applications

Ovens, kilns, furnaces, dryers and hot bearings. Thermally Stable above 450°C where ordinary lubricants carbonise or evaporate away.

Open gears

Girth gears on kilns, mills and cranes, slewing rings, and rack-and-pinion drives: high load, slow speed and boundary contact, often open to the elements. HexBon® bonds to the tooth flank and stays put — no throw-off, no water wash-off, no drips contaminating the surrounding plant. Quieter running, slower tooth wear, longer intervals between greasing.

Electrical contacts and switchgear

Lubricates and protects contact surfaces without conducting current, reducing fretting, wear and arcing damage on switches, breakers and connectors — with the same logic applying to rail point machines and trackside switchgear.

Valves, plug cocks and seals

The protective HexBon film is chemically inert to oils, fuels and hydrocarbons; it stays bonded and keeps protecting even in continuous contact with the fluid being handled, where conventional lubricants dissolve or wash away. Compatible with most Elastomers, O Ring & Seal Material

Switch plates and point machines

Low-speed, high-load sliding contact that must never fail, whatever the weather. The bonded film protects against wear, seizure and galling through freeze, flood and contamination, keeping points moving reliably between maintenance visits.

Food-grade applications

HexBon™-fortified NSF H1-registered products delivers unrivalled friction reduction in food and drink manufacfturing: Zero Pfas, Zero Microplastics, Audit Ready & Compliant.