Food Industry Experience - At the Forefront of Food-Grade Lubrication

JAX has been at the forefront of food and beverage plant lubrication since the inception of true USDA food-grade lubricants nearly 50 years ago. JAX was first with a registered food-grade grease at the birth of commercial food-grade lubricants, and we continue to be the driving, innovative force in lubrication for food processors today.

Since that time JAX has developed over 200 NSF-registered products for use as lubricants in food-processing environments.

Product Highlights

Our primary goal is to bring the newest technology to your equipment and production lines. Listed below are some recent highlights of state-of-the-art developments in food and beverage plant lubrication from JAX.

• JAX Halo-Guard FG Series are E.P., food machinery greases that usher in a new era of corrosion protection and remarkable extreme-pressure and antiwear capabilities in a plant-wide food-grade grease.
• JAX Poly-Guard FG Series greases provide the ultimate in food machinery lubrication where high temperatures coupled with high bearing speeds and loads have caused premature wear to lubricated parts.
• Angel-Guard Fluids are 100% synthetic, food-grade lubricants developed specifically for extended drain intervals in high-speed beverage can seamers, including those manufactured by Angelus Sanitary Can Machine Company.
• JAX Micronox® Technology is a groundbreaking advance in food-grade technology developed with unsurpassed performance in preserving and protecting food-grade lubricants from microbial contamination in meat and poultry plants worldwide.

JAX Food Industry Firsts

• The first Extreme-Pressure, antiwear, food-grade lubricants for chains and conveyors in meatpacking and other food plants.
• The first 100% synthetic, food-grade grease for use in freezing tunnel bearings and other incidental food-contact areas where extreme cold temperatures are experienced.
• The first high-performance antiwear food-grade greases for general plant maintenance.
• The first antiwear, food-grade hydraulic oils meeting pump manufacturers’ specifications for use in hydraulic systems where the fluid may be exposed to the processed product.
• A fully synthetic, food-grade gearbox lubricant providing extended drain intervals and excellent antiwear and extreme-pressure characteristics.
• The first fully synthetic, food-grade lubricant for cold temperature conveyor lubrication in freezing plant applications.
• The first food-grade grease for the high-speed closing machines found in the brewing and beverage industry compatible with the centralized lubrication equipment found on these machines.
• The first food-grade, EP, antiwear fluid for use in high-speed Angelus can seamers.
• The first food-grade universal hydraulic/transmission fluid for use in harvesting equipment in areas where the product may be exposed to the lubricant.
• The food and beverage industry standard for high-performance, low-volatility vacuum pump oils for use in high oil contamination environments.
• The food industry’s highest performing synthetic oven chain lubricants for use in continuous bakery and other process ovens.
• A superior line of food-grade, synthetic compressor fluids for food-plant air and refrigerant compression.
• The first retort cart wheel bearing lubricant solubilized with a non-ozone-depleting carrier.
• The first food-grade steel can stamping lubricant line providing low VOC content and high metal finish quality for can lid and end manufacturing.
• The first food-grade, non-zinc, antiwear steam peeler and continuous cooker/sterilizer lubricating oils.
• The first high-temperature-capable, food-grade, synthetic oven chain lubricants.
• Micronox®, the first effective food-grade antimicrobial additive for protecting lubricants.