Markets Served

Description

ABS

Magnesium stearate used as a lubricant for this polymer.

After-Market Automotive

Floor covering systems from original automotive molds.

Aluminum

Wire Drawing Lubricants

Extensive line of wet lubricants requiring minimal tank side additions to achieve long sump lives.

Rolling Oils

Technologies for hot rolling aluminum sheets that can dramatically improve mill productivity through greater reductions and faster mill speeds.

Asphalt

Calford Wax 106 added to other waxes and to asphalt to raise melting point.

Agricultural Equipment

Customized Noise Control Solutions

Typical material application includes vibration damper for body shell, all resonant surfaces, sound barrier for floor, rear settee, engine compartment and molded floor systems, as well as sound absorber for engine compartments and trim. Advanced testing facilities available from the new Blachford Acoustics Laboratory.

Floor Covering Systems

Highly engineered OEM rubber floor covering systems constructed with a variety of thermal and acoustical insulation components.

Bearings

Wide selection of corrosion preventives, metal cleaners, machining & grinding coolants, maintenance cleaners, and fire resistant & specialty hydraulic fluids.

Brass

Powdered metal lubricants, including Lithium Stearate 200 and Lithium 12-Hydroxystearate-Fine, for the pressing and sizing of powdered brass.

Brick/Cement

Calcium stearates used as waterproofing agent.

Blower Fans

Acoustical materials designed to control noise emission. Typical material application includes sound absorber as a duct liner, and vibration damper for steel housing and ducting. Advanced testing facilities available from the new Blachford Acoustics Laboratory.

Bronze

Powdered metal lubricants, including Lithium Stearate 200 and Lithium 12-Hydroxystearate-Fine, for the pressing and sizing of powdered bronze.

Buses

Customized Noise Control Solutions

Typical material application includes vibration damper for body shell, all resonant surfaces, sound barrier for floor, rear settee, engine compartment and molded floor systems, and sound absorber for engine compartments and trim. Advanced testing facilities available from the new Blachford Acoustics Laboratory.

Floor Covering Systems

Highly engineered OEM rubber and carpet floor covering systems constructed with a variety of thermal and acoustical insulation components.

Commercial Vehicles

Highly engineered OEM rubber and carpet floor covering systems constructed with a variety of thermal and acoustical insulation components. These products meet all requirements regarding thermal insulation weight, appearance, wear resistance, and sound abatement and sound quality. Applications include heavy trucks, buses and commercial vans. Advanced testing facilities available from the new Blachford Acoustics Laboratory.

Construction/Off-Highway

Heat and flame resistant acoustical materials designed to control noise emission. Typical material application includes vibration damper for resonant components, sound barrier for floor mat, underlay, enclosures, molded floor systems etc., and sound absorber for engine compartments, liners and trims. Advanced testing facilities available from the new Blachford Acoustics Laboratory.

Coolants

Fluids used in the metalworking industry to provide lubrication, extended tool life and short-term in-house corrosion protection.

Copper

Wet lubricants for drawing copper wire requiring minimal tank side additions to achieve long sump lives.

Custom Mixing of Rubber

Mix rubber according to customer requirements.

Engines

Molded heat resistant acoustical materials designed to control typical material application includes sound barrier as enclosures and vibration damper for resonant components. Advanced testing facilities available from the new Blachford Acoustics Laboratory.

Fabricators of Noise Control Materials

Made to order absorbers, barriers, dampers and composites provided in sheets or rolls.

Fluid Power

Biodegradable and fire-resistant hydraulic fluids for pneumatic equipment used in the metal working industries.

Fluid Recycling

Mobile, on-site recycling of process fluids to remove contaminants and return material to original specifications. Only offered in selected regions of Canada.

Food Additives

Kosher grades of calcium and magnesium mold release.

Forestry

Gelling agents to gel gasoline or similar fluid used to burn slash.

Grease Additives

Thickeners such as lithium stearate and lithium 12-hydrostearate.

Heavy Truck

Customized Noise Control Solutions

Typical material application includes the use of sound barrier for floor mats, underlayment, front-of-dash, HVAC and other enclosures, molded floor systems etc., and sound absorber for cab headliner and trim and engine compartment. Advanced testing facilities available from the new Blachford Acoustics Laboratory.

Floor Covering Systems

Highly engineered OEM rubber and carpet floor covering systems constructed with a variety of thermal and acoustical insulation components.

Hydraulic Fluids

Biodegradable and fire-resistant hydraulic fluids for pneumatic equipment used in the metal working industries.

Ink

Gelling agents, such as aluminum octoate, used in ink oils and varnishes to improve precision and gloss.

Iron

Powdered metal lubricants for the pressing and sizing of powdered iron including Zinc Stearate 135 and specialty Caplube® lubricants.

Locomotives

Customized Noise Control Solutions

Typical material application includes vibration damper for body shell, all resonant surfaces, sound barrier for floor, rear settee, engine compartment and molded floor systems, and sound absorber for engine compartments and trim.

Floor Covering Systems

Highly engineered OEM rubber and carpet floor covering systems constructed with a variety of thermal and acoustical insulation components.

Metal Powder

Extensive line of lubricants for the pressing and sizing of powdered metals including brass, bronze, iron and steel.

Military Vehicles

Customized Noise Control Solutions

Typical material application includes vibration damper for resonant components, sound barrier for floormat, front-of-dash, enclosures, molded floor systems etc., and sound absorber for engine compartments, liners and trims. Advanced testing facilities available from the new Blachford Acoustics Laboratory.

Floor Covering Systems

Highly engineered OEM rubber and carpet floor covering systems constructed with a variety of thermal and acoustical insulation components.

Mining

Biodegradable and fire resistant hydraulic oils for use in mining equipment.

Motor Homes/Utility Vehicles

Customized Noise Control Solutions

Typical material application includes vibration damper for vehicle shell, wheel well, sound barrier for floormat, dog house, engine compartment, molded floor systems, and sound absorber for engine compartments, liners and trim. Advanced testing facilities available from the new Blachford Acoustics Laboratory.

Floor Covering Systems

Highly engineered OEM rubber and carpet floor covering systems constructed with a variety of thermal and acoustical insulation components.

Noise Control Materials

Custom-fabricated absorbers, barriers, dampers and composites provided in sheets or rolls.

Oil Wells

Gelling agents used in the fracturing of oil and gas wells, where non-aqueous fracturing media are used. Can increase the flow of an oil well by a factor of twenty.

Paint Additives

Thickeners such as aluminum stearate and stir-in grade zinc stearate.

Pharmaceutical

Magnesium stearate used in the processing of ABS and in the making of pills. Kosher grades of calcium and magnesium mold release.

Phenolics

Lubricants, such as zinc stearate, used as an internal release agent for phenolics.

Plastics

Extensive lines of stearate, in powder or pour able paste form, lubricants and process aids for PVC, ABS and many others. Manufacture metallic soaps such as iron 12-hydroxy stearate, copper stearate and manganese stearate.

Polyester

Lubricants, such as zinc stearate, used as an internal release agent for molded polyesters.

Polypropylene

Calcium stearate, used when processing polypropylene.

Powdered Metal

Extensive line of lubricants for the pressing and sizing of powdered metals including brass, bronze, iron and steel.

PVC

Lubricants and process aids for the processing of PVC pipe, siding and conduit. Custom-formulated solid and liquid heat stabilizers for PVC.

Recycling

Mobile, on-site recycling of process fluids to remove contaminants and return material to original specifications. Only offered in selected regions of Canada.

Rubber

Additives

Extensive line of anti-tack coatings and process aids for facilitating and enhancing the rubber making process.

Manufacturing

Blachford makes its own rubber for the purpose of manufacturing floor-covering systems for commercial vehicles and molded products.

Re-enforcements

Lubricants for drawing steel cord used in the reinforcement of rubber products, including hose and tires.

Sandpaper

Our zinc stearate dispersion is used in the manufacture of certain grades of such paper.

Sound Quality Materials

Custom-fabricated absorbers, barriers, dampers and composites provided in sheets or rolls.

Stamping and Drawing

Lubricants for stamping and drawing ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Maintenance and formed part cleaners. Corrosion inhibitors for short and long-term protection of finished parts. Fluid recycling available.

Steel

Lubricants for Drawing Steel Wire

Applications include drawing of carbon steel wire for welding, fencing, baling, nails, hangers etc., and the production of steel cord for the reinforcement of rubber products, including hose and tires. Precoats, including lime and borax substitutes, all of which are used in steel wire drawing applications.

Pressing and Sizing Lubricants for Powdered Metal.

Powdered and liquid lubricants for pressing and sizing.

Manufacturing Steel

Used in mills that cold roll steel. Large selection of rolling oils, pickling oils and corrosion-inhibiting slushing oils, fire-resistant and biodegradable hydraulic fluids, oils and emulsions. Also, mill conditioners, edge sealers, coolant system cleaners, maintenance cleaners, and a variety of customized additives.

Metal Working Compounds

Lubricants and coolants for machining and grinding, and also corrosion inhibitors as well as hydraulic fluids. Fluid recycling available.

Synthetic Rubber

Calcium and zinc stearate, used when processing certain synthetic rubbers.

Thermal Materials

A wide range of thermal management materials custom designed for insulation or high temperature environments including foams, foils, high temperature fibers, and melamine insulation.

Truck

Customized Noise Control Solutions

Typical material application includes the use of sound barrier for the floormat, underlayment, front-of-dash, HVAC and other enclosures, molded floor systems etc., and sound absorber for cab headliner and trim and engine compartment. Advanced testing facilities available from the new Blachford Acoustics Laboratory.

Floor Covering Systems
Highly-engineered OEM rubber and carpet floor covering systems constructed with a variety of thermal and acoustical insulation components.

Tube & Pipe

Water and solvent-extended pipe coatings and other long-term, outdoor and temporary protectant for ferrous tubular products. Fire-resistant and biodegradable hydraulic fluids.

Urethanes

Lubricants, such as zinc stearate, used as an internal release agent for urethanes.

Wire and Wire Products

Manufacturing sector involved in the production of wire and downstream wire products such as fasteners, cable, strand, hangers, racking, etc.

Van Converters

A wide range of highly engineered OEM rubber floor covering systems available with or without a variety of thermal and acoustical insulation components.