In 1998, PhyMet was recognized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with the Blue Chip Enterprise Award for superior hiring practices and innovation in manufacturing. PhyMet's proprietary processing creates a solid lubricant with an oil-filled, connected, porous structure. It is approved by the FDA and USDA for incidental and non-contact with food and beverage processing, including mixing, blending, filling, packaging and conveyor systems. The porous polymer structure fills the air space between the rolling elements and race, keeping foreign objects out, while retaining oil in the pores. The oil then diffuses, lubricating the bearing surfaces by capillary action.
Additional oil is supplied to bearing surfaces from the reserves in the pores.