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LAKIDIS Greece Food Production Line Stainless Passivation Bearing Case (SSUCPLF 206 & SS6204)

Chromium-free food-safe passivated stainless steel bearings SSUCPLF 206-FM222 & SS6204 for Greek LAKIDIS food lines—300h weak-acid spray with zero rust, RoHS & EU food-contact certified, noise ≤48dB.
300h
Weak-acid spray, zero rust
≤48dB
Running noise
100%
Line conversion to EGEN
0heavy metal
Residual

Client Overview

LAKIDIS S.A. is a top Greek full-range food-processing machinery manufacturer covering meat, dairy, bakery, seafood and beverage production lines, exporting complete equipment sets across Europe.

High-frequency hot sterilization and cold flushing plus weak-acid disinfectants quickly rusted standard stainless bearings, contaminating food and halting lines, while conventional chromate passivation failed EU food-contact safety rules.

Project Goals

Deliver a chromium-free food-grade passivation bearing with outstanding anti-corrosion performance that fully meets EU food-contact standards, replacing oxidizing standard stainless bearings and supporting LAKIDIS's European export business.

Engineering Challenges

Strict Food-Safety Limitation

Passivation chemicals must meet EU food-contact standards; heavy chromate anti-corrosion materials are fully prohibited.

Protective-Film Stability

Passivation layers easily crack and peel under frequent hot-cold alternating water flushing impact.

Performance Balance Constraint

Process changes must not impair the bearing's inherent low-noise and anti-abrasion mechanical properties.

Technical Solution

Chromium-Free Food-Safe Passivation

Replaced chromate with an EU food-contact compliant agent carrying zero heavy-metal residue.

Optimized Film & Adhesion Control

Tuned soaking temperature, holding time and neutralization to build a dense crack-resistant uniform film.

Retained Ultra-Fine Raceway Grinding

Kept low-noise wear-resistant running with no loss of bearing mechanical performance.

Full Certification Package

Supplied RoHS and food-contact test certificates for every batch to support export customs and factory audits.

EGEN's chromium-free passivated bearings passed every food-contact audit and finally stopped the rust on our export lines.
LK
Nikos Papadopoulos
Production Director, LAKIDIS S.A. - Greece

Achieved Results

Optimized SS6204 bearings passed 300-hour weak-acid spray durability testing with zero oxidation or rust spots, secured both EU RoHS and food-contact certifications, and LAKIDIS fully switched all food production line equipment to EGEN upgraded passivated stainless steel bearings.

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