BEHNKE LUBRICANTS INC. / JAX
Behnke Lubricants Inc /
JAX is a full-line industrial lubricant manufacturer with
special emphasis on food, beverage and drug-processing
plant lubrication.
JAX initial foray
into the food-processing industry came around 1960 at the
inception of food grade lubrication and the beginning of
the USDA authorization
program.
JAX Magna-Plate 8 was the first machinery lubricant authorized
by the USDA for incidental food contact for use primarily
in the heavily
inspected
meat-processing industry. Since that time JAX has developed
nearly 150 products for use as lubricants in food-processing environments. Many
products are for general equipment lubrication, and many products are
custom formulated to meet specific OEM machinery requirements. JAX food-grade
and food-processing lubricants are used by a diverse group of end users
from bakeries to canneries, meat packers to breweries, poultry processors
to soft drink plants, freezing plants to dairies, and
dozens more. Virtually every member of Food Processing's Top
100
is taking advantage
of JAX products and services.
Independently engineered and field tested by JAX, the
Micronox® additive
system is a groundbreaking advance that promises to enhance antibacterial
capabilities in food and beverage plants nationwide. Micronox® will
supply immediate and significant knockdown capabilities, and will be
an active participant in any food or beverage plant program designed
for enhanced antimicrobial protection. Through laboratory testing
of competitive food grade lubricants, no other lubricants in the industry
have demonstrated comparable "knockdown" performance. This
distinction is important. If a bacteria, yeast or mold colony is
already established, FDA/USDA/NSF approved competitor lubricants
will inhibit the growth of the colony, but to actually kill the colony
will require a sanitization process, or the use of JAX food-grade lubricants
which incorporate Micronox® technology.
Each JAX Food Grade product has been assigned a seal
according to the standards it meets, as listed on the ribbon. These
seals take the guesswork
out of identification of Food Grade H1 approved lubricants for
plant personnel.
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