Dicronite® Tungsten Disulfide (WS₂) Dry Lubricant Coating
Less friction. Better component performance.
Dicronite® Southwest provides tungsten disulfide (WS₂) dry lubricant coating services for precision components, tooling, and mechanical assemblies.
Dicronite® dry film lubrication helps reduce friction and address wear and galling in demanding applications. From aerospace components to manufacturing equipment, we work with you to evaluate your parts, operating conditions, and coating requirements.
Based in Upland, California, we serve manufacturers throughout Southern California and beyond.
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Frank X. LeonGeneral Manager, Dicronite® Southwest
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- 714-408-6667
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- 909-982-5100
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Meet Our General Manager
Frank X. Leon has served as General Manager of Dicronite® Southwest since 2015. He brings more than 25 years of leadership across aerospace manufacturing, sales, and plant operations.
Before joining Dicronite® Southwest, Frank led sales and marketing at aircraft interiors manufacturer Weber Aircraft, where sales grew from $96 million to $298 million as the company became a customer-driven organization. He went on to serve as Vice President of Sales at Regent Aerospace, responsible for $50 million in domestic and international sales across three divisions, and as Director of Commercial Sales at Boeing, working with airlines, MROs, airframe OEMs, and OEM suppliers.
His operations experience includes general manager roles at Burgess Fabrication and TMI Products, with full P&L responsibility. Throughout his career, Frank has worked closely with customer engineering teams, helping them develop specifications that meet both performance and design-to-cost objectives. He studied at UCLA.
- 2015–presentGeneral Manager, Dicronite® Southwest
- 2012–2015General Manager / VP Sales & Marketing, TMI Products
- 2010–2011Director of Commercial Sales, Boeing
- 2006–2010Vice President Sales, Regent Aerospace
- 2001–2006General Manager, Burgess Fabrication
- 1999–2001VP Sales & Marketing, Weber Aircraft
Tungsten disulfide (WS₂)
What Is Dicronite® Dry Lubrication?
Dicronite® is a tungsten disulfide surface treatment that provides dry lubrication to coated components. It can help improve movement between contacting surfaces and reduce friction in applications where component performance depends on reliable sliding or rotating motion.
The suitability of Dicronite® WS₂ coating depends on your component material, geometry, operating environment, and performance requirements. Our team can help evaluate your application.
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Dry Lubricant Coating for Precision Components
Friction can contribute to component wear, increased operating torque, and inconsistent movement. Dicronite® coating can help address these challenges across a range of mechanical applications.
Discuss your project with us if you are looking to:
- Reduce friction between contacting surfaces
- Address galling in mating components
- Reduce operating or assembly torque
- Improve movement in precision mechanisms
- Evaluate dry lubrication for tooling and production equipment
Dicronite® Coating Applications by Industry
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Automotive & Industrial Equipment
Friction reduction for mechanical assemblies, mating components, and moving parts.
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Aviation & Aerospace
Dry lubrication for precision mechanisms, bearings, and other components with demanding performance requirements.
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Food Processing
Reduce friction. Support consistent equipment operation.
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Mechanical Equipment
Help moving components perform consistently.
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Medical & Pharmaceutical
Coating applications for moving components and mechanisms where consistent operation matters.
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Plastic Molds & Tooling
Dry lubricant coating applications involving moving tooling, release surfaces, and production equipment.
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Semiconductor
WS₂ dry lubrication for specialized mechanical components, subject to application and process requirements.
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Space & Satellite
Precision dry lubrication for mission-critical movement.
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Vacuum Environments
Reduce friction in precision vacuum mechanisms.
Custom Masking & In-House Tooling Design
Some parts require coating on selected surfaces while other areas remain uncoated. Dicronite® Southwest offers in-house tooling design and custom masking services to support project-specific processing requirements.
Provide your drawings and identify the surfaces to be coated or masked when requesting a quote.
Explore Coating ServicesDicronite® Technical Resources
Explore technical information and application examples covering galling, torque reduction, bearings, gears, valves, plastic molding, and other dry lubrication applications.
Request a Dicronite® WS₂ Coating Quote
Send us your project details so we can evaluate your requirements and prepare a quote.
Please include:
- Part drawings and material
- Order quantity
- Required coating specification
- Coating and masking areas
- Operating conditions or performance concerns
- Requested turnaround