A well-known shortcoming of cheap fabric-reinforced epoxy laminate (sometimes called "carbolite" by vendors) thrust washers is low wear resistance in heavy duty equipment. Thus such cost-cutting measures involving installing cheap washers at the factory often leads to significant expenses due to unscheduled repairs.
Production of thrust washers for runners of high-output electrical submersible pumps and pumps designed for fluids with high gas and particle content is easily solved by implementing Oxafen OPM-94. It provides high load capacity and wear resistance of the thrust bearing in dry friction while simultaneously improving anti-friction properties in fluids containing abrasive contaminants.