Approach
Formulation first. Every ingredient chosen on purpose.
The usual route is to develop a formula first and deal with handling and shipping afterwards. We work the other way round. Every AXIOM product is briefed to a specialist lubricant formulator with two goals: it has to perform on the bike, and ingredient choice is considered from the start.
Each formulation is then tested on the bike and in the lab, and documented with its own technical data sheet and Safety Data Sheet.
Formulations
| Product | Category | Formulation |
|---|---|---|
| Chain Flux | Chain Lubricant | Low-volatility, plant-derived lubricating base |
| Bearing Matrix | Bearing Grease | Bio-based, water-resistant grease |
| Dry Vector | Dry Chain Lubricant | Water-based or solvent-free wax lubricant |
| Wet Circuit | Wet Chain Lubricant | High-viscosity plant-based lubricant |
| Citrus Index | Drivetrain Cleaner | Water-based cleaner avoiding flammable solvent concentrations |
Ingredient families
Plant-derived esters
Lubricating base for the chain lubricants and the grease base fluid.
Natural and synthetic waxes
Film-former for the dry-condition lubricant.
Citrus-derived solvents
Degreasing component, used at controlled concentrations.
Additive packages
Anti-wear, anti-corrosion and stability additives, selected for their hazard profile as well as their performance.
A natural origin does not make an ingredient non-hazardous. For example, d-limonene, the main component of orange-peel solvent, is classified as flammable, a skin sensitiser and hazardous to aquatic life. Ingredients are judged on their actual classification, not where they come from.
Two separate classifications
Workplace & supply
Hazard classification: GB CLP
This assessment decides whether the chemical mixture meets the criteria for physical, health or environmental hazards. It sets the label pictograms, signal word and hazard statements, and Section 2 of the SDS.
Responsibility: the UK supplier placing the product on the market.
Carriage
Transport: ADR · IMDG · IATA
This assessment decides whether the product is regulated as dangerous goods by road (ADR), sea (IMDG) or air (IATA). The result goes in Section 14 of the SDS.
Responsibility: the consignor must make sure the transport declaration is accurate.
The two can disagree. A product can be outside the dangerous goods rules for transport and still carry workplace chemical hazards. That is why we show each one separately.
From brief to bottle
- 01
Formulation brief
Performance targets and ingredient constraints are agreed with a lubricant formulator.
- 02
Development & testing
Prototype formulations are tested for performance and for the physical properties that drive classification, such as flash point.
- 03
Hazard classification
The confirmed mixture is assessed against GB CLP criteria. This is the UK supplier's responsibility.
- 04
SDS authoring
A qualified SDS specialist completes all 16 sections for each product.
- 05
Transport assessment
ADR, IMDG and IATA status is established and recorded in Section 14.
- 06
Release
Documents are approved, published here, and the product is cleared for dispatch.