Over time, exposure to extreme temperatures, continuous vibration, and corrosive clean-in-place (CIP) chemicals can cause O-rings in industrial processing operations to fail. When this occurs, fragments of rubber from seals and gaskets can shear off and work their wat into sanitary systems and enter the product stream. In many cases, this issue requires little more …
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The food industry includes a variety of applications with unique, challenging requirements. The diversity of products and the use of numerous flavours can have varying effects on sealing materials. Furthermore, equipment is increasingly operated at full capacity, which requires more frequent product changes and cleaning cycles. Elastomers used in process equipment, pumps, valves, pipe work, …
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FDA O-rings and seals for the Food and Dairy industries FDA O-rings and seals must consist exclusively of the ingredients listed in the FDA’s White List, located in the Code of Federal Regulations (title 21) section number 177.2600. Since the FDA has strict standards in place for materials that can come in contact with consumables, …
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Metal detectable elastomer O-rings and seals have been specifically developed to meet the ever increasing demands of the food and pharmaceutical industries. Unlike other industries where chemical or temperature resistance is the key seal selection criteria, food and pharmaceutical applications must also meet cleanliness and regulatory challenges. Eastern Seals (UK) Ltd. supply metal detectable O-rings …
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