The Trelleborg Sealing Solutions FoodPro® range is a comprehensive portfolio of polymer-based materials specifically designed to meet the unique requirements of the food and beverage industry. Alongside FoodPro®, a number of other materials from our standard range can be used in food contact applications. Implementation of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) ensures the ultimate in production efficiency and safety.
Tools & Resources
EPDM
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Industry specific compounds meet application requirements
Ethylene Propylene Diene Rubber (EPDM) polymers are fully saturated, unpolar hydrocarbon-based elastomers. Their polymer geometry gives them superior compatibility with polar fluids even at elevated temperatures.
The materials demonstrate:
- High chemical resistance
- Long life in polar solvents, hot water and steam
- Suitability with alkaline and acidic cleaners
- Excellent choice in most dairy applications, except for products with high fat content
Products:
O-Ring, Kantseal square rings, FlatSealTM, Gaskets, Diaphragms, also reinforced. EPDM can also be bonded to other materials and delivered as engineered parts in almost any design.
Applications:
Used in almost all types of applications as a universal material, suitable both in cleaning and sterilization processes (CIP/ SIP).
Typical applications are filling, dispensing, pumps, pipe and flange gaskets, valves, quick connectors, tanks, separators, homogenizers, decanters and heat exchangers.
NBR
FKM
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Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has optimized the performance of our Fluoroelastomer (FKM) material range, to meet the specific criteria of the processing industry.
FKM materials demonstrate:
- Good elevated temperature characteristics
- Very good suitability for use in contact with vegetable oil and fat, animal fat and high fat dairy products
- Good compatibility with most CIP media and SIP conditions and lubricants
- Good resistance against ozone and aging
Silicone and Liquid Silicone Rubber
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Silicone materials are ideal for use in food and beverage production due to their inherent inertness to growth of bacteria, mold and fungi.
Advantages of silicone:
- Excellent heat resistance, cold flexibility and dielectric properties
- Preferred choice in applications exposed to ozone and oxygen
- Operating temperature from -60°C to +200°C / -76°F to +392°F
- Exceptionally low surface energy, seals will not adhere to counterparts.
- Low long-term compression set
- Suitable for use with hot water, fat and oil, some lubricants and glycerin.
A possible limitation of silicone is that chemical degradation can occur in contact with acids, alkalis, ketones, esters and steam above 100°C / 212°F.
Turcon® PTFE
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Turcon® is the Trelleborg Sealing Solutions brand of proprietary Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) based compounds.
Turcon® offers:
- Excellent friction and self-lubricating characteristics
- Suitability for dynamic and rotating applications, including those with abrasive media and countersurfaces
- Outstanding performance in low and high temperature environments
- Compatibility with almost all chemicals
Turcon® FoodPro® MF designed for processing needs
Turcon® FoodPro® MF1, MF2, MF3 and MF6 have been formulated to meet special requirements of the food and beverage processing industries. Based on ultra-clean technology, these compounds are manufactured from high-purity PTFE grades and additives. Their smooth finish, with high gloss and low porosity, avoids the risk of contamination buildup and reduces particle shedding.
Turcon® FoodPro® compounds are particularly suitable for use in CIP and SIP processes due to its high operating temperatures and media resistance.
Applications:
- Multipurpose equipment with mixed process streams, where seals are exposed to extremely aggressive cleaning solvents
- Filling machines: Turcon® Variseal® eliminates contamination
- Coffee machines: high abrasion resistance and low friction
HMF48
Zurcon® Engineered Plastic
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Zurcon® is the brand name for the Trelleborg Sealing Solutions range of engineered plastic based materials, including PEEK and UHMWPE.
Zurcon® FoodPro® Z81
Zurcon® FoodPro® is ideal for reciprocating, very slow rotating and oscillating applications, where high wear resistance is required, including applications with abrasive media and countersurfaces. The material is ideal for a variety of food processing applications, such as filling machines, valves, pumps, mixers, separators, homogenizers, centrifuges, dosage cylinders, and sensors.