How Durlon ® 9000 Helped an Ice Cream Manufacturer Simplify Food-Grade Sealing
For food manufacturers, FDA-compliant sealing plays a vital role in protecting product integrity, ensuring food safety and complying with industry regulations. When an ice cream manufacturer needed a gasket material to seal its mixing trays, the solution had to be FDA compliant for food contact and have the ability to withstand the harsh caustic wash cycle after every batch. Upon hearing this, Expert Gasket & Seal knew exactly which material was up to the challenge.
Solution
Whether you need custom-fabricated gaskets or PTFE sheet material for in-house production, Expert Gasket & Seal offers a full range of high-performance Durlon® PTFE materials to fit your application. For this ice cream manufacturer, using Durlon 9000 gasket material proved to be the ideal sealing solution because it complies with the FDA requirements of 21 CFR 177.1550 for food contact. Additionally, the PTFE properties allow it to deliver the durability needed to withstand temperatures up to 500°F, as well as the harsh caustic wash cycles common in clean-in-place (CIP) food processing.
Results
The customer is pleased that they can now use one material for all of their sealing applications. By eliminating the need for multiple materials, this solution saves time, streamlines processes, reduces the risk of misapplied gaskets and provides one reliable material for a wide range of applications. FDA compliance starts with the right sealing solution.