Food grade rubber washer

There is a need for rubber washers where in addition to the necessary characteristics such as resistance, we must pay attention to safety and food grade rubber washer is a great example of this. The food industry is one of the largest and most important industries in the world and that is why it is very important to enable the smooth functioning of machinery and everything else. And a very important factor in all of this is food grade rubber washer.

Food grade rubber washer is most often made of silicone, because there is food grade silicone that is approved by the FDA that can come into close contact with food and water, without in any way compromising the quality or endangering the safety of consumers who will use in the future that food and fluids. As silicone is a very resistant material, especially to temperatures, it makes it even more suitable for contact with food. Silicone can be exposed to temperatures from below minus fifty degrees Celsius to almost 300 degrees Celsius. No other type of rubber can be exposed to such a high temperature without melting.

In addition, food grade rubber washers can be used for everything that rubber washers are normally used for. It is a reduction of vibration, shock absorption but also as a water-tight seal, which is super important if some food must not come into contact with moisture. Silicone is also great because it is the longest lasting of all rubber-like materials, so it can last up to 20 years, which is 4 times more compared to, for example, natural rubber or twice as long as neoprene and EPDM.

Although it may seem to you at first glance that all rubber washers are the same shape and size, they are actually very different, as are the places where you will put them. A large number of different sizes and shapes of food grade rubber washer are available and you can order it to be made according to your requirements too.