Sector · food processing
For food processing equipment makers.
Seals, gaskets, diaphragms and moulded parts for machines that touch food, made to your drawing, in compounds with food-contact paperwork.
Who this is for
Parts for machines that touch food.
You design or build equipment for food and drink production: depositors, fillers, mixers, pumps, valves, conveyors or packing machines. Somewhere in that machine are elastomer parts that touch the product. They have to seal, survive cleaning, and come with documents your customer's auditor will accept.
We make those parts against your drawing, in silicone and other elastomers chosen for the job, and supply them with a batch record and the food-contact documents for the compound.
Diagram
A hygienic seal, in section
A hygienic seal, in section
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What we make
Common parts for food machinery.
| Part | Typical use |
|---|---|
| Flat and moulded gaskets | Covers, hoppers, flanges and inspection doors |
| O-rings and lip seals | Shafts, pistons, couplings and nozzles |
| Diaphragms and valves | Pumps, dosing heads and duckbill non-return valves |
| Extruded profiles | Door seals and guards, cut to length or joined |
| Pads and grippers | Pick-and-place cups, buffers and conveyor contact parts |
Compliance
Materials and documents.
- Compounds selected against EC 1935/2004 (as retained in UK law) and, where your market needs it, FDA 21 CFR 177.2600 for repeated-use rubber articles.
- The compound supplier's declaration and migration test reports, passed on with your parts.
- Contrasting colours (often blue) so a fragment is visible. Metal-detectable compounds can be quoted on request.
- A batch record with each delivery, so parts can be traced back to the compound lot.
Questions
What buyers ask us.
Can you make food-grade silicone seals to our drawing?
Yes. We mould seals, gaskets and diaphragms to OEM drawings in compounds chosen for food contact, and supply the documentation for the compound.
Do you supply FDA-compliant silicone parts?
We can specify compounds whose supplier documents compliance with FDA 21 CFR 177.2600, and pass that documentation on with the parts.
Can you make metal-detectable seals?
Metal-detectable compounds are available for some part types. Tell us at the enquiry stage and we'll confirm what is possible.
Which moulding routes do you use?
Compression, transfer and injection moulding, plus extrusion for profiles. We'll recommend the route that suits your volume and tolerances.
Next step
Send us the drawing.
With the drawing, the food and the cleaning regime, we can recommend a compound and a moulding route.
Real people, a real workshop
You deal with the people who make it.
No call centre and no middlemen. When you contact TCI Products, you speak to the team who design, build and check your mould.
- A real Warwickshire workshopUnit 15, Waterloo Park, Bidford-on-Avon, Alcester B50 4JG.
- Real people on the phoneCall the team on 01789 224228, Monday to Friday.
- The same team on every jobDesign, production and aftercare come from the people you see here.
- Part of TCI GroupFive specialist brands, one engineering team. Visit TCI Group.
Thomas LaneManaging Director
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