We supply many products and services that are designed to meet the stringent requirements of the food and pharmaceutical processing sectors.

Our development teams continue to focus on these market sectors to produce the specialised materials and products that are required. This is particularly evident in relation to the standards introduced by national and industry bodies.

The following is an overview of our products and services that are used by the food or pharmaceutical sectors:

• Elast-O-Pure ethylene-propylene to USP 28 Class VI.
• Fluolion SEQUEL^® compression packing.
• Other compression packings for pumps, valves and mixers.
• Fluolion^® Integra White jointing to USP 25 Class V.
• Other sheet jointings and flange gaskets.
• Components in food quality polyurethane and thermosets.
• Kalrez^® perfluoroelastomer sealing and fluid handling products.
• Tank lid seals.
• Tension control fasteners.
• Hydraulic sealing products.
• Expansion joints and bellows.
• Plant maintenance and refurbishment services.

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Elast-O-Pure ethylene propylene EPDM

Our Elast-O-Pure EP75 black grade of ethylene propylene is rated to USP 28 Class VI classification for pharmaceutical use. We precision mould 'O' rings of all sizes and standards from this synthetic rubber, as well as producing custom-moulded items for the food and pharmaceutical industries.

Fluolion SEQUEL® compression packing

This outstanding, non-contaminating packing is made from WL Gore & Associates' highly developed SEQUEL^® yarn of ePTFE. It is highly recommended for gland packing duties on valves, rotary and reciprocating plant in the phamaceutical and food processing industries.

Other compression packings for pumps, valves, mixers, etc

We manufacture an extensive range of packings that caters for all known operating conditions with valves, rotary or reciprocating pumps and similar plant. A number of our packings, such as Duramid^® and Fluolion^® Filament D, meet the requirements for food processing duties. We also supply Pump & Valve Maintenance Kits for the food industry.

Fluolion^® Integra White jointing

Our creep-resistant PTFE jointing Fluolion® Integra White with USP 25 Class V classification is recommended for gaskets in food and pharamaceutical processing applications. We supply it as precision cut gaskets or in sheet form.

Other sheet jointings & flange gaskets

Fluolion^® Integra Blue, Supagraf^® Plain Jointing, and the Gore-Tex^® PTFE gasket products we supply from WL Gore & Assiociates, all comply to food processing requirements. In addition, Chieftain^® carbon-fibre based jointing is recommended for waste product and general steam handling applications. We produce precision cut gaskets - almost instantly - to any shape, size or quantity from any sheet material using CAD/CAM controlled abrasive waterjet cutters and laser systems.

Components in food quality polyurethane

We manufacture many special components in food quality polyurethane and numerous thermosets, including:

• Balls and diaphragms for valves, pumps, etc.
• Bottle filling machine parts.
• Flanges - including weldable.
• Dispenser seals.
• Beer engine parts.
• Can seals to meat de-boners.
• Shaker balls to bottle lifters.
• Sweet wrapper jaws.
• Poultry meat diaphragms, in super tough polyurethane.

Kalrez^® perfluoroelastomer sealing & fluid handling products

We are authorised UK distributor for the design, supply and technical support of sealing and fluid handling parts made by DuPont Performance Elastomers from its many grades of Kalrez^® perfluoroelastomer FFKM. Various Kalrez^® grades are suitable for high purity applications in food and pharamceutical processing. Kalrez^® 6221 and 6230 are especially suited to WFI systems, SIP cleaning and other critical systems.

Tank lid seals

Our Tankatite^® range of resilient packings will seal lids on static tanks, road and rail tankers, ISO containers and marine hatches. Specific grades cater for all known bulk liquid cargoes in all IMO classes, as well as chemicals and foodstuffs, aggressive cargoes under an inert gas blanket, heated cargoes, and higher lid pressures.

Tension control fasteners

RotaBolt^® tension control fasteners provides accuracy to ±5%. These converted bolts and studs are custom-manufactured for critical applications where the failure of a bolted joint would have serious health & safety, environmental or financial consequences. They are widely used on pipelines, pressure vessels, mechanical plant and structures.

Hydraulic sealing products

Our family of hydraulic sealing products covers virtually every hydraulic application. Ranges of rod/gland seals, piston seals, wipers and bearing strips suit the most accurate instruments and control actuators up the heaviest jacks and cylinders. All the products are designed to give optimum equipment performance with long trouble-free operating life.

Expansion joints & bellows

We provide the complete engineered solution to ductwork expansion problems. The Comflex range of expansion joints and flexible bellows we design, manufacture and install are famed for their reliability and longevity in aggressive environments, and can operate at temperatures from -60°C to well over +500°C.

Plant maintenance & refurbishment services

The maintenance and refurbishment of valves, pumps, hydraulic systems and other plant is a key service we provide. Skilled craftsmen at our dedicated workshops use the best equipment, materials and components for repair and refurbishment projects, and all plant items are tested and certified before re-installation. Our on-site staff are fully experienced and hold safety passports.

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