Food Grade EPDM Rubber Compounds

Food Grade EPDM Rubber Compounds have become the preferred material for sealing components in food machinery, kitchen and bathroom appliances, and beverage filling industries due to their successful formula selection, outstanding tolerance performance, and precise and clean manufacturing processes. You can customize them through Xiamen SLD Rubber. We produce in a clean environment that complies with relevant food safety standards.

Technical Specifications

Performance features

Chemical cleaning and disinfection resistance

Food Grade EPDM Rubber Compounds possess the properties of resisting acids, alkalis, and oxidants. They can withstand repeated erosion from powerful cleaning agents commonly used in food factories such as sodium hypochlorite, peracetic acid, and alcohol without aging and maintaining their shape.

High-temperature sterilization resistance

The long-term working temperature can reach 150℃, and it can withstand 160℃ - 180℃ high-temperature steam (SIP/CIP) sterilization environment for a short period of time.

Excellent aging resistance and weather resistance

It retains the ozone and ultraviolet resistance characteristics of EPDM, enabling long-term use even in outdoor or high-temperature and high-humidity kitchen environments without cracking, sticking, or hardening.

Stable physical mechanical properties

It has a low permanent compression deformation rate, and after long-term compression, it can quickly recover elasticity and maintain a lasting sealing effect.

Application scenarios

This Food Grade EPDM is the standard choice for all food, beverage, pharmaceutical and dairy industries. It is widely used in the manufacture of sealing rings and gaskets for food processing equipment. Sealing parts in drinking water taps, valves and water pipes; Sealing of food storage tanks and stirrers; And sealing parts for small household appliances such as coffee machines and juicers.

Kitchen appliance accessories: Blender sealing ring, Pressure cooker sealing ring, Blender gasket.

Food machinery: Food conveyor belt, Sealing pad, Rubber roller, Shock absorption pad.

Fluid transmission: Food grade hose, Beverage conveying pipe joint seal.

Water treatment: Water purifier sealing part, Faucet gasket.

FAQ

Compared to other food-grade rubbers (such as silicone), what are the advantages of EPDM?

1. It has extremely high resistance to cleaning, being highly resistant to common acid and alkali cleaning agents, alcohol, and bleach used in food factories, while silicone is easily corroded by cleaning agents.

2. It has good resistance to steam, being able to withstand high-temperature steam (CIP/SIP) sterilization without aging or cracking.

3. It has extremely strong weather resistance, with excellent resistance to ozone and ultraviolet rays, making it suitable for food processing equipment in outdoor or complex environments.

4. Compared to fluororubber (FKM), EPDM has a higher cost-performance ratio.

Is there any odor?

Food Grade EPDM Rubber Compounds are odorless. During use, they will not transfer any odor into the food, thus not affecting the consumer's experience.

Can the hardness of the food-grade material be customized?