Using of rubber for processing equipment

The term ‘rubber’ accurately refers to the product extracted from the rubber plant, but is now used generically to describe an elastic solid and may be prefixed by a more specific adjective to describe the material used in its production.

Food quality natural or synthetic rubber is still used fairly extensively by the food industry.

Rubber is used as part of equipment or machines coming directly in contact with food (e.g. gasket, filters), as parts that just withstand friction and in coating of metals.

Rubber is used for conveyor belts that transport materials, but rubber is not easily cleaned and belts line with Teflon or suitable metal preferable to those lined with rubber. Rubber is an acceptable material for belting provided it is in good condition; when worn or damaged it should be replaced immediately as it can prove difficult to clean in this state.

Rubber must be as pure as possible. Hard rubber has a tensile strength of 70 - 100 MPa, and its thermal conductivity is about 0.4 W/m K.
Using of rubber for processing equipment