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Tri-Clover Compatible Rubber Gaskets (T/C Gaskets) www.himsanpolymer.com A Tri Clover Compatible Clamp and Gasket along with a pair or Tri Clover fittings is required to make a complete connection. Himsan Polymer carries sanitary T/C gaskets in four different materials: Silicone: Silicone gaskets have a very wide temperature range of -58º F to 446º F making them suitable for a wide range of applications and great for home brewing locations where they will be near flame or in heat wash. These gaskets are also available for Pharma applications.They are very flexible and relatively soft making them easy to work with and seal.  They can get gummy over time when used with strong acids and caustics in commercial applications. Silicone brewery gaskets are translucent clear. EPDM: EPDM T/C gaskets have a narrower temperature range than silicone (-30º F to 300º F) but stand up to stronger acids and caustics than silicone making them more desirable in comm...

Sanitary Gaskets Made with FDA CFR 21 177.2600 Approved Material

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All of the Sanitary Gaskets We Provide are Made with FDA CFR 21 177.2600 Approved Material www.himsanpolymer.com In the high purity process industry, certificates are not just pieces of paper that fill a binder. Consumers implicitly rely upon the standards put into place by governing agencies to protect the public’s health and well-being. When evaluating a new product, many of our customers immediately jump to USP Class VI approval tests. One standard often overlooked, but usually published alongside USP Class VI, is FDA 21 CFR 177.2600. To begin, the USA food and Drug Administration (FDA) places regulations on three different types of food additives- direct, secondary direct, and indirect food additives. Direct food additives are components added directly to the food, such as a food colouring or dye. Secondary direct food additives are components that are added as part of a treatment or process. These are substances whose functionality is required during the man...