Food and Beverage Industry Gaskets and Washers
Cannon Gasket runs ISO 9001 systems with an ISO 7 / Class 10,000 clean room for strict-hygiene programs. Manufacturing since 1971. Send component drawings, applicable FDA or NSF requirement, and volume for material selection, pricing, and sample parts.
- Serving food processors, beverage dispensing OEMs, dairy plants, and packaging machinery builders subject to FDA and USDA requirements.
- Used for sanitary piping and clamp gaskets, CIP-rated seals, beverage dispenser O-rings, oven and steam-table gaskets, and packaging machinery seals.
- Fabricated from FDA 21 CFR 177.2600 platinum-cure silicone, FDA EPDM, virgin PTFE, NSF-61 grades, and food-contact plastic washers.
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Sealing components for food & beverage
Food and beverage processing equipment requires gaskets, washers, and O-rings that comply with FDA 21 CFR 177 food-contact requirements. Cannon Gasket supplies custom FDA-grade components for food processors, dairy plants, beverage bottlers, and food-service-equipment OEMs.
Where food & beverage sealing shows up
- Sanitary piping and clamp gaskets
- CIP-rated process seals
- Beverage dispenser O-rings
- Packaging machinery gaskets
- Dairy processing seals
- Oven and steam-table gaskets
Sealing Applications and Material Selection
Process equipment such as mixers, reactors, and fittings runs on FDA silicone, EPDM, and white Buna-N compounds, while sanitary tri-clamp and dairy fittings call for drinking-water-grade EPDM and FDA silicone. Filling and dispensing seals in direct food contact use FDA silicone and platinum-cured grades, and conveyor and packaging lines combine UHMW and Delrin washers for moving parts with FDA elastomer washers where a seal is needed. Cleaning-cycle compatibility is a separate concern. For CIP and SIP systems that handle hot caustics and acids, Cannon supplies peroxide-cured EPDM, which holds up to those chemistries where standard grades would not.
Materials We Supply for Food and Beverage
Cannon stocks FDA-grade silicone in both standard and platinum-cured forms, FDA EPDM in sulfur and peroxide cures, white Buna-N, FDA neoprene, UHMW, FDA HDPE and LDPE, virgin PTFE, and USP Class VI compounds. The cure system and base polymer are matched to the application so that food-contact surfaces, cleaning chemistries, and operating temperatures are all covered by the right grade rather than a single default material.
Production and Quality Considerations
FDA-critical components are produced in a Class 10,000 clean room, and every shipment carries FDA compliance documentation. Parts are marked with pad-printed lot codes so each run stays traceable. Where required, parts ship in sanitary packaging, clean room bagged and supplied with FDA-compatible adhesive PSA.