French industry

Agri-food

From farm to fork, the food industry balances hygiene, traceability, and efficiency requirements to process and preserve our food in compliance with the strictest sanitary standards.

Cake pan, process parts, various sealing components, PROGRESS is in a position to meet your expectations in terms of design and production. Based on FDA, CE 1935, BFR and numerous RAL blends, we guarantee quality products that comply with current regulations.

ISO 9001

Quality management system

Approvals

FDA - BFR - CE1935

Industry challenges

Technical challenges in the sector

It is used in various sectors due to its exceptional technical properties.

Food contact compliance and sanitary safety

Any elastomer part in direct or indirect contact with food must be manufactured from raw materials that comply with current regulations: European Regulation (EU) 10/2011, the general framework of Regulation (EC) 1935/2004, and sector-specific standards such as FDA 21 CFR for export markets. Compliance is established through specific migration testing, not merely by a supplier declaration.

Resistance to cleaning and sterilization processes

Food processing lines are subject to intensive cleaning cycles: CIP with alkaline or acidic detergents, high-temperature cleaning, steam sterilization (SIP) up to 140°C, and disinfection with peracetic acid or chlorine. Elastomer parts must withstand these repeated cycles without swelling, chemically degrading, or releasing particles into the system.

Detectability and foreign body contamination prevention

In industries where physical contamination is a risk, manufacturers require that any part capable of falling into the production flow be detectable, either by X-ray or metal detectors. Detectable silicone formulations (blue or green with detectable fillers) meet this requirement without altering the mechanical properties of the part.

Mechanical performance in humid and pressurized environments

Food processing equipment subjects seals and membranes to combined stresses: dynamic pressure, abrasion, constant humidity, and thermal shock between production and cleaning phases. A seal failure on an aseptic line can lead to batch contamination, with the associated economic and regulatory consequences.

Area of application

Advantages of silicone

It is used in various sectors due to its exceptional technical properties.

Isothermal

40°C to 200°C and can reach -110°C and +315°C with additives.

Adjustable hardness

Shores from 1 Shores A to 90 Shores A and mosses

Respecting current standards

our blends are REACH and ROHS

Resistant to the elements

UV/saline environments

Colourable to order

RAL Pantone & countertyping

Compatible with the electrical environment

insulator or conductor

Durable

long product life

Adaptable

industrial or medical sector

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2020

Year

Agri-food

Sector

1000

Parts

Expertise

Practical applications

Butterfly valve seals
O-rings for hygienic fittings
Lid gaskets for cooking pots and vats
Diaphragms for food-grade liquid dosing pumps
Cake pan
Detectable parts for conveyors

Industry standards & certifications

EC 1935

European regulation on plastic materials intended for food contact - defines positive lists of authorized substances and specific and overall migration limits.

FDA 21 CFR 177.2600

US FDA standard for rubber and elastomer articles in contact with food — required for exports to North American markets or for clients with FDA requirements.

BfR

Hygienic design standards for food processing equipment - silicone parts used on certified equipment must meet surface roughness and chemical resistance criteria defined by these organizations.

Services

Our expertise at the service of your project

From the study phase, our teams can support you in order to find the solution perfectly adapted to your needs/sector of activity. We then define the best manufacturing process.

Design office

Our teams support you from the design of your plans, technical choices and tool manufacturing.

Molding

We design a unique custom mold according to the specifications drawn up with the customer.

Extrusion

This precise manufacturing process consists in pushing silicone through a die with a simple or complex shape.

Confection

Assembly, vulcanization, welding for tailor-made products.

Our differentiation

Our expertise in the medical sector

We have an ISO 8 class clean room with an area of 550 m², of which 250 m² are devoted to extrusion and 300 m² to moulding, which constitutes 20% of our business.

FAQ

We answer your most frequently asked questions

Are your silicones compliant with European food contact regulations?

Yes. We use silicone compounds that comply with Regulation (EU) 10/2011 and Framework Regulation (EC) 1935/2004. A material declaration of compliance is provided with every delivery. For applications requiring specific migration testing, these can be performed by an accredited laboratory according to the client's defined protocol.

Do you offer detectable silicone parts for lines subject to foreign body control?

Yes, upon request. Detectable silicone formulations are available, typically in blue or green, with fillers that allow for detection by X-ray or vision systems. These formulations maintain their mechanical properties and food contact compliance. They can be applied to most geometries produced by molding or extrusion.

Are your seals resistant to CIP/SIP cycles with alkaline detergents?

Yes, under standard food industry cleaning conditions. However, resistance depends on the concentration of cleaning agents, temperature, and cycle frequency. For particularly aggressive cleaning protocols, we recommend providing us with the technical data sheets of the products used so we can validate the most suitable formulation.

What service life can be expected from a silicone seal on a packaging line?

Service life depends on actual operating conditions: temperature, pressure, frequency of cleaning cycles, and the nature of the products in contact. Under standard conditions, a food-grade silicone seal has a significantly longer service life than an EPDM or NBR seal subjected to the same stresses. We can estimate the theoretical service life based on the process parameters provided by the client.