Hygiene, laws, recommendations and product diversity are just a few of the many complex topics with which today's food and beverage industry must cope.
In the plethora of requirements and specifications, ostensibly unimportant C-parts, such as seals, are only too gladly forgotten and their effects on the overall process neglected.
This article should simultaneously be thought provoking and a source of help.
It addresses three core aspects of seal technology in the food and beverage industry: material resistance, legal regulations and hygienic design.