Food Processing from Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials
For your most demanding food processing applications, Polymershapes partners with Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials to offer a portfolio of domestic and dual compliant performance plastics. Offering low wear and friction, with exceptional chemical and corrosion resistance, UHMW and Acetal materials meet the challenges of high production plants, reducing noise, interruptions, maintenance and downtime.
Why Blue?
Increased food product safety
Proactive contamination prevention
TIVAR® 1000 FDA Blue UHMW-PE
For environments with frequent wash downs with aggressive chlorine solutions.
Benefits
- Meets FDA, USDA, and 3-A Dairy guidelines
- Exceptional chemical, corrosion, & wear resistance
- Non-toxic, low-friction surface
- Outstanding noise abatement
Common Applications
- Augers
- Belt Guides
- Bearing Elements
- Bushings
- Dosing and Filling
- Chutes and Hoppers
- Rollers
- Sprockets
TIVAR® HPV Food Grade UHMW-PE
Bearing grade for outstanding performance in conveying and processing systems
Benefits
- Very low wear of belt and slide plates
- COF reduced by 80% vs POM-C*
- LPV value approximately 18-35% higher than competitive dry lubricant material
- Significant noise reduction
- Built in dry lubricant
Common Applications
- Chain guides
- Sliding strips
- Sliding guides
- Rollers
- Straight guides
- Single and Multiple corner wear bends
Acetron® Food Grade Blue 50 POM-C
For environments with frequent wash downs with aggressive chlorine solutions.
Benefits
- Meets FDA, USDA, and 3-A Dairy guidelines
- Exceptional chemical, corrosion, & wear resistance
- Non-toxic, low-friction surface
- Outstanding noise abatement
Common Applications
- Augers
- Belt Guides
- Bearing Elements
- Bushings
- Dosing and Filling
- Chutes and Hoppers
- Rollers
- Sprockets
