Already known as the innovator behind the original metal-detectable gasket, Rubber Fab, acquired by Garlock Hygienic Technologies in 2016, has solved another perennial problem—how to detect rubber seal and gasket foreign matter in food using X-ray systems, as X-rays just don’t generally see rubber or fluoropolymer sealing materials.
Rubber Fab’s US patent for X-ray opaque polymeric materials is part of the company’s Detectomer portfolio, which includes a full range of metal detectable and X-ray inspectable sanitary gaskets and O-rings. These products allow food and beverage processors to reduce their risks through better detection of non-metallic contaminants.