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• French elastomer specialist Lynxter has launched SIL-004, a platinum-cured liquid silicone engineered specifically for direct-contact use in food and beverage environments. The company positions SIL-004 as the world’s first 3D printable silicone to carry FDA CFR 21 177-2600 certification, a standard governing rubber articles intended for repeated food contact. Free of BPA and PFAS, SIL-004…
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French elastomer specialist Lynxter has launched SIL-004, a platinum-cured liquid silicone engineered specifically for direct-contact use in food and beverage environments. The company positions SIL-004 as the world’s first 3D printable silicone to carry FDA CFR 21 177-2600 certification, a standard governing rubber articles intended for repeated food contact.
Free of BPA and PFAS, SIL-004 addresses a regulatory gap that has long limited additive manufacturing’s entry into food processing operations, opening on-demand production of seals, scrapers, molds, and conveyor components to a material the industry already trusts.
Lynxter has launched SIL-004. Photo via Lynxter.
Built for the Demands of Industrial Food Environments
SIL-004 was not designed for light-duty or decorative use. Its t