Silicone Rubber suits health and safety applications.

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TUFSIL(R), offered in range of hardness from 30 to 80 durometer (Shore A), can be blended to provide intermediate hardnesses. Rubber cures with addition of platinum based catalyst. Applications include components of respiratory masks, tubing, and other parts that come in contact with skin, or used in health care and food processing industries. Product meets strict ISO and United States Pharmaceutical (USP) Class VI standards.



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New Silicone Rubber for Health and Safety Uses


Ballston Spa, NY -Specialty Silicone Products, Inc., has introduced a line of TUFSIL silicone rubber designed for molding and extrusion into parts for health, safety and food processing applications.

TUFSIL® was developed by Specialty Silicones primarily for the manufacture of components of respiratory masks, tubing, and other parts that come in contact with skin, or are used in health care and food processing industries.

The product line is designed to be cured with the addition of a platinum based catalyst developed by Specialty Silicones. The cured rubber provides for a tight surface cure with low surface tack, yielding high tear strength finished products.

TUFSIL® silicone rubbers come in a range of hardness from 30 to 80 durometer (Shore A), and can be blended to provide intermediate hardnesses to meet a wide variety of specifications, and application demands. Specialty Silicones also provides technical and production assistance to fabricators and end-users, including product modifications, part design, prototype mold design, and full certifications to most
specifications. The products meet strict ISO and United States Pharmaceutical (USP) Class VI standards.

Specialty Silicone Products is a full service manufacturer of silicone engineering materials for a wide variety of industries. The company is registered as ISO 9001, and provides technical and manufacturing assistance for all of its products, including
silicone elastomers, lubricants, molded parts, and laboratory services.

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