Custom Parts

Custom Engineered Detectable OEM Parts

Engineered plastics are commonplace in food production facilities as they offer a lightweight versatile alternative to metals and can also withstand corrosion commonly associated with chemical wash downs. Until recently, should plastic components fragment and enter the food source, the only means of detection was visual inspection often leaving fragments below the food surface to pass undetected.

Confronted by the stringent demands of the FSMA, food processors turned to Rochling Engineered Plastics for materials offering the desired benefits of plastics yet detectable by standard metal and X-ray inspection systems. The resulting products, Polystone M MDT/XDT (UHMW) and Sustarin C MDT/XDT Acetal, solved the detectability issue while still maintaining the dimensional stability and chemical resistance coveted in plastic components. SustaPEEK XDT is also available for higher temperature (up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit) baking applications.

Our vast inventory of detectable materials is complemented by a precision machine shop that specializes in machining plastic parts and offers reverse engineering, material selection by application, and part design services. All materials offer high mechanical strength, superior resistance to cleaning agents, and are easily machined for desired components. Common applications within the food industry utilizing plastic materials include kettle scraper blades, timing screws, portion/volumetric fillers, forming trays, as well as chain guides and star wheels for conveyor systems.

We are proud of our history of innovation and welcome the opportunity to customize a detectable machined OEM part for you. All custom parts are fabricated from Rochling Plastics’ Polystone M (UHMW) and Sustarin C (Acetal) industry leading detectable materials. Please call to initiate the custom quoting process.