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GROUND BREAKING INVESTMENT FOR “FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY” FROM KASTAŞ

One of the pioneering names in the world in the Fluid Power Industry, Kastaş Sealing Technologies has taken a step in a new industry with its products specifically designed for the food and beverage industry.

With its broad know-how acquired through application experience of 40 years, R&D studies, investments in technology, advanced level of material knowledge, continuous operations in this area, and its active role in the international co-operations, Kastaş has been able to reinvent itself constantly and kept providing sealing solutions for the needs of different sectors. 

With its broad know-how acquired through application experience of 40 years, R&D studies, investments in technology, advanced level of material knowledge, continuous operations in this area, and its active role in the international co-operations, Kastaş has been able to reinvent itself constantly and kept providing sealing solutions for the needs of different sectors. 

Kastaş has a wide range of products that includes certified materials and high technology products in this industry, where materials suitable for getting into contact with food and with different chemical resistances in demanding operating conditions are required.

Fulfilling all the required criteria for the manufacturing of sealing components that are in contact with sensitive food products such as milk, yogurt, juice, and drinking water, Kastaş aims to increase its market share for the specific industry segment. 

Explaining that with the production line that was implemented after two years for the materials that are in contact with Food (* FCM – Food Contact Materials) they started producing sealing components suitable for contact with the food, Atılgan stated that the entire team of Kastaş has been continuously working to develop special sealing solutions that would create a difference. 

Kastaş Sealing Technologies is making preparations to distribute its sealing components designed for the food and beverage industries to various countries throughout the world. 

KASTAŞ’S EXCLUSIVE SEALING SOLUTIONS
•    PTFE Wipers
•    Cotton Fabric PTFE Packings
•    Diaphragms
•    O-rings
•    PTFE Coated O-rings
•    Sterile Pipe Connection Seals
•    Filling Seals and Holders
•    Seals Suitable for Potable Water
•    Special Profile Seals
•    Sealing Components with High Chemical Resistance

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
• 40.000 m2 modern production facilities
• Hygienic production line
• R&D and Testing Center
• Production technologies for fast, reliable and quality products
• High-level Quality Assurance system inspected by international institutions
• Distribution network and product availability spread over 80 countries

Ozan Devlen 
Kastaş Technology Director 
Due to their sensitive nature, expectations and requirements from sealing elements for food, medicine and life sciences are higher compared to other industries. These applications require chemical resistance, low or high temperature, compatibility with various cleaning methods and most importantly, compliance with various regulations depending on the country. Process equipment, pumps, valves, piping, connection components, boilers, silos and warehouses have several sealing needs especially in food applications. A proper material and product design must be developed for each requirement.  

We have designated the material development operations as the number one priority for the R&D studies we have been undertaking for the last 3 years. We have completed the material development, testing and certification processes that are in compliance with the internationally accepted FDA, EU Regulations and Turkish Food Codex. Within this context, we have seen through FDA 21 CFR 177.2600, EC 1935/2004 standards for elastomer materials and proper certification processes that are in compliance with the Turkish Food Codex Notice 2013/34 on Items and Materials in Contact with the Food. We have undertaken material development studies by taking the relevant articles of FDA 21 CFR 177 and EC 10/2011 standards as a basis for plastic materials. Another point to draw attention is that we have taken control of the production processes by following the EC 2023/2006 European Union regulations for the Good Manufacturing Processes in connection with the production of the goods.

As the sealing components that are in contact with the food are components that affect the human and public health directly, we have carried out a process that is mindful of this sensitivity both in the selection of materials and product designs. As such, we have ensured that the products perform to the customers’ expectation by working closely with many domestic food processing facilities.

Ahmet Pınarlı 
Kastaş Sales Director 
We have been working on researches and investments for the sales of products intended for the food and beverage industry for many years. We manufacture our products conforming to FDA norms by standard production methods and deliver them to both the machine manufacturers (OEM) within the food industry and directly to end-users. Since 2018, we have minimized the risk of contamination by utilizing the production line for the Food Contact Materials, which we have built solely for the production of elastomer compounds that that compliance with FDA norms, bringing a new perspective to the industry as a first in Turkey. Within this process, as a result of the R&D studies we have carried out in line with the needs of our target clients that we have been following in the industry, we are continuing to have them procure these special products from our company. On the other hand, with the joint studies we carry out together with our customers on field tests, we have managed to validate our products for media compatibility, sealing performance, service life and design features. 

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