Agriculture

Our precisely tailored silicone solutions are already in use today in milking technology as well as in plant grafting. With special formulations, our products ensure the best milk quality. In plant grafting, you achieve high efficiency with our solutions.

Insights

For the agricultural sector, Silnova offers high-performance and food-safe silicone solutions that are specifically designed for demanding operating conditions such as temperature resistance, durability and process reliability. In-house compounding and defined material properties ensure consistently high quality and reliable applications, from plant grafting to milking and tubing systems.

Milk hoses

Milking tubes for reliable use in modern milk production – food-compliant, durable and with an optimized surface for safe handling.

Grafting clips

Grafting clips for a secure hold and high success rates with fruiting vegetables – reliable even under demanding conditions. They enable a high take rate and detach on their own after successful grafting.

Custom Developments

Individual custom developments for the agricultural sector – precisely tailored to your specific requirements in material, shape and function.
We also flexibly realize complex solutions such as multi-lumen tubes according to customer specifications for efficient and reliable processes.

Industry Features

In the agricultural sector, applications place high demands on materials and components – particularly in terms of durability, hygiene and reliable function in daily use. Silicone solutions must withstand both changing weather conditions and mechanical stress as well as intensive cleaning processes.

At the same time, food safety, durability and ease of handling play a decisive role – for example in refinement processes, tubing systems or milking applications. Silnova develops robust, flexible and precisely fitted solutions for this, ensuring durably safe application and efficient processes in modern agricultural operations.

Requirements & Standards

Silicone solutions in the agricultural sector must reliably meet a wide range of requirements – particularly in terms of food safety, resistance to cleaning agents and disinfectants as well as mechanical and thermal durability. For food-contact applications, they comply with BfR Recommendation XV (Silicones), FDA 21 CFR § 177.2600, Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006. Our materials are specifically designed for contact with sensitive products and, thanks to their permanently elastic properties, support reliable function in applications such as milking and tubing systems or grafting processes. At the same time, they enable easy cleaning and contribute to hygienic production conditions. On request, we also take into account customer-specific and market-specific requirements to ensure optimal adaptation to individual areas of use.
Region Lebensmittelnormen
EU (EC) No 1935/2004, (EC) No 2023/2006, CoE Res. AP (2004) 5
Deutschland BfR XV., BfR LII., BfR IX., LFGB
Frankreich Arrêté du 25 novembre 1992
Schweiz EDI 817.023.21
USA FDA 21 CFR §177.2600
China GB 4806.1 2016, GB 4806.11 2016, GB 9685 2016, GB 31603 2015
MERCOSUR GMC Res. *
Mitarbeiter schneidet Silikonblock mit Spachtel in hygienischer Produktionsumgebung

Material Properties

Our silicone materials combine high continuous heat resistance1, excellent low-temperature flexibility2 and consistent elasticity over a wide temperature range. They are specifically designed for the high demands of the agricultural sector and meet important criteria for food safety for safe and hygienic applications. Food-compliant versions meet the requirements of BfR Recommendation XV (Silicones), FDA 21 CFR § 177.2600, Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006. When designed accordingly, they can be odourless and tasteless. They are free of plasticisers and suitable for contact with sensitive media. They also impress with their resistance to moisture, cleaning agents and disinfectants as well as changing environmental conditions – ensuring permanently reliable and hygienic processes in daily use.

1 For dry heat up to +200 °C, special formulations up to approx. +300 °C
2 Down to approx. -60 °C, special types down to approx. -90 °C

Future-Ready Solutions

Sustainability aspects are also becoming increasingly important in the agricultural sector – particularly with regard to resource efficiency, product lifespan, and regulatory requirements.

Our silicone solutions are characterized by their high temperature and weather resistance as well as their flexibility, making them suitable for demanding operating conditions. These properties can help to maintain the functionality of the products over an extended period of time.

For applications in the agricultural and food sectors, we also offer PFAS-free silicone solutions. This allows us to provide product options for use in direct contact with food and to support customers in taking the relevant material requirements into account.

In addition, we are continuously developing our portfolio further in order to meet the diverse requirements of different applications.

Do you have special requirements or would you like to replace existing products?

Feel free to get in touch – we provide individual consulting and work together with you to find the right solution.

Region Lebensmittelnormen
EU (EC) No 1935/2004, (EC) No 2023/2006, CoE Res. AP (2004) 5
Deutschland BfR XV., BfR LII., BfR IX., LFGB
Frankreich Arrêté du 25 novembre 1992
Schweiz EDI 817.023.21
USA FDA 21 CFR §177.2600
China GB 4806.1 2016, GB 4806.11 2016, GB 9685 2016, GB 31603 2015
MERCOSUR GMC Res. *
Transparente Silikonschläuche in Gelb und Blau

Custom Developments

In addition to proven standard solutions, we realize customer-specific developments for demanding applications in the agricultural sector. When there are special requirements for geometry, material properties or process integration, we work together with you to develop a precisely tailored solution – exactly matched to your application.

Whether individual silicone components, special grafting aids or complex multi-lumen tubes: our products are manufactured precisely according to customer specifications and designed for maximum efficiency and durability.

From the first idea through development to series production, we support you reliably and with practical expertise.

Contact us – together we will develop your precisely tailored solution.