Water, Food & Beverage
From proposal, through design to delivery, we take your business as seriously as we take our business of molding advanced, critical-to-function parts. We offer custom material formulations, and a complete selection of water, food and beverage certified compounds.
Our engineers and technicians formulate materials, design, manufacture, and assemble components made from rubber and high-performance thermoplastics. Design engineers turn to us to help them build solutions for drinking water filtration and treatment applications, beverage dispensers, press/push fittings, water heaters, plumbing fixtures and more.
A Broad Spectrum of Services and Capabilities Save you Time and Costs
To help you create custom solutions that’ll solve any water, food and beverage engineering challenge, we offer a broad spectrum of services and capabilities from a single source:
Applications
Minnesota Rubber & Plastics engineers and manufactures thousands of precision components designed for water, food and beverage applications. Explore some of these applications below:
Drinking Water Filtration Rubber Seals & O-Rings
Water Heaters Rubber Seals & O-Rings
Faucet & Fixture Rubber Seals and O-Rings
Press and Push to Connect Fittings, Custom Seals and O-Rings
Specialized Rubber Valves & Overmolded Seals
Water Treatment Rubber Seals and Valves
Beverage Dispensers Seals and Custom Overmolds
Powder and Bulk Material Handling Seals
Food Processing Inflatable Seals
Need help solving a tough engineering problem?
Case Studies
A More Durable Seal Reduces Warranty Claims for a Premium Water Softener Valve Manufacturer
A national manufacturer of premium water softener valves had been experiencing an increase in warranty claims from loyal owners. The company — a long-time Minnesota Rubber & Plastics customer — reached out to our engineering team to help them troubleshoot what was behind the warranty claims.
Tips for Designing Plastic Parts
When designing with plastic, the goal is to achieve a technically accurate design that functions well and can be cost effectively manufactured. Following these basic tips will help in accomplishing these goals and accelerate the designing process.