Shaped silicone profiles
- Product Information
- Extrusion
- Applications
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- Available Products
Shaped and Extruded Silicone Profiles. Merefsa is specialised in compact silicone profile extrusion, we can manufacture from 30 to 85 Shore A hardness. Contact us for more details about shaped and extruded silicone profiles.
Product Information
Our standard quality for compact extruded silicone profiles is 65 Shore A in translucent colour, although we can manufacture from 20 to 85 Shore A in any basic colour and any RAL to measure with a minimum quantity of 25 Kg, as well as luminescent, fluorescent or metallic colours.
The main characteristics of extruded silcone rubber include dimensional stability in high and/or low temperatures with a working range from -50ºC up to +220ºC in standard silicone, reaching from -90ºC up to +315ºC constant with specific formulations as well as specific formulations for the railway sector, complying with the European standard EN45545; excellent electric insulator, easily sterilisable for hygiene, good chemical resistance, transparent y possibilities of adding colours.
Extrusion for silicone profiles
We have close to 4,000 different silicone profile extrusion tools, also known as silicone weatherstripping, including shapes as diverse as T, h, e, P, L, U, OO, autoclave, scraper, etc.
Our silicone extrusion manufacturing process allows us to supply any type of shaped silicone profile, flat or sample, in various lengths: 25 m, 50 m, 100 m, 250 m and 500 m. It is also possible to produce other sizes and cut silicone parts from 1 mm length, upon request.
Applications
Applications for extruded silicone profiles include seals/gaskets for many types of industries and processes, although the field of applications is as vast as imagination allows:
- Electric insulator
- Oven seal for temperature
- Draft excluder in aluminium window profiles
- Non toxic gaskets in food industry
- Inflatable seals for autoclaves
- Gaskets for textile dyeing autoclaves
- Sealing profiles and gaskets in lighting industry
- Heat-sealing profiles in plastic bag manufacturing processes
- Sealing joints in the lighting industry
- Trimming profiles in any industry due to thewide range of colours obtainable
- Nuclear ractor seals (PVMQ)
- Profiles and gaskets in the railway industry (Standard EN 45545-2)
For your convenience we are working on building an enquiry system by which you will be able to consult online and download all our extruded silicone profiles, together with a complete silicone profile catalogue.
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M. BLACK SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 70 SH°(±5) HIL. H94476A
| On request | P.V.P.: 188,00 € /10 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSBK70H94476A
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 70 SH°(±5) HIL. H1628
| On request | P.V.P.: 1.250,00 € /200 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. MPSPL70H1628
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H1667D
| On request | P.V.P.: 100,00 € /200 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H1667D
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M. BRICK RED SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 50 SH°(±5) HIL. H91565W
| On request | P.V.P.: 180,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSRT50H91565W
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M. BLUE SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 75 SH°(±5) HIL. H965AP
| On request | P.V.P.: 60,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. MPSBL75H965AP
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H1831L
| On request | P.V.P.: 80,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. MPSTR60H1831L
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M. GREY SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 85 SH°(±5) HIL. H199A
| On request | P.V.P.: 390,00 € /50 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSCR90H199A
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 60 SH° (±5) 14 mm X 2 mm
| On request | P.V.P.: 71,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR600140020
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H551B
| On request | P.V.P.: 156,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. 10P1494551B
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M. BLACK SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 60 SH° (±5) TOOL 378A
| On request | P.V.P.: 297,00 € /50 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSBK60H378A
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 70 SH°(±5) HIL. H93230A
| On request | P.V.P.: 80,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR70H93230A
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H90313G
| On request | P.V.P.: 100,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H90313G
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M. TRANSLUCENT FOOD GRADE SILICONE PROFILE 60 SH°(±5) DIE. 93122B, 14 mm x 16 mm "D"
| Stock: 250 U | P.V.P.: 115,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: 10/13 days (Manufacturing) | Ref. PSTR60H93122B
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H965BC
| Stock: 2000 U | P.V.P.: 92,50 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: 10/13 days (Manufacturing) | Ref. PSCTR65H965BC
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 50 SH°(±5) HIL. H566C
| On request | P.V.P.: 129,50 € /50 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR50H566C
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M. ORANGE SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 40 SH°(±5) HIL. H2662A
| On request | P.V.P.: 95,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSOR40H2662A
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H268F
| On request | P.V.P.: 210,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. MPSTR60H268F
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H330H
| On request | P.V.P.: 36,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. MPSTR60H330H
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M. RED SILICONE PROFILE THT(280°C) HIL. 320A
| On request | P.V.P.: 299,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. MPSTHTR65H320A
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M. BLUE SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 30 SH°(±5) HIL. H2662
| On request | P.V.P.: 120,00 € /50 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. MPSBL30H2662
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M. RED BRICK SILICONE PROFILE THT (280°C) HIL. 600C
| On request | P.V.P.: 77,50 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. 10P0024600C
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M. BLUE SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H468A
| On request | P.V.P.: 78,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSBL60H468A
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH° (±5) HIL.1228HN, 14,4 mm x 21 mm
| On request | P.V.P.: 167,50 € /50 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H1228HN
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M. WHITE SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 80SH°(±5) HIL. 90313P
| On request | P.V.P.: 84,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSWH80H90313P
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M. PERFIL SILICONA ATOX. 60 SH° (±5) HIL.566C35 + Tal. Ø 3,5 mm (12X8X3,5)
| On request | P.V.P.: 104,00 € /50 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H566C35
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H607A
| Stock: 2000 U | P.V.P.: 203,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: 10/13 days (Manufacturing) | Ref. PSTR60H607A
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M. GREY SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE THT 60° SH (±5) HIL. 40965AA
| Stock: 500 U | P.V.P.: 153,75 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: 15/18 days (Manufacturing) | Ref. PSHTG60H40965AA
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H965D
| On request | P.V.P.: 70,00 € /50 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H965D
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 40SH°(±5) HIL. 872C
| On request | P.V.P.: 125,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR40H872C
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M. GREY FOOD GRADE SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 75 SH°(±5) DIE. 1398A
| On request | P.V.P.: 160,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSGR75H1398A
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M. BLACK SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H459B
| Stock: 2000 U | P.V.P.: 160,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: 15/18 days (Manufacturing) | Ref. PSBK60H459B
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 60SH°(±5) HIL. 1093G
| On request | P.V.P.: 1.600,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. MPST65H1093G
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M. BLUE SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 50 SH°(±5) HIL. H268CJ
| On request | P.V.P.: 125,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. MPSATBL50H268CJ
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M. BLACK SILICONE FOOD GRADE PROFIL 60ºSH (±5), "L" SHAPE HIL. 93183A
| On request | P.V.P.: 158,95 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. MPSATBKH93183A
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 50 SH°(±5) HIL. H998A
| On request | P.V.P.: 118,00 € /50 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. MPST50H998A
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH° (±5) HIL 945A
| On request | P.V.P.: 184,00 € /50 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H945A
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M. BLUE SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H615A
| On request | P.V.P.: 70,00 € /50 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. 10P0615615A1
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M. WHITE SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H91605B
| On request | P.V.P.: 70,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSWH60H91605B
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M. WHITE SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 50 SH°(±5) HIL. H2851E
| On request | P.V.P.: 195,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSWH50H2851E
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 65 SH°(±5) HIL. H958
| On request | P.V.P.: 145,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H958
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M. TRANSLUCENT FOOD GRADE SILICONE PROFILE 60 SH°(±5) DIE. 40965C, 12 mm X 14,3 mm "D"
| On request | P.V.P.: 110,00 € /50 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H40965C
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 40 SH°(±5) HIL. H40965L
| On request | P.V.P.: 160,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR40H40965L
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M. BLUE SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H2801C
| On request | P.V.P.: 75,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSBL60H2801C
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H148E
| On request | P.V.P.: 60,00 € /50 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. MPST65H148E
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M. SILICONE PROFILE HT (250°C) 70SH°(±5) HIL. H200A
| On request | P.V.P.: 80,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. MPSHT70H200A
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 65 SH°(±5) HIL. H268CN
| On request | P.V.P.: 114,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. MPSW65H268CN
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH° (±5) HIL. 98985A 13 mm x 13 mm
| On request | P.V.P.: 56,25 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H98985A
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M. GREY SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 65 SH°(±5) HIL. H696B
| On request | P.V.P.: 80,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. MPSG65H696B
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M. WHITE FOOD GRADE SILICONE PROFILE 60 SH° (±5) DIE. 92743D, 48,68 mm X 15,95 mm
| Stock: 125 U | P.V.P.: 200,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: 1/3 days | Ref. PSWH60H92743D
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 80 SH°(±5) HIL. H90313S
| On request | P.V.P.: 80,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR80H90313S
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H914ROM
| On request | P.V.P.: 123,20 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H914ROM
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 40SH°(±5) HIL. 945AG
| Stock: 250 U | P.V.P.: 290,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: 15/18 days (Manufacturing) | Ref. PSWH40H945AG
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H2635
| On request | P.V.P.: 85,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H2635
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 50 SHº (±5) TOOL 667AB
| On request | P.V.P.: 176,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR50H667AB
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M. DUCADOS BLUE SILICONE PROFILE 80 SHº (±5) P. 40965LL "T" FORM 5-2,05 X 8,4-2,5
| Stock: 400 U | P.V.P.: 94,20 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: 1/3 days | Ref. PSBL8040965LL
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 65 SHº (±5) HIL. 92577C
| On request | P.V.P.: 170,00 € /50 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR65H92577C
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 40 SH° (±5) TOOL 822Y 11mm X 11mm – 14,5 mm + 2,5mm
| Stock: 500 U | P.V.P.: 231,00 € /50 U (VAT not included) | Term: 15/18 days (Manufacturing) | Ref. MPSTR40H822Y
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 60 SHº (±5) TOOL 16F
| On request | P.V.P.: 199,50 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H16F
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M. FIRE RED (RAL APPROX. 3020) THT (280) SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 60 SHº (±5) T.93630R
| On request | P.V.P.: 114,25 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSHTRF60H93630R
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 60 SHº (±5) TOOL 01
| On request | P.V.P.: 85,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H01
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H64H
| On request | P.V.P.: 52,50 € /50 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H64H
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 60SH°(±5) HIL. 123F
| On request | P.V.P.: 138,50 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H123F
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H268BP
| On request | P.V.P.: 160,00 € /200 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H268BP
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M. WHITE SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 50 SH°(±5) HIL. H268DV
| On request | P.V.P.: 262,10 € /10 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSWH50H268DV
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 60SH°(±5) HIL. 822BB
| On request | P.V.P.: 105,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H822BB
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M. GREY SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H945CQ
| On request | P.V.P.: 90,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSGY60H945CQ
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 50 SH°(±5) HIL. H965AB
| Stock: 100 U | P.V.P.: 60,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: 1/3 days | Ref. PSTR50H965AB
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H1093D
| On request | P.V.P.: 125,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H1093D
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M. GREY SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 60SH°(±5) HIL. 1112
| Stock: 500 U | P.V.P.: 88,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: 10/13 days (Manufacturing) | Ref. PSGY60H1112
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M. RED BRICK SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 60SH°(±5) HIL. 1228AK
| On request | P.V.P.: 215,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSRT60H1228AK
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M. ORANGE SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H1258B
| On request | P.V.P.: 150,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSOR60H1258B
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 40SH°(±5) HIL. 1264
| On request | P.V.P.: 136,00 € /200 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR40H1264
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 40 SH°(±5) HIL. H1270B
| On request | P.V.P.: 60,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR40H1270B
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 70 SH°(±5) HIL. H1426
| On request | P.V.P.: 100,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR70H1426
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M. TRANSLUCENT FOOD GRADE SILICONE PROFILE 60 SH° (±5) DIE. 1433D, 14,7 mm x 23,1 mm
| On request | P.V.P.: 80,00 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H1433D
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M. BRICK RED SILICONE PROFILE THT(280°C) 60SH°(±5) HIL. 1433D
| Stock: 1000 U | P.V.P.: 110,50 € /25 U (VAT not included) | Term: 10/13 days (Manufacturing) | Ref. PSHTRT60H1433D
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M. TRANSLUCENT FOOD GRADE SILICONE PROFILE 60 SH°(±5) DIE. 1577B, 8 mm X 10 mm
| On request | P.V.P.: 2.581,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H1577B
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M. BLACK SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 60SH°(±5) HIL. 1612A
| On request | P.V.P.: 180,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSBK60H1612A
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M. PROFILE SILICONE GREY 70SH°(±5) VAPOUR HIL. 1612A
| On request | P.V.P.: 234,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSVAGY70H1612A
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M. BLUE SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H1705
| On request | P.V.P.: 120,00 € /200 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSBL60H1705
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 65 SH°(±5) HIL. H3004A
| On request | P.V.P.: 180,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H3004A
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 70 SH°(±5) HIL. H10161Q
| On request | P.V.P.: 150,00 € /10 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR70H10161Q
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M. GREY SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 60 SH°(±5) HIL. H20711
| Stock: 1000 U | P.V.P.: 260,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: 10/13 days (Manufacturing) | Ref. PSGY60H20711
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 65 SH°(±5) HIL. H20711H
| On request | P.V.P.: 120,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR60H20711H
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M. BLACK SILICONE PROFILE FOOD GRADE 60SH°(±5) HIL. 40865B
| On request | P.V.P.: 88,00 € /200 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSBK60H40865B
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M. TRANSLUCENT SILICONE PROFILE FOOD SAFE 50 SH°(±5) HIL. H40865H
| On request | P.V.P.: 60,00 € /100 U (VAT not included) | Term: Request | Ref. PSTR50H40865H
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