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Silicone Antifoams

Ruxsil ‘A’ brand defoamers are presented in waterless liquid, solvent, emulsion and powder formats; all produced, if required, under the strictest food quality standards.

The product line is optimised to manage problematic foams in many application sectors, including food, fermentation, detergents and water treatment processes.

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Extensive Capabilities

As an independent family business, we care about the people we work with, the products we make and our customer focused route to market. We aim to break the mold to become your trusted partner delivering quality silicone solutions in your preferred pack delivered when you want it.

  • Performance

    Our Antifoam products are formulated in accordance with industry requirements to tackle various different types of foam. Each formulation delivers exceptional performance with minimal dosing, tailored for its indented application.

  • Adaptable

    Our ‘A’ range is always adaptable to your needs and our skilled technical team can tweak formulations to suit your process or end formulation.

  • Value

    The concentrated power of our Antifoam products means they offer highly effective solutions with minimal dosing. This offers tremendous process or end formulation optimisation and reduced product usage; making them perfect for those looking to boost performance and lower costs.
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Case Study 1

“The client is a manufacturer of silicone base ingredients for use in cosmetics and industrial applications, but its headquarters are not based in the UK and its UK plant is not conducive to the manufacture of highly flammable materials.”

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Case Study 2

“An existing client wanted to upgrade one of their UK based facilities that provided chemicals in bulk for the food and brewing sectors, but needed to continue servicing their clients while the engineering work was underway.”

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Case Study 3

“During Tube Store retrieval operations at it’s site, the client became aware of accumulations of contaminated water residing in some of the tubes. This was a complex and programme critical project that required an innovative solution.”rnrn

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Case Study 4

“Following a factory fire, the original client needed a new manufacturing plant – and fast – for the manufacture of domestic / retail wood treatment products. This emergency response was a complex project due to the low flashpoint of the products and the need to produce a retail-quality product.”rnrn

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Case Study 5

“The client prints designs on t-shirts and uses a liquid conditioner to cure inks within the printing process. The original supplier of the conditioner (and manufacturer of the equipment) was overseas and the local agent ceased supply to the UK, resulting in a cost and continuity issue, so the brief from the client was to develop an alternative liquid”rnrn

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Case Study 6

“As a manufacturer of printing inks, the client handles a number of solvents on site to clean the equipment between products and needs to ensure that there is no contamination. It then must manage this waste product in the most environmentally-friendly manner.”rnrn

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Case Study 7

“Solvent is used in automotive factories to clean the robot paint machines between different coloured paint sprays, which can be as frequently as every few minutes. This means that there is a huge volume of solvent that needs to be recovered regularly.”rnrn

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