Silicone with and without coating
Before we go into the new surface treatment, we would like to give you a brief overview of the properties of silicone and explain how UV ProTech® makes our silicone products even better.
Silicone is an extremely versatile material: it is flexible, food-safe, tasteless and temperature-resistant from -40°C to +240°C and much more. In its untreated state, however, the surface of silicone can become somewhat sticky over time. This is due to the open-pored structure of the material, which is neither harmful nor does it impair its function. With our FLEXI®FORM silicone baking moulds in particular, it is this open-pored structure that provides the popular and natural non-stick properties.
However, this sticky effect is neither necessary nor desirable for silicone kitchen tools that are used daily for cooking and baking. This is why we also use UV ProTech® surface finishing in our manufacturing process. The surface is treated with harmless UV radiation*, making it grease-repellent and more resistant to discolouration. And that's not all, because this finish also makes it much harder for dust to stick. So our kitchen tools always look like new and feel even more pleasant to the touch - simply brilliant!
*Ultraviolet radiation
