Line-rate cavity planning
Cavity count and spacing designed around your line rate, not around a catalogue tray.
Sector · food manufacturers
Silicone tooling for food manufacturers.
A food manufacturer needs tooling that hits a labelled weight, cleans down through a tunnel, and doesn't stop the line. We build around that.
Why we work here
Silicone tooling for food manufacturers.
Food manufacturing is a different sport from artisan food work. Cavity yield matters. Line rate matters. Cleandown throughput matters. A tooling decision that suits a bakery bench won't survive a production floor.
We supply silicone cavity tooling to UK food manufacturers — dessert manufacturers, confectionery, gelato producers, chilled patisserie, seasonal-shape lines. Cavity spec, grade selection and paperwork are all set for line use, not for the bench.
Why buyers pick us
What matters at buyer level.
Caustic-tolerant grade selection
For tunnel-wash lines, we spec grades that survive repeated caustic cycles.
Consistent tray-to-tray yield
Cavity dimensions held tight across the fleet. Tray one and tray fifty deliver the same portion.
Audit-ready material spec
Supplier declaration and grade record on every order. Enough for a supplier approval visit.
Typical work
The kinds of moulds we build for this sector.
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Dessert manufacturing cavity tooling
Multi-cavity dessert trays sized to line depositors and cool tunnels.
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Confectionery cavity tools
High-yield boiled sweet, gummy, or jelly cavity tools for national confectionery lines.
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Gelato and lolly production tooling
Multi-cavity stick or bar tools for gelato and lolly manufacturers scaling to national supply.
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Portion-weight-target cavity tooling
Cavities designed to a labelled unit weight for retail packs.
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Second-tool builds for continuity
A second identical tool held in reserve to avoid line stoppage if the primary tool fails.
At a glance
The idea in a picture.
How a production tray is laid out
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Questions
What buyers in this sector ask.
Do you supply food manufacturers at scale?
Yes. We build production tooling for national food producers. Grade selection and paperwork are set for line use.
Can you keep to a portion weight?
Yes. Portion weight is a cavity design job. Tell us the target weight and the fill density and we hold cavity volume to it.
Do we get audit paperwork?
Yes. Supplier declaration and grade record on every order. Sufficient for supplier approval visits.
Can we hold a second tool in reserve?
Yes, by agreement. Common for producers who can't afford a line stoppage. We hold it on our floor or at your site.
Ready?
Talk to us about work in food manufacturers
Tell us the format, the depositor, the wash. We'll come back with a route.
Real people, a real workshop
You deal with the people who make it.
No call centre and no middlemen. When you contact TCI Culinary, you speak to the team who design, build and check your mould.
- A real Warwickshire workshopUnit 15, Waterloo Park, Bidford-on-Avon, Alcester B50 4JG.
- Real people on the phoneCall the team on 01789 224228, Monday to Friday.
- The same team on every jobDesign, production and aftercare come from the people you see here.
- BRCGS Grade AATechcraft Industries Culinary Ltd. See the certificate details.
Thomas LaneManaging Director
George PrestonDesign & Project Manager
Kelly BallingerHead of Partnerships
Jim AndertonProduction Manager
TheodoreEmployee Welfare