Rollers are cylindrical tools that are used to facilitate the movement of objects in all kinds of processing equipment. An extensive variety of industrial, commercial and consumer utilities involve the use of rollers. They are essential components in printers, conveyors, laminators, car washes, many kinds of food processing equipment, medical devices and a wide variety of other equipment.
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American Urethane, Inc.Odenton, MD 800-394-7883 American Urethane is a manufacturer of custom molded products, including rollers for the food processing, plumbing, power transmission and other industries. Some of our other products include urethane bumpers, wheels, gears, sprockets and bushings. The materials we use are also FDA approved for use in clean-room environments. Visit our website or call us today for more information!
Harwood Rubber Products, Inc.Cuyahoga Falls, OH 330-923-3256 Harwood Rubber Products provides top quality rollers and a variety of custom products. We are capable of producing a great diversity of rolls and coverings for a broad customer base. Roll size up to 48 in. diameter, 19 ft. length and 6,000 lbs and custom options. No minimums or set up charges! We pride ourselves on being able to manufacture the most reliable and cost effective solutions.
Western Roller CorporationBend, OR 800-541-2317 WRC`s unbeatable responsiveness and expertise matches the right long-life rollers to your application. Solving challenges in printing, woodworking, the metal trades, plastics fabrication, mailroom, material handling to medical equipment, production line and specialty needs! Precision rollers including, dual duro systems, hold down, guide wheels, etc!
Unicast Inc.Easton, PA 800-275-0818 Rely on Unicast Engineered Urethane Products for direct from the manufacturer urethane covered parts, rollers and wheels. Our company has been family owned and operated since 1984 and we are pleased to be your single source for complete cores for rollers and wheels, as well as reconditioning, repairs and recoating. For all inquiries and quotes, please contact us.
Gallagher CorporationGurnee, IL 800-373-8793 Gallagher Corporation offers custom molded rollers in a wider variety of forms for numerous industries. We have produced urethane parts since 1965. Our ISO certified facility includes in-house machining, bonding to metals, plastics, or composites, and offers high temperature urethane solutions. For a company dedicated to quality in all areas, call us today.
Weaver Industries, Inc.Denver, PA 717-336-7507 Weaver Industries knows how to work with urethane as the perfect substitute for rubber, metal and other plastics. We are highly skilled at shaping urethane to fit a variety of needs, including rollers, cylinders for coal or limestone processing, bowling, automotive, railroad and farming equipment, and shock and vibration absorber applications. Urethane: the longer lasting material!
Hiawatha Rubber Co.Minneapolis, MN 800-728-3845 Hiawatha Rubber produces custom precision ground cleaning and rollers. They are also able to perform bonding to shafts and hubs. They use all synthetic polymers. Using CNC rubber profile grinding to close radial tolerances, convex, crowned segments, grooved and chamfer grinding. We are meeting the challenge of doing the difficult in precision rubber molding.
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Rollers can be manufactured from an assortment of different materials. Rubber roller materials include polyurethane, neoprene, natural rubber, silicone, nitrile and other rubber varieties. Rubber is an excellent material in rolling applications because of most rubber materials' ability to retain their shapes even after repeated compression and expansion. Rubber rollers are commonly used in belted conveyors, as ink rollers and as laminating rollers. Rollers are also often used in packaging and assembly systems, and packaging conveyors often involve the use of metal rollers. Rubber rollers are often superior to metal rollers, though, and they are used in many more applications. Polyurethane, for example, is both durable and shock resistant and is therefore well-suited to use as a conveyor roller material. Many other rubber varieties also offer these qualities.
Durability and shock resistance are some of rubber rollers' most attractive qualities. Those qualities, combined with the easy formability and low cost of many rubber materials make rubber one of the most popular roller materials. Also, because there are so many rubber varieties, professionals can choose from a wide range of possible rubber materials to best suit their specific application. The rubber roller forming process is fairly simple and inexpensive. The process usually involves either compression or injection molding. However, rubber rollers can also be produced through extrusion. Rubber roller molding involves heating raw rubber material above its melting point and then forcing it into a mold cavity. In injection molding, the rubber is injected into a closed cavity, and in compression molding the rubber is forced into an open cavity and then subject to extreme pressures. Extrusion is similar to molding on some levels, but instead of creating products in discrete batches, extrusion creates products in a continuous stream. Extrusion involves heating rubber and then forcing it through an extrusion die that is designed in the shape that the finished roller will take. Both extrusion and molding are very effective and produce high-quality results.
