Silicone rollers are cylindrically-shaped rolls constructed from silicone with the addition of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Silicone is an elastomeric polymer, which means that it is a plastic material that has rubber-like characteristics.
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American Urethane, Inc.Odenton, MD 800-394-7883 American Urethane is the premiere supplier of parts and components created out of this material for industries all over the world. They are able to set themselves apart from all competition by providing the most rapid response possible to quotes and inquiries. For your next order of silicone rollers, be sure to contact American Urethane so they can get started assisting you!
Harwood Rubber Products, Inc.Cuyahoga Falls, OH 330-923-3256 At Harwood Rubber Products, no order is too large or too small. The company is proud to be able to create the reliable and competitively priced products you need. Providing parts in various materials, including high quality silicone rollers, they will create the precise model to meet all of your application requirements. For the perfect solution to assist in your goals, call today.
Western Roller CorporationBend, OR 800-541-2317 At Western Roller Corporation, their sales, engineering and production staff will not compromise on quality. They will provide you with the high-performance products that offer reliability and long life for your purpose. With a wide array of materials for their parts, such as silicone rollers, you can rest assured their talented staff will locate or create your flawless desired product.
Unicast Inc.Easton, PA 800-275-0818 Unicast Inc offers customers an extensive line of standard products. If needs can't be satisfied with these parts, they offer customized options as well. Whatever you are looking for, including silicone rollers, they have the perfect option for you. They serve industries including corrugated, envelope, government projects, military, mining, newspaper, packaging, printing and more.
Gallagher CorporationGurnee, IL 800-373-8793 By choosing Gallagher Corporation for your molded components, they can help you improve your products durability. This includes increasing its wear life, cut and tear resistance, impact resistance or superior fatigue life. For all products, including silicone rollers, you can expect the highest levels of quality. Their staff is ready to help you find the perfect product for your needs.
Weaver Industries, Inc.Denver, PA 717-336-7507 Weaver Industries has been providing customer with the parts they need for over fifty-five years. Through three generations they have grown, adapted and improved with the most current capabilities of technology and equipment. This allows them to make the exact part you need, such as silicone rollers, in a timely and cost-effective manner. For a company you can depend on, call Weaver today.
Hiawatha Rubber Co.Minneapolis, MN 800-728-3845 For engineering, formulation and compounding elastomers, turn to Hiawatha Rubber. They specialize in the close tolerance, functionally critical products that other fabricators find difficult to produce. When selecting a compound for your application, they urge you to call with your requirements so an onsite chemist can help you find the best material. For silicone rollers and more, call today.
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Able to perform well at temperatures as high as 500º F (260º C), silicone rollers offer high resistance to ozone and chemicals as well as being generally stable and non-reactive. However, silicone rollers are not typically used in situations requiring great tensile strength. Common industries that use silicone rollers for a variety of applications include paper and pulp, for newspaper printing, commercial printing, and paper decorating; industrial manufacturing, for printing presses and many types of process and machining equipment for applications such as embossing, laminating and banding; food and beverage, for packaging and bottling applications; electronics, for computers, print circuit boards (PCBs), laser printers and photocopiers; and poly films, for corona treatments. Additional industries that utilize silicone rollers include mining, commercial, marine and mail handling. Ideal for peripheral decorating, other beneficial characteristics of silicone rollers include great resilience, ability to strongly adhere to metals, low tack, low compression set and the ability to conform well to surface variations.
Silicone rollers are manufactured in the same two methods of other types of rubber rollers: injection molding and compression molding. However, silicone differs since it is not a true rubber, and the difference is most apparent in its liquid state. More commonly injection molded, liquid silicone is injected using a unique type of injection molding referred to as liquid injection molding (LIM). This process involves proportioning, mixing and dispensing of the two components of liquid silicone rubber, which are the heat-cured liquid silicone rubber and a catalyst, which is typically platinum. Since it is not very viscous, liquid silicone rubber is pumped through pipes or tubes to the vulcanization equipment. There, the two components are mixed in a static mixer until a single homogeneous material is achieved. Then the homogenous mixture is transferred to the cooled metering section of the LIM equipment where the liquid silicone rubber compound is pushed through cooling sprue and runner systems into a heated cavity in which the vulcanization occurs. For compression molding, the liquid silicon rubber is injected into an open mold, which is closed with pressure that forces the liquid silicone rubber to solidify in the mold. Silicone rollers often consist of a silicone layer of rubber that has been bonded to a metal core, typically aluminum or steel.
