Urethane rollers are cylindrical rolling tools made of polyurethane, a synthetic elastomer. Polyurethane’s qualities of shock resistance and durability are among its most attractive attributes. Those attributes, combined with its low cost and easy formability make it among the more widely used roller construction materials.
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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 urethane 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 urethane 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 urethane 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 urethane 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 urethane 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 urethane 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 urethane rollers and more, call today.
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The words "urethane" and "polyurethane" are frequently and erroneously used interchangeably. Urethane, which is more precisely known as ethyl carbamate, is not an ingredient in polyurethane products. In other words, polyurethane does not actually contain urethane. In spite of this fact, "urethane" and "polyurethane" are both used in reference to a very common elastomeric material that is important to many industrial processes, and in the context of a conversation about elastomeric materials, both words are likely to be used in reference to the same material. This material, polyurethane, is particularly well-suited for use as a roller material. Rollers are important parts of conveyors, printers, laminators and a wide variety of other industrial and commercial processing equipment. Polyurethane rollers are attractive to professionals because they offer qualities of strength and elasticity simultaneously. They are harder than other elastomeric materials like silicone, but not so hard that they become brittle or cause damage to the objects with which they come into contact. Polyurethane is also relatively inexpensive and can be formed in many ways into many shapes and sizes.
Polyurethane, like most other elastomeric materials, can be thermoformed into almost any conceivable shape. This process usually involves injection or compression molding, though polyurethane can also be extruded. Polyurethane molding involves heating a stock of raw polyurethane beyond its melting point in order to make it easier to form. The molten polyurethane is then loaded into a closed mold through injection (as is the case in injection molding) or into an open mold (in the case of compression molding). Once the polyurethane takes the shape of the mold, it is allowed to cool and harden, and it emerges from the mold as a new polyurethane roller. In the case of extrusion, the polyurethane is heated and forced through an extrusion die designed in the shape that the finished roller will take. Both processes are very effective and efficient.
