Flexible Packaging

S-Wrap Rollers

We offer coating technologies for s-wrap rollers, which are critical fixed-position control points when a web is guided around the rollers in an “s”-shape.

Benefits: 

Increase machine speeds and quality.

Best Used For: 

S-Wrap Rollers

Seal Bars

Seal bars are most often coated with thermally conductive low-friction coatings that offer great clean ability and good temperature profile performance.

Benefits: 

Extend service life and prevent product build up.

Best Used For: 

A wide range of industries and applications

Sealing Rollers

We offer a wide variety of covering and coatings for sealing rollers including: non-stick, corrosion-resistant, and high temperature-resistant solutions.

Benefits: 

Non-stick, corrosion-resistant, and high temperature-resistant surface properaties.

Best Used For: 

Sealing Rollers

Shaft Repairs

Wear and abarasion resistant coatings can be applied to shafts. Shafts can also be rebuilt or “remanufactured” to original dimensions using cladding technologies.

Benefits: 

Reduce costs in repair or replacement situations.

Best Used For: 

Shaft Repair

Side Face and Journals

Side faces and journals on rollers need increased protection,reburbishment and repair.

Benefits: 

Extend service life.

Best Used For: 

A wide range of industries and applications

Sizing Pull Rollers

Sizing Pull Rollers

Best Used For: 

Sizing Pull Rollers

Slasher Nip Rollers

Slasher Nip Rollers

Best Used For: 

Slasher Nip Rollers

Sleeving & Re-boring

Sleeving and re-boring are often done on journals where a critical journal diameter is worn. A sleeve is machined and put in place within the roller’s bearing.

Benefits: 

Reduce costs in repair or replacement situations.

Best Used For: 

Journal Repair

Slitter Blades

Slitter Blades

Solvent Wipe Testing

Solvent wipe testing is one of the services we offer as part of our chemical resistance property testing.

Benefits: 

Chemical Resistance Property Testing.

Best Used For: 

Wide range of problem solving applications and analysis.

Spider Wheels

Spider wheels are used to separate product.

Benefits: 

Wheel coatings are low-friction, wear-resistant, easily-cleaned, and reduce ink built-up to improve application.

Best Used For: 

Used in the printing industry.

Spiral Grooving for Air Entrapment Removal

Spreader rollers’ grooving can take many forms including: spiral grooving, chevron groove pattern, reverse taper configuration, and grooved rubber covers.

Benefits: 

Improved web handling; wrinkle release

Best Used For: 

A wide variety of applications.

Splicing Bump Rollers

Splicing bump rollers are used in manufacturing within the paper, film, and foil industries. Their purpose is joining webs that are expiring to new webs.

Benefits: 

Increase machine speeds and reduct sheet breaks.

Best Used For: 

Purpose is joining webs that are expiring to new webs.

Static Release

Static release testing is one of the services we offer as part of our dynamic property testing.

Benefits: 

Determine static release properties.

Best Used For: 

Wide range of problem solving applications and analysis.

Steam Hoods

Steam hoods are used where hot water steam is collected.

Benefits: 

Offer FDA compliant non-permeable Plasma Coatings that withstand high temperatures to prevent corrosion.

Best Used For: 

A wide range of industries and applications

Straightening Roll Bodies

By inspection and measurement of the size and wall thickness and the severity of the bend, the roller’s body can be straightened within original specifications.

Benefits: 

Reduce costs in repair or replacement situations.

Best Used For: 

Core Repair

Stretch Rollers

Stretch rolls are also known as spreader rolls and used in a wide variety of web processing machines.

Benefits: 

Increase machine speeds.

Best Used For: 

Designd to remove wrinkles from the substrate.

Surface Energy (Wettability) Testing

Surface energy (wettability) testing is one of the services we offer as part of our physical property testing.

Benefits: 

Evaluate surface characteristics.

Best Used For: 

Wide range of problem solving applications and analysis.

Surface Finish (Roughness) Testing

Surface finish (roughness) testing is one of the services we offer as part of our physical property testing.

Benefits: 

Determine surface roughness (RA)

Best Used For: 

Wide range of problem solving applications and analysis.

Surface Traction

By using a high traction coating, slippage is eliminated resulting in a more consistent performance resulting in improved machine traction.

Benefits: 

Ensure tight starts, eliminate slippage and wrinkles, and improve web tracking and tension control.

Best Used For: 

Traction control in on web processing machines.

Swim Rollers

Swim Rollers

Best Used For: 

Swim Rollers

Take Up Rollers

We provide wear-resistant, easily cleaned, coatings for take up rollers, which are similar to s-wrap rollers because they guide webs around a specific shape.

Benefits: 

Increase machine speeds and quality.

Best Used For: 

Take Up Rollers

Tank Coatings

We manufacture and apply both electrically conductive and electrically insulated tank coatings.

Benefits: 

Reduce corrosion, contamination and product build up.

Best Used For: 

Tank coatings in a wide variety of industries.

Temperature Profile

A service we provide that records and inteprets the temperatures of a roll while in use.

Benefits: 

Determine temperature levels in process.

Best Used For: 

Wide range of problem solving applications and analysis.

Thermal Conductive

Thermally Conductive and Semi-Conductive Coatings do not significantly impede the flow of heat in or out of the substrate that is coated.

Benefits: 

Provide other unique surface properties such as cut and abrasion resistance or release.

Best Used For: 

These are used in applications where rapid heat transfer is important, such as heated and chilled rollers.

Thermal Conductivity Testing

Thermal conductivity testing is one of the services we offer as part of our physical property testing.

Benefits: 

Determin thermal conductivity.

Best Used For: 

Wide range of problem solving applications and analysis.

Thermal Insulating

Thermal Insulating coatings prevent the substrate from giving up internal heat or absorbing heat from an external source.

Benefits: 

Temperature uniformity and efficient heat transfer.

Best Used For: 

A wide variety of applications.

Thermal Spray

Method of applying materials onto a base material by heating particles, creating a semi-molten state. Particles then propelled by high velocity onto a substrate and adhere via a mechanical bond.

Benefits: 

This technique is considered the "cold method of welding", where high temperatures can be achieved in the heated pocket, while the temperature of the part itself usually remains under 200°F.

Best Used For: 

Utilized to apply metal and ceramic based coatings.

Thermal Transfer Rollers

We manufacture a variety of precision thermal transfer rollers with a variety of surface finish options designed to withstand their thermal environments.

Benefits: 

Custom designed solutions for specific process conditions.

Best Used For: 

Thermal Transfer Rollers

Thermalon

Thermalon rolls are electrically heated rolls that deliver quicker warm-up times and rapid temperature recovery; with lower energy consumption.

Benefits: 

Thermalon boosts productivity through reduced maintenance downtime and improved temperature control. Thermalon can be easily retrofit to replace existing liquid systems.

Best Used For: 

Electrically heated rolls.