Application Specific Rollers

Flame Treating Back Up Rollers

Flame treating back up rollers are manufactured with corrosion and heat-resistant coatings as protection from the high temperatures during flame treating.

Benefits: 

Longer service life in high temperatures.

Best Used For: 

Flame Treating Back Up Rollers

Flattening Rollers

Flattening or Leveler rollers require high strength and durability as they are used in the level or “flattening” of steel or other hard metal or cement/asphalt surfaces.

Benefits: 

Longer service life.

Best Used For: 

Flattening Rollers

Fly Rollers

Fly rollers are used to minimize the draw and pull differences between roller surfaces and paper substrates.

Benefits: 

Maximize machine operation.

Best Used For: 

These rollers are utilized in the paper industry.

Forming Rollers

Forming rollers including: inking, fountain, and dampening rollers directly contact the printing press plate.

Benefits: 

Maximize printing performance.

Best Used For: 

These rollers are used in the printing industry.

Furnace Rollers

Furnace rollers are used to support webs and coils as they travel through ovens.

Benefits: 

Products able to operate in temperatures over 600 F.

Best Used For: 

Furnace Rollers

Glue Rollers

Coating glue applicator rollers allows for easier cleanability during normal maintenance.

Benefits: 

We have various coatings to match a solution to your glue or adhesive. Plasma Coatings 11,000 Series is a good choice.

Best Used For: 

Glue Rollers

Gravure Rollers

Gravure rollers are engraved or coated with a porous surface to contain ink, adhesive, or liquid until its application.

Benefits: 

Liquid amounts depend on application.

Best Used For: 

Gravure Rollers

Guide Rollers

Guide rollers guide substrates through the web’s path.

Benefits: 

Custom formulations.

Best Used For: 

Guide Rollers

Hold Down Rollers

Hold down rollers are used to hold down webs and coils.

Benefits: 

Rollers are ozone and abrasion resistant, and will not degrade from oils or corrosive materials.

Best Used For: 

Hold Down Rollers

Impression Rollers

Impression rollers are used in gravure presses. The rollers are located above the gravure, and are used to form hard yet resilient backings for substrates.

Benefits: 

Maximize printing performance.

Best Used For: 

Impression Rollers

Infeed Rollers

Indeed rollers are used to deliver products down the line to the next operation. We have multiple roller coverings including elastomeric and ceramic coverings.

Benefits: 

Maximize printing performance.

Best Used For: 

Infeed Rollers

Ink Ductor Rollers

Ink duct rollers help smooth out ink and are used to transfer set amounts of ink.

Benefits: 

Engineer long wear, abrasion-resistant, shock-resistant roller coverings.

Best Used For: 

Ink Ductor Rollers

Ink Feed Rollers

Ink feed rollers are used to transport, smooth, and condition ink.

Benefits: 

We manufacture cool running smooth roller coverings that have high affinities for ink.

Best Used For: 

Ink Feed Rollers

Ink Form Rollers

Ink form rollers are used to deposit thin films of ink onto plates.

Benefits: 

We manufacture long wearing and chemical-resistant roller coverings for ink form rollers.

Best Used For: 

Ink Form Rollers

Ink Fountain Rollers

Ink fountain rollers are in direct contact with ink from fountains.

Benefits: 

We manufacture durable and chemical-resistant roller coatings for high performances.

Best Used For: 

Ink Fountain Rollers

Ink Oscillator/ Vibrator Rollers

Ink oscillators, which are vibrator rollers, are used to help smooth out ink.

Benefits: 

We design rollers that are able attract ink, prevent stripping, and reduce wear.

Best Used For: 

Ink Oscillator/ Vibrator Rollers

Ink Rider Rollers

Ink rider rollers are non-driven rollers that are used to help condition ink.

Benefits: 

We design rollers that are able attract ink, prevent stripping, and reduce wear.

Best Used For: 

Ink Rider Rollers

Ink Transfer Rollers

Ink transfer rollers are used to transport, smooth, and condition ink.

Benefits: 

We manufacture cool running smooth roller coverings that have high affinities for ink.

Best Used For: 

Ink Transfer Rollers

Laminating Rollers

Our laminating rollers are available in alloy steel, carbon steel, and stainless steel.

Benefits: 

part of manufacturing processes to permanently assemble objects

Best Used For: 

used within the paper, film, foil, and wood industries.

Layon Rollers

Layton rollers are manufactured and used to help reduce air entrapment when winding.

Benefits: 

Higher speeds on web processing machines with tighter parent roll properaties.

Best Used For: 

They are utilized within the paper, film, foil, and plastic industries.

Lead in Rollers

Lead in Rollers are used to lead cables from drums into trenches or downhole. They are designed so that the cable is centralized prior to being fed into the trench or downhole. 

Benefits: 

These rollers are often coated for corrosion and wear resistance.

Best Used For: 

Lead in Rollers

Lead-in Lead Out Rollers to dryer sections

Lead in and lead out rollers are also used to lead to dryer sections during manufacturing.

Benefits: 

They are engineered with durable, non-stick, easily cleaned surfaces.

Best Used For: 

Lead-in Lead Out Rollers to dryer sections

Leveler Rollers

Leveler rollers are used in metal tension leveling lines to pull metal through tension levelers.

Benefits: 

Longer service life.

Best Used For: 

Leveler Rollers

Main Draw Rollers

Main Draw Rollers

Best Used For: 

Main Draw Rollers

Metering Rollers

Metering rollers are nipped to coating rollers to transfer thickness of coatings to substrates.

Benefits: 

Application of proper coat weights.

Best Used For: 

Metering Rollers

Nip Rollers

Our nip rollers are available in alloy steel, carbon steel, and stainless steel. Nip rollers are also known as pinch rollers and by various other names.

Benefits: 

Proper selection affects product quality and line speeds.

Best Used For: 

They are used to press two or more sheets together to form a laminated product.

Nip/Laminator Rollers

Laminator rollers are also known as nip rollers and by various other names.

Benefits: 

Proper selection affects product quality and line speeds.

Best Used For: 

They are used to press two or more sheets together to form a laminated product.

Oiler Rollers

Oiler rollers are used to apply oil, normally to metal.

Benefits: 

Rollers are able to withstand swelling and wear from contact with oils to provide longer life spans.

Best Used For: 

Oiler Rollers

Padder Rollers

Padder rollers are specialized rolls that are used in textile dying processes.

Benefits: 

We ensure every roller is deflection compensated to provide uniform dye control.

Best Used For: 

Padder Rollers

Paint Applicator Rollers

Paint Applicator Rollers are used to apply paint directly to metal coils.

Benefits: 

Rollers are manufactured to be abrasion-resistant and have a longer service life.

Best Used For: 

Paint Applicator Rollers