Rubber Rollers 101
Rubber Rollers 101
Cent-Roll Products manufactures high quality rubber covered rollers to meet the needs of your specific application. From high quality applicator rolls to common feed rolls, our technical experts will help guide you to the optimal solution. Our Quality Management System ensures rollers are produced to the customer’s specifications each and every time.
Rubber Roller 101
Rubber is applied to rollers by means of extruding uncured rubber into a strip that wraps around a metal core that is clean prepared and primed. Autoclaves then vulcanize the rubber to the core cohesively. The rubber is then ground and polished to exacting standards, such as:
- TIR – total indicated runout typically held to within 0.001″
- Taper – straightness within 0.003″
- Surface Finish – to meet the required Ra spec, typically 20-200 Ra
- Durometer – +/- 5 points.
- Finish Diameter – can hold as tight as +/- 0.001″
Common Materials
- Buna – Nitrile
- Silicone
- Hypalon
- Neoprene
- Urethane
- EPDM
- Viton
- Carboxylated Nitrile
- Hydrogenated Nitrile
- Nitrile – PVC
- UV blends
- FDA
Common Uses
- Lamination Rolls
- Drive Rolls
- Coating & Applicator Rolls
- Nip & Feed Rolls
- Draw Rolls
- Slitting Rolls
- Hot Oil & Chill Rolls
- Squeegee Rolls
- Bridle Rolls
- Conveyor & Belt Rolls
- Idler Rolls
- Combining & Transfer Rolls
- Hot Glue Rolls
Shore “A” 10 – 95 Ranging from gummy bears to skateboard wheels
Shore “D” 60 – 75 Ranging from skateboard wheels to bowling balls
*durometer range varies per material, see our material selection guide for full details.
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