Urethane rollers are used to transport materials and parts along a track with minimal damage. Idler rollers slow down objects, while drive rollers provide power. Conformal and segmented rolls are also available, as well as transfer rollers for printing. Customizable options are available online.
Urethane rollers are a part of a machine used to send materials and parts along a track so they can reach their intended destination. They are made from a durable and flexible material called urethane. The use of the urethane surface on these rollers allows the material to move while minimizing the potential damage that could occur to the material or the handling system itself. The benefits of this material make urethane laminate systems popular, and many different types are used.
The simplest form of urethane rollers are idler rollers. These rollers are set in a roller system and allow an object to slow down as it continues to move on them. They are not powered by any means, and any object moving across them must do so using energy gathered elsewhere in its path through a workstation.
To gain power, drive rollers are commonly used. These rollers allow an object to move along a line and even go up, provided the hill isn’t too steep. Drive rollers are usually powered by a belt which turns the rollers or may have independently driven axles.
While both idler and drive rollers can be made of many other materials as well, there is a type of roller similar to these, but made only of urethane. Conformal rollers are custom designed urethane rollers to be flexible. Objects moving through them may have uneven weight, but the flexible urethane that makes up these rollers allows objects to move smoothly through the roller system. The bodies of these rollers are not as solid as other rollers, but feature hollow grooves for maximum flexibility.
Segmented rolls are a variety of urethane rolls that are not perfectly round on the outside. These are used to transport a material in a specific quantity. This type of roller system can also have very small segments which are intended to give the work piece additional traction as it moves.
Many printer manufacturers and mechanical copiers use transfer rollers to copy an image onto a piece of paper or other physical medium. These urethane rollers can be operated mechanically or manually. Transfer rollers allow you to create many images from one master copy. Because the coating is exceptionally smooth, using urethane rollers for this purpose allows you to reproduce an image with minimal image error or distortion.
There are many other specialized urethane rollers available for specific uses. Many factories specialize in customizable urethane rolls which can come in a variety of shapes and sizes. These rollers can be ordered online individually or in bulk for those looking to create their own urethane roller system.
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