Our manufacturing partner specialises in the supply of precision customized parts in low to medium volumes in a wide range of materials. These include elastomeric covered rollers
Elastomers
Processes include
- Compounding – formulating personalised compounds
- Compression molding
- Injection molding
- Transfer molding
- Extrusions
- Casting
- Molecular adhesion
- Molding thermoplastics
- Hot air vulcanisation and steam autoclave
Materials available
- Natural rubber
- NBR (acrynitrile-butadiene)
- CR (chloroprene)
- EPDM (therpolymer of ethylene-propylene and diene)
- SBR (styrene-butadiene)
- VMQ (silicone – silicone rubber)
- PU Polyurethane (millable and cast polyurethane) AU EU
Finishing Processes
- Precision grinding
- Traditional grinding machines
- Semi-automatic
- CNC
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Steels and Plastics
Materials available
- Stainless steels in various grades
- Aluminium alloys
- AVP free cutting alloy steels
- Brass
- Copper
- Bronze
- Plastic resins
Manufacturing using wide range of equipment including
- CNC sliding head lathes with a capability of Ø2 to Ø35mm and milling machines
Special finishes available include
- Nickel plating (standard and chemical)
- Galvanising
- Anodising
- Cataphoresis (specialised organic coating method that uses electrical current to deposit paint onto a part or assembled product)
- Heat treatment
- Nitriding
- Hardening
Quality
The manufacturing process is supported by a dedicated quality control department with highly capable operators.
Equipment available
- Digital gauges
- Digital micrometers
- Calibrated pins
- Optical scanning systems
- Non-contact laser measuring devices
Images Courtesy of Tecnar SLR
Roller Applications
