Imperial Rubber Publishes Technical Paper on Measuring Your Roller's True Shape

CHINO, California -- (January 3, 2009) --
Imperial Rubber Products today published a technical paper presented by Stephen Huff, VP of Manufacturing and Technology, to AIMCAL on measuring the true shape of a roller.

Abstract

Roller geometry directly affects the way a web is handled through a machine. Common roll tolerances address roller diameter, taper and TIR.  But what do these variations really mean to the end user?

Most line operators and engineers have a general understanding of these properties but not how they affect their product let alone the proper way to measure these variations. A simple dial indicator cannot reveal the true concentricity of a roller.  

This paper will discuss roller geometry variation, its affects on web handling and new-to-the-industry techniques to determine the “real” values for these variations.

(Click here to read the Paper - PDF File)

(Click here to see the Presentation - PDF File)