Welcome to Imperial Rubber Northwest!

Now You Have a Choice!

For almost 20 years Imperial Rubber Products, Inc. has earned an international reputation as a high-quality source for new and repaired rollers.

We recently expanded our Northwest service to include a local office and dedicated team.

Get to Know Imperial Rubber Northwest!

Check out the paragraphs below to get a brief overview of what we can do for you.
Use the “Contact Us” box to request technical assistance or elastomeric application information and she’ll reply fast!
Check out "Northwest Links" at left for featured products and services, or use the links at top left to go to the main Imperial Rubber Products website.

Take Advantage of Our Strengths!

Imperial manufactures and reconditions rollers for converters, manufacturers and commercial printers.

We focus on select “Industrial” markets, primarily the processing, production and conversion of wood, steel, aluminum, plastics and paper. Our precise tolerance capabilities are ideally suited for film, coating and laminating applications in all industries. The select "Graphic Arts” applications we emphasize include Offset Web (heat-set, open web, newspaper), Flexography and Rotogravure.

Standard Capabilities

Our factory handles:

Lengths up to 300 inches
OD (Outside Diameter) up to 60 inches

We produce:

Extruded roll covers with no seams, using virtually the entire range of synthetic elastomers
Cast and extruded polyurethane
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Chrome plated rolls with finishes to 1µ inch Ra

We offer:

New roll manufacturing
Roller reconditioning (repair) and covering
Emergency services for customers with urgent needs
Dynamic balancing to ISO-1940, ANSI and MIL-SPEC standards

Our facility includes:

A complete machine shop
CNC (Computer Numerical Control) crowning (parabolic, cosine, barrel, tapered)
CNC OD grinding
CNC grooving with exceptional precision
Hi-Pressure dry autoclave (6' x 32' in length)
Live steam autoclave (4' x 16' in length)
Automated extrusion roll builders
Vacuum static polyurethane system
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Production Processes

To ensure consistent quality, our experienced staff is trained to implement clearly defined Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in our manufacturing processes, which span:

Precision grinding and polishing
Reconditioning, recovering
Extruding
Journal, Shaft and I.D. Bore (Socket) repairs and replacement

Standard Products and Services

The majority of our production is tailored to specific requirements unique to each customer. Our core offering includes:

Products

Standard rollers
(in a wide array of materials including rubber, polyurethane, silicone, nylon, Teflon™, Rilsan™, chrome, and copper).
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Composite (graphite) rollers [click for more info]
Cast and extruded polyurethane [click for more info]
FKM nonwoven mill rolls [click for more info]
One way press rolls [click for more info]
Rexnord Link-Belt ® bearings
(we are an authorized OEM source)
Large inventory of various other bearings

Services

Complete roll manufacturing
Core, shaft and journal repairs
Regrinding
Roll covering
Dynamic balancing
Chemical compatibility testing
Physical testing of materials