Self-lubricating conveyor rollers offer oil-free deflection for conveyor belts

Our self-lubricating conveyor rollers, designed with our high-performance iglide® polymer materials, provide precise, grease-free guidance for conveyor belts. They offer a tight deflection radius and require a low amount of drive power. They’re also easy to assemble, extremely cost-effective, maintenance-free, and resistant to dirt, dust, corrosion and chemicals. We offer standard conveyor rollers as well as custom solutions manufactured from the materials below.

Benefits:

Tight deflection radii
Maintenance-free
Self-lubricating
No risk of lubricant contamination
Durable and wear-resistant
Hygienic design without ball or needle cages
Easy to clean
FDA-compliant
Resistant to temperature, chemicals, dirt and corrosion

Customer Applications:

Krones AG Packaging System

Regarding Variopac Pro, a fully automatic all-rounder packaging system, Krones faced a problem in 2005: the system's performance had to be increased by 20 packages per minute. Hence, there was an urgent need for action during the deflection of the conveyor belts.

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Raw Baking Food Processing

It is not only raw bakery products that present the machine manufacturer in the food sector with considerable challenges. If two conveyor belts are butt-jointed to each other, the radii of the conveyor rollers result in a gap between the two belts.

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Beverage and Bottling Industry

Conveyor rollers are used in material handling, primarily on conveyor belts for the food industry and for the beverage industry. In many applications, igus® conveyor rollers from high-performance plastics help to transfer the transported goods to downstream conveyors during the deflection.

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Browse Conveyor Rollers:

iglide® A180

The FDA-compliant all-rounder
Good media resistance
Suitable for wet environments
For speeds up to 0.3m/s*

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iglide® A250

Very wear-resistant
FDA and EU10/2011-compliant
Excellent coefficient of friction
For high belt preload and speeds up to 0.7m/s*

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iglide® A350

The endurance runner in the food sector
For use with temperatures up to 356°F
Compliant with EU Regulation No. 10/2011 EG & FDA
For speeds up to 0.5m/s*

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iglide® P210

For an exceptionally long service life
Suitable for a large number of applications
Extremely wear-resistant
For speeds up to 0.5m/s*

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iglide® H1

Endurance runner with high media resistance
High wear resistance in extreme ambient conditions
High resistance to temperature and chemicals
For high belt preload and speeds up to 0.7m/s*

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Custom Machined Options

Do you need a custom roller?
We can design and machine a bespoke component for your application.

Options for Custom Lengths & Shapes

We produce custom conveyor rollers according to your specific application requirements. Click the button below to request a consultation on selecting the appropriate materials and manufacturing process.

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Wear test in the test laboratory

Tumble test rig: load 1N/mm2, speed 0.3m/s
To give you precise details on the wear rate of our conveyor rollers, these are examined under realistic conditions in our test laboratory. Four different iglide® materials as well as PET-P and POM-C were tested. To also make statements regarding the wear behavior depending on the shaft materials, conveyor rollers were tested on V2A and silver steel shafts.

Wear rates of the different iglide® materials for conveyor rollers

Load: 1MPa, speed: 0.3m/s and 0.6m/s
Conveyor rollers made of various iglide® materials running on 304 stainless steel shafts were tested. The materials were tested at speeds of 0.3m/s and 0.6m/s.

Wear rate of iglide materials for conveyor rollers

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Whether you're interested in turnkey, fully assembled solutions or looking to build your own customizable project, learn more about how igus® can assist you with a solution based on your specific application and requirements. Contact us via the form below or call us at (800) 521-2747 to discuss your project today!

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