Universal Urethane makes the Zero-Crush corrugated feed roll

Universal Urethane offers the world’s finest line of Zero-Crush urethane conversion roll products to eliminate the problems of crushed and/or inconsistent caliper of boxboard products.

If your company has a boxboard machine, it can be updated with Zero-Crush components.

The corrugated industry utilizes rolls in numerous functions including feeding, squeezing, coating and printing. Each of these applications has their unique parameters that must be met. These include heat and chemical resistance, release, hardness and modulus. An effective roll covering must possess characteristics which match the requirements of the specific application. Urethane roll coverings for corrugated applications typically must exhibit high coefficient of friction properties, abrasion, and heat and ozone resistance.

The following is a list of machines on which Universal Urethane Zero-Crush urethane corrugated feed rolls are used:

Any boxboard machine can be updated with Zero-Crush components.
Benefits of Zero-Crush rolls using silicone material include:

• Corrugated rider rolls in glue stations to prevent starch or glue from building up on the outer surface of roll
• Corrugator cut-off knife ballast rolls where wax is applied to the corrugated board for water-proofing purposes

Rolls have been installed in both the glue station and cut-off knife areas with outstanding results.