Lean Manufacturing Yields Better Rollers

Results of Efforts to Improve Roller Quality

CHINO, California -- (January 20, 2012) -- Imperial Rubber Products, which manufactures and reconditions rollers for industrial converters, manufacturers and commercial printers, today released an open letter to customers sharing recent data on the company's recent performance. The information shows how the company is improving quality, shortening lead-times, and meeting customer needs consistently.

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Imperial Rubber Products Announces TruShape2™

Improved Measuring Device Helps Customers Get Even Higher Precision Rollers

CHINO, California -- (June 29, 2010) -- Imperial Rubber Products, which manufactures and reconditions rollers for industrial converters, manufacturers and commercial printers, today announced that they have developed and begun using the TruShape2™ measuring device. The company uses this new tool to provide even greater in-process measurement capabilities to help deliver rollers with superior precision to customers.

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Imperial Rubber Products Announces Alliance with Finzer Roller

Companies to share products, technologies, and offer national coverage to customers

CHINO, California -- (May 20, 2010) -- Imperial Rubber Products, which manufactures and reconditions rollers for industrial converters, manufacturers and commercial printers, and Finzer Roller, a leading one-stop resource for rubber rollers and specialty coatings, including steel roller cores, replacement rubber coverings and peripheral products, today announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance to serve customers nationally.

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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.

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(Click here to see the Presentation - PDF File)