Industrial Roll Coating and Repair

Industrial Plating offers turnkey roll coating and repair services. Industrial roll surfaces are critical for producing quality products. Defects on the surface or worn rolls result in the production of off quality product or can result in reduction in production inefficiencies.

We have significant experience in industrial roller coating and processing for a variety of industries, each with its own important set of requirements. We have the capabilities to not only coat your rolls but also precision grind them to meet your requirements.

Roll Coating or Surface Plating
Industrial Plating offers numerous roller coating and plating options to meet unique customer requirements. Our portfolio of options includes Wear Resistant, Corrosion Resistant, & Traction & Release coatings.

Plating and Coating Material Examples:

Carbide Coatings: Tungsten Carbide, Chromium Carbide
Ceramic Coatings: Chrome Oxide, Aluminum Oxide, Alumina Titania,
Zirconium Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide
Plating: Hard Chrome, Nickel
Metallizing: Aluminum, Copper, Nickel, Stainless Steel

Applications

Dimensional Restoration

Chemical Resistance

Corrosion Protection

Surface Traction

Wear and Abrasion Resistance

Examples

Shaft Repair

Roller Coating & Repair

Industrial Roller Repair and Restoration

Industrial Plating offers several options for restoring the diameter and improving the wear resistance of your rolls. The processes that we recommend will be dependent on the design of the roll, its operating conditions, and other special requirements. We may recommend application of Plasma Coatings, Hard Chrome, HVOF Coatings or other alternatives based on your needs. We also offer solutions for traction and release.

Plasma Coatings

Sparks fly from a machine grinding an industrial roller during a repair process.

HVOF Coatings

Hard Chrome Plating

Industrial facility with equipment for roller repair and coating processes

Examples of Rolls Processed

Industrial Plating has the capabilities and expertise to process a broad range of roll sizes with various requirements requirements. Whether it is tapered, crowned, high speed or low speed, we can provide a solution for your needs.

Various sizes of industrial rollers, ideal for roll coating and repair applications.

Applicator Rolls
Capstan Rolls
Chill Rolls
Crowned Rolls
Draw Rolls
Drive Rolls
Doctor Rolls

Exit Rolls
Feed Rolls
Godet Rolls
Groove Rolls
Heated Rolls
Idler Rolls
Laminator Rolls

Mandrels
Puller Rolls
Separator Rolls
Septet
Take Up Rolls
Winder Rolls

The above list is just a small sample of the many different types of rolls we have processed. Please contact us with your requirements.

Industrial Roll Coating and Restoration Related Services

Cylindrical Grinding

Industrial Plating has experience and expertise to apply and grind various plating & coatings to tight tolerances. This includes carbide based coatings, ceramics, hard chrome, and others.

For more details, check out our cylindrical grinding services.

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Surface Finishing

Industrial Plating offers surface finishing services for industrial rolls. We can achieve a broad range of surface finishes and reproduce complicated and/or precise requirements. We can achieve surfaces from a mirror finish (< 2 RA) to over 1000+ RA which is rougher than 24 grit sandpaper. We have the ability to tightly control and reproduce the surface finish to meet your requirements each time. For more information, read about our surface finishing services.

Dynamic Balancing

In addition to making repairs, we also offer dynamically balancing to ensure your shafts will not vibrate on install and will greatly improve the life of your bearings and machinery. We have dynamically balanced shafts that rotate at more than 25,000 RPM's. Find out more about our dynamic balancing ‍services.

Typical Machining Services Related to Roll Repair

In addition, our full service machine shop can repair damaged threads, keyways, and other functional areas of the shaft to bring it back it back to its original specifications. Find out more about our Machining Capabilities.

Shaft Keyway Repair

Close-up of a metal roller segment with a slot, used in industrial roller repair.

Shaft Straightening

Bearing Removal and Journal Repair