Fife Engineering:

Fife Engineering Company Limited has been manufacturing and refurbishing rollers for industries such as paper, textiles, packaging, food and printing for 50 years.

Roller Division

Using customer’s drawings or sample rollers we can manufacture rollers using materials such as stainless steel, carbon steel, aluminium or nylon All parts are subject to a 100% inspection during and on completion to ensure our customer receives a roller as good as if not better than their original.

There are many coatings, which can be applied to rollers
including rubber polyurethane and thermal sprayed metal powders again the specification of coating depends on our customers requirements.

Above is an example of a polyurethane coated roller used in the production of coiled sheet metal.

 

Roller Repair and Component Refurbishment

We understand the needs of our customers and recognise that rapid response to breakdowns is essential.

Following detailed inspection and general assessment of a roller's condition either full or partial factory refurbishment can be carried out from journal end renewal to complete stripping and roll recovering.

Rollers are recovered to match the original compound.

Outside diameter and journal ends are precision ground to maintain roller concentricity.

Inspection standards also ensure that tolerances on the finished rollers of .012mm parallelity, dimensional and +/- 0.12mm T.I.R are achieved and that all bores and threaded holes are carefully checked.

Metal spraying using hypersonic or plasma techniques for the repairs of:

1. Textile Rollers
2. Food and hygiene rollers
3. Conveyor rollers etc

All worn or damaged components can be reclaimed using this process when applicable using:

1. Mild Steel
2. Chrome Steel
3. Stellite
4. Ceramic
5. Copper
6. Aluminium and many more

We service many industries with our rubber compounds:

1. Plastic extrusion "Haul off" rollers
2. Conveyor drums
3. Printing rollers
4. Fabric impregnation (glues dyes)
5. Foodstuff, confectionery and packaging
6. Bag making machines
7. Material handling equipment

Rubber mouldings:

Anti-vibration mountings, pressure lifting grips plus a wide variety of ancillary components where moulding and re-moulding are essential to industry, including valve rubber linings, rubber to metal bonding and slitting rubbers, seals.

Laminating

 

Fife Engineering manufactures new and recovers existing standard and heavy duty laminating rollers to customer specifications. Using customer's drawings, or a sample roller we will manufacture complete new rollers in stainless steel, carbon steel, or aluminium. All rollers are covered in silicone compound from 40 shore to 80 shore, which is able to withstand temperatures of up to 260C. The silicone compound is processed in a clean environment both during its production and whilst roller recovering, ensuring it is free from contamination. The roller recovering schedule incorporates a rigorous inspection procedure. Inclusions in the roller surface are not permitted and strict quality control during final inspection ensures defect free rollers.

Examples of rollers used for laminating in the  P.C.B. industry

Image of an edge profile wheel used to laminate edges in the furniture industry. Various profiles can be cut into the wheels.

High strength silicone rubber
Hardness range shore "A"	40	50	60	70	80
Tensile strength Mpa	10	11	11	9	9
Elongation %	700	700	600	500	450
Tear strength Kn/m	30	30	35	40	20
Max working temperature	260 c
Acid and chemical resistant
Standard strength silicone rubber
Hardness range shore "A"	42	50	60	70	80
Tensile strength Mpa	6.5	6.5	6.5	6	6
Elongation %	350	300	250	200	200
Tear strength Kn/m	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5
Max working temperature	260 c
Acid and chemical resistant

We offer a complete service that is tailored to your specific objectives. We have highly skilled and dedicated individuals working across all our areas of engineering expertise.