Foam rubber rollers are used in a variety of ways, for example as application, lay-on, gluing, pressure or feed rollers - depending on the technical requirements.
The pores in foam rubber coatings are closed cells that are formed during vulcanization. The pores on the roller surface are opened by grinding.
There are different pore patterns. Depending on the compound structure, the surface of the roller coverings may have partially closed areas or consist only of open pores and cell walls. This significantly influences the application behavior of liquids.
Due to the pore-based structure, coatings made of foam rubber have very special properties that have a very positive effect in many applications.
The high compressibility and open surface are unique features of this material.
The enclosed pores enable extreme shape adaptation and good damping behavior. The open Surface makes these rollers very suitable for the application of a wide variety of liquids such as lacquers, glues, stains or oils. The base polymer used (EPDM, NBR, CR and others) determines the chemical and physical resistance.