Let Fife Help You Care For Your Rollers

How hard are you being hit by the credit crunch not to mention the recession? After weeks and weeks of doom and gloom and little prospect of better times for quite a while yet we’re all looking for ways of getting that “extra mile” out of our machines and equipment. If only we could make this or that last a little longer before replacement or refurbishment! Well maybe we can add a little feelgood factor to the equation.

Lets’ talk about rollers, yes rollers and in particular your rollers. Did you know that you can get more out of them by merely storing them correctly and did you know that by not fitting and handling them correctly you will shorten their lifespan considerably. So maybe you store them on the floor in your office, or maybe you lean them up against a wall balancing only on the journal end? Or do you lie them on the shelve without supporting the journal ends. All these methods of storage will not only shorten the working life of your roller but in many instances will damage the roller or cause serious “flat” on the surface.

Rollers are essential components in your production and we can help you get the best out of them by passing on a few handy tips regarding handling and storage.

Keep all your rollers in a controlled environment and do not expose them to extremes in temperature variation.

Never store your rollers outside or in direct sunlight as surface finish will be impaired and performance compromised.

Coated rollers are fragile and usually expensive components and should never be placed flat on the floor but should be supported using V-Blocks upon which the journals can be supported. We can supply V-Blocks if you wish.

Larger rollers are heavy and are best left in their purpose built transportation boxes until required for use.

Always leave the Fife Engineering protective covering on the roller until you are ready to install the component.

Never leave your rollers stacked on the floor or hard surface or lying against one another as this will result in “flat” spots forming on the roller surface. If this happens your roller will probably need to be reground.

The above are but a few handy tips to help you get improved performance and longer life out of your rollers. Fife Engineering will be happy to visit your site/plant and offer advise on roller storage and handling. A little time and thought taken upon receipt of your roller can save you money in the long run and let’s face it we all need all the help we can get at the moment!

A little story to ponder on! Back in the summer (if you can call it that) we were asked to manufacture some mobile shower fabrications. Yes you may think it a strange request but in the end they were a great success when used strategically placed at the Great North Run in October. So when the going got tuff, the tuff took a run through shower!! And ………..

everyone had a great day and lots of money was raised to help so many people.

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