Stabilization of Coating and Improvement of Roll Maintenance by Rubber Cover for Applicator Roll

Abstract

We, Meiji Rubber & Chemical Co., Ltd. established in 1900, have been supplying rubber covering materials for Pulp & Paper industry for 115 years. We are dealing a variety of materials and developing the optimum cover rubbers for each section of paper machines based on the years of experience.

In recent years, due to the diversification of coating & sizing liquid and high speed machine operation, the requirement of quality stabilization for Applicator rolls cover is becoming harder.

Our material“Super Polyforte”is a polyurethane material containing the special polymer, have been adopted in many Applicator rolls and Smoothing press rolls, etc. since starting sales in 1999.

Now we would like to introduce references of Super Polyforte, particularly focusing on Applicator rolls in the several paper mills which have achieved stabilization of coating and longer replacement cycle of rolls.