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R1500
RONWIN
HS Code: 8431390000
The design of these rollers gives them a unique set of characteristics:
Tapered Design: This is the defining feature. The roller's diameter gradually increases from one end to the other (e.g., from 50mm to 65mm). This creates a differential speed across the roller's width, causing the product to turn.
Unpowered (Gravity-Fed): They do not require motors, chains, or belts to operate. This makes them highly energy-efficient, with zero operating costs once installed.
Robust Construction:
Material: Typically made from cold-rolled steel for high strength and durability.
Finish: Often coated with a zinc plating or a durable powder coat to resist corrosion, rust, and abrasion in industrial environments.
Axles: Feature precision-ground axles that rotate smoothly on high-quality ball bearings or roller bearings.
Self-Tracking / Forced Guidance: The taper physically forces the load to follow the curve of the conveyor. The side of the product on the larger-diameter end of the rollermoves faster than the side on the smaller-diameter end, inducing a smooth, consistent turn.
High Load Capacity: Steel construction allows these rollers to handle very heavy loads, much more than their plastic or aluminum counterparts. They are suitable for pallets, drums, heavy machinery parts, and other substantial unit loads.
Low Maintenance: With no motors or moving parts other than the bearing, maintenance is minimal. It typically involves occasional lubrication of the bearings to ensure smooth rotation.
Fixed Curve Radius: Each roller is designed for a specific curve radius (e.g., 30°, 45°, 90°, 180°). The system must be designed and installed with the correct taper and layout to achieve the desired turn.
Gravity Tapered Rollers are primarily used to create curved sections in otherwise straight gravity conveyor systems. Their applications are widespread in industries that rely on material handling:
Warehousing and Distribution Centers: Used to guide loaded pallets, carts, and boxes through the flow of a sorting system, around corners, and into different staging or shipping areas.
Manufacturing and Assembly Lines: Transport heavy components, sub-assemblies, or finished goods through the production process, navigating the layout of the factory floor.
Beverage and Food Distribution: Ideal for moving heavy pallets of canned goods, bottles, and other stable unit loads through distribution pathways.
Logistics and Parcel Handling: While not for small packages alone, they are used for rolling cages, carts, and heavier unit loads within parcel hubs and cross-docking facilities.
Retail Backrooms: Used to manage the flow of inventory from receiving docks to storage or directly to the sales floor.
General technical data | |
Max. load capacity | 200 KGS |
Max. conveyor speed | 30 m/min |
Temperature range | −5 to +40 °C |
Material | |
Tube | Carbon steel, stainless steel |
Shaft | Antirust oil coated steel, Zinc-plated steel, Stainless steel |
Bearing housing | Steel, stainless steel |
End cap | Polypropylene, yellow/grey |
Bearing | Precision ball bearing |
Design versions | |
Surface treatment | Zinc-plated, chrome-plated |
Lagging | Rubber, PU |
Standard conical degree | 3.6° |
Tube Material | D1 | W | D2 | Shaft | E | L |
Steel, stainless steel | 38 | 200 | 50.6 | Φ12 | E=W+9 | L=W+10 |
300 | 56.9 | |||||
400 | 63.2 | |||||
500 | 69.5 | |||||
600 | 75.8 | |||||
700 | 82.1 | |||||
42 | 200 | 54.6 | ||||
300 | 60.9 | |||||
400 | 67.2 | |||||
500 | 73.5 | |||||
600 | 79.8 | |||||
700 | 86.1 | |||||
50 | 200 | 62.6 | ||||
300 | 68.9 | |||||
400 | 75.2 | |||||
500 | 81.5 | |||||
600 | 87.8 | |||||
700 | 94.1 |
In summary, the Gravity Tapered Steel Roller is a robust, simple, and highly effective solution for guiding heavy loads around curves in a material handling system. Its primary strength lies in its ability to move substantial items without external power, making it a cornerstone of efficient, low-maintenance gravity conveyor networks in heavy-industry and warehousing applications.
The design of these rollers gives them a unique set of characteristics:
Tapered Design: This is the defining feature. The roller's diameter gradually increases from one end to the other (e.g., from 50mm to 65mm). This creates a differential speed across the roller's width, causing the product to turn.
Unpowered (Gravity-Fed): They do not require motors, chains, or belts to operate. This makes them highly energy-efficient, with zero operating costs once installed.
Robust Construction:
Material: Typically made from cold-rolled steel for high strength and durability.
Finish: Often coated with a zinc plating or a durable powder coat to resist corrosion, rust, and abrasion in industrial environments.
Axles: Feature precision-ground axles that rotate smoothly on high-quality ball bearings or roller bearings.
Self-Tracking / Forced Guidance: The taper physically forces the load to follow the curve of the conveyor. The side of the product on the larger-diameter end of the rollermoves faster than the side on the smaller-diameter end, inducing a smooth, consistent turn.
High Load Capacity: Steel construction allows these rollers to handle very heavy loads, much more than their plastic or aluminum counterparts. They are suitable for pallets, drums, heavy machinery parts, and other substantial unit loads.
Low Maintenance: With no motors or moving parts other than the bearing, maintenance is minimal. It typically involves occasional lubrication of the bearings to ensure smooth rotation.
Fixed Curve Radius: Each roller is designed for a specific curve radius (e.g., 30°, 45°, 90°, 180°). The system must be designed and installed with the correct taper and layout to achieve the desired turn.
Gravity Tapered Rollers are primarily used to create curved sections in otherwise straight gravity conveyor systems. Their applications are widespread in industries that rely on material handling:
Warehousing and Distribution Centers: Used to guide loaded pallets, carts, and boxes through the flow of a sorting system, around corners, and into different staging or shipping areas.
Manufacturing and Assembly Lines: Transport heavy components, sub-assemblies, or finished goods through the production process, navigating the layout of the factory floor.
Beverage and Food Distribution: Ideal for moving heavy pallets of canned goods, bottles, and other stable unit loads through distribution pathways.
Logistics and Parcel Handling: While not for small packages alone, they are used for rolling cages, carts, and heavier unit loads within parcel hubs and cross-docking facilities.
Retail Backrooms: Used to manage the flow of inventory from receiving docks to storage or directly to the sales floor.
General technical data | |
Max. load capacity | 200 KGS |
Max. conveyor speed | 30 m/min |
Temperature range | −5 to +40 °C |
Material | |
Tube | Carbon steel, stainless steel |
Shaft | Antirust oil coated steel, Zinc-plated steel, Stainless steel |
Bearing housing | Steel, stainless steel |
End cap | Polypropylene, yellow/grey |
Bearing | Precision ball bearing |
Design versions | |
Surface treatment | Zinc-plated, chrome-plated |
Lagging | Rubber, PU |
Standard conical degree | 3.6° |
Tube Material | D1 | W | D2 | Shaft | E | L |
Steel, stainless steel | 38 | 200 | 50.6 | Φ12 | E=W+9 | L=W+10 |
300 | 56.9 | |||||
400 | 63.2 | |||||
500 | 69.5 | |||||
600 | 75.8 | |||||
700 | 82.1 | |||||
42 | 200 | 54.6 | ||||
300 | 60.9 | |||||
400 | 67.2 | |||||
500 | 73.5 | |||||
600 | 79.8 | |||||
700 | 86.1 | |||||
50 | 200 | 62.6 | ||||
300 | 68.9 | |||||
400 | 75.2 | |||||
500 | 81.5 | |||||
600 | 87.8 | |||||
700 | 94.1 |
In summary, the Gravity Tapered Steel Roller is a robust, simple, and highly effective solution for guiding heavy loads around curves in a material handling system. Its primary strength lies in its ability to move substantial items without external power, making it a cornerstone of efficient, low-maintenance gravity conveyor networks in heavy-industry and warehousing applications.
