Drive rollers

Drive rollers made of CFRP/GRP and aluminium

INOMETA’s CFRP and aluminium drive rollers set new standards in the precise and efficient control of film webs, conveyor belts, and material webs throughout the entire web guiding process. These state-of-the-art rollers are specially designed to ensure reliable power transmission and movement of the material webs, which contributes to a significant optimization of production processes. Because of the use of CFRP and aluminium, our drive rollers offer an exceptional combination of lightness and robustness.
Thanks to their innovative design and high-quality materials, they help to increase efficiency and process reliability in a wide range of industries, including plastics processing, the printing industry, and other manufacturing processes that utilize film webs, conveyor belts, and material webs. Whether in these applications or others, the drive rollers made of CFRP and aluminium are the perfect solution for demanding tasks where precision and reliability are paramount.

Drive rollers for customized solutions

We offer our drive rollers in various designs to meet these specific requirements, including:

Friction wheel drive rollers
Grooved drive rollers
Gear drive rollers
Magnetic drive rollers
Clamping drive rollers

Whether in plastics processing, the printing industry, textile production or other manufacturing processes – the rollers are designed to optimally meet the individual requirements and specifications of the respective application:

Packaging industry
Printing industry
Plastics industry
Textile industry
Film industry

Drive rollers made of CFRP/GRP & aluminium – all advantages at a glance

Our CFRP and aluminium drive rollers are engineered for high precision and robustness, designed to withstand demanding industrial environments and high loads. They deliver constant and smooth power transmission, ensuring stable and reliable movement of material webs for accurate positioning and precise speed control of substrates, products, and materials.
This translates to minimal slippage during torque and force transmission, resulting in smooth and efficient web movement – crucial for applications requiring precise material control to achieve high-quality standards and consistent production.
Additionally, the use of high-quality materials makes these rollers exceptionally wear and corrosion resistant, significantly extending their service life and minimizing maintenance needs.

Built to excel in demanding environments, our CFRP and aluminium drive rollers offer a compelling range of advantages:

Maintenance-free bearings
Lowest starting torques
Tight shape and bearing tolerance
High precision and robust design to withstand high loads
Optimum running smoothness
Precisely adjusted surface roughness
Precise surface finishes from smooth to rough surfaces
Customized configuration of drive rollers, including sizes, coatings, materials
Use of high-quality materials for long running times and high wear resistance
Efficient power transmission of torques with the lowest mass moments of inertia
High rigidity and vibration damping

CFRP rollers with dead shaft, stub shafts or journals

CFRP drive rollers can be delivered with diameters between 30 mm and 1200 mm and even greater. Depending on the application, roller lengths of up to 13,000 mm are available.

Surface structure

Standard: cylindrical polished
Alternative: application-oriented surface refinements such as spiral grooved, grooved, concave, convex, structured

Surface coating

Standard: CFRP roller with PROTEK^® composite coating
Alternative: application-oriented surface refinements such as the PROTEK^® ceramic coating, PROTEK^® carbide

Aluminium rollers with dead shaft, stub shafts or journals

Drive rollers with dead shaft can be delivered with diameters between 30 mm and 360 mm. Depending on the application, roller lengths of up to 8,000 mm are available.