The Engineering Development of Rubber Rollers: Manual to Automated Systems
Introduction From their inception, rubber rollers have played a significant role in the industrial production field, especially as basic components for printing, packaging, laminating, textile finishing, and web handling processes. Rubber rollers began as a simple production tool that was operated manually and evolved into engineered automated systems that increase productivity and precision across a wide range of uses in different industries. With our advanced materials today, new forms of automated technologies, and advanced concepts of smart manufacturing, the evolution of rubber rollers for production processes has drastically changed the way rubber rollers are designed, manufactured, and maintained. This article will examine the evolution of rubber roller technology, from an early manual form of production to more modern automation systems used by industry leaders, such as Krishna Engineering Works, and how the evolution of rubber rollers is still shaping the future of industrial ...