Original Equipment Manufacturer

Most leading machine manufacturers are building our patented Fibrillating Rollers with exchangeable needle bars into the fibrillator of their tape units.

Optimal flexibility of the Burckhardt Fibrillating Rollers is granted, needle bars can be exchanged directly on the unit (without dismounting the roller).

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Burckhardt Fibrillating Rollers

(Patents) offer unprecedented possibilities to meet the requirements of the product

Fibrillating roller of steel instead of bronze (hard chromium plated surface) for higher needle bar density and longer lifetime

Fibrillating Bars (spare parts for the rollers) allow numerous technical possibilities:

	Maximum pin density up to 75 pins/cm (190 pins/inch)
	The pin density can be doubled by mounting the bars in a staggered arrangement of the bars. Thus, a “honeycomb” structure can be achieved
	Pin projection ranges from approx. 0.5 – 6mm
	The pins can be arranged in several rows. To increase lifetime, stronger pins can be used
	To minimize down-time, the needle bars can be exchanged without dismounting the fibrillating roller
	Various pin inclinations can be chosen, to adapt to the material characteristic
	Fibrillating Bars made of steel for longer life-time

In addition to the fibrillating rollers Syst. Burckhardt we also supply:

	Separating combs
	Conventional fibrillating rollers (needle cylinders)
	Technical ceramic blades

Development and Consulting

The development of new applications and materials increases the demand for fibrillating rollers. Together with customers, we analyse the various parameters of a new application in order to match your requirements and the materials to be processed. Consequently the productivity, the quality of the tape and the life time of the needle bars are increased.

Applications

Fibrillated tapes are used in many products and applications, e.g.:

	Carpet backing
	Artificial lawn
	Ropes, Cords, Sewing Yarn
	Harvest Yarns
	Packaging Cords
	Concrete Fibers
	Carrying Ropes
	Tapes for Big Bag Cloth
	Staple Fibers (PTFE)

Fibrillated films and tapes have many advantages

	Simple processing
	Production at reduced cost
	Higher flexibility
	Higher elasticity
	Very good tear strength
	Better abrasion resistance