Blickle guide rollers for every application

Guide rollers keep things moving smoothly in a number of different areas and help to transport loads safely by making sure that they always follow the same linear path along a guide or rail.
They are used for a wide variety of applications, both indoors and outdoors:

• in sorting facilities (airport luggage sorting, packet sorting, logistics centres)
• as guide elements in machines 
• in production plants
• in lifts and escalators
• in conveyor belts
• in offshore cranes

Generally speaking, guide rollers come in two different varieties: guide wheels and running wheels. Guide wheels are used in machines or gates to facilitate linear motion. These wheels are usually put under frequent but brief loads. Running wheels, on the other hand, are usually designed to withstand constant loads. They are frequently used in conveyor systems.

Guide rollers have to meet a wide range of different requirements in various areas. We use different wheel centre materials and our internally developed treads to suit diverse applications. Machinery and equipment require low levels of rolling resistance to keep things moving smoothly and efficiently. Blickle Extrathane® tread is perfectly suited for this application, due to its low rolling resistance and high degree of resistance to abrasion. Guide rollers which are used outdoors have to withstand fluctuating temperatures and extreme weather conditions. They also need to be corrosion-resistant. The FPOB castor series, which uses our internally developed Besthane® tread and a nylon wheel centre, is a perfect match. The tread provides a low level of rolling resistance and makes equipment quiet when in motion. The castors in this series are also flexible at low temperatures, hydrolysis-resistant and capable of transporting heavy loads of up to 375 kg. This makes them perfectly suited to outdoor applications. Guide rollers used in the chemical or pharmaceutical industries also need to be electrically conductive and resistant to chemicals. We have versions which meet these requirements.

In the majority of our series, the tread of the wheel is cast or applied directly onto the ball bearing or wheel centre. This makes the guide rollers extremely resilient due to the strong chemical bond between the tread and the bearing or wheel centre.

Blickle provides a total of seven different guide roller series with different polyurethane and nylon treads as part of our comprehensive standard range. 

An overview of these series is provided below, along with information about their special features and the areas in which they are used.

Series	Description	Wheel Ø	Load capacity	Versions	Special features	Applications
	Series FTH: Blickle Extrathane® polyurethane tread, cast directly onto the ball bearing	30 – 75 mm	25 – 150 kg	corrosion-resistant ball bearing (on request)	low-noise operation low rolling resistance good floor preservation very abrasion-resistant, high cut and tear propagation resistance non-marking, non-staining	guide for gates lifts convertible tops swimming pool covers conveyor belts
	Series FSTH: Steel wheel centre, tread cast directly onto the steel wheel centre, pressed-in ball bearing	40 – 125 mm	60 – 375 kg		low-noise operation low rolling resistance good floor preservation very abrasion-resistant, high cut and tear propagation resistance non-marking, non-staining higher load capacity than FTH	baggage handling and distribution equipment cranes
	Series FPOB: Nylon wheel centre, Blickle Besthane® polyurethane tread	80 – 125 mm	160 – 375 kg	corrosion-resistant ball bearing (on request)	high dynamic load capacity very low rolling resistance hydrolysis-resistant flexible at low temperatures low-noise operation	primarily for outdoor use: cranes conveyors swimming pool covers
	Series FPTH: Nylon wheel centre cast onto the ball bearing, thermoplastic polyurethane tread cast onto the wheel centre	60 – 125 mm	110 – 290 kg	corrosion- resistant ball bearing (on request) electrically conductive version, non-marking (on request)	low rolling resistance hydrolysis-resistant low-noise operation	primarily for outdoor use: cranes conveyor belts lifts, etc.
	Series FPU: Guide roller with thermoplastic polyurethane tread tread cast directly onto the ball bearing	25 – 60 mm	25 – 100 kg	corrosion- resistant ball bearing (on request) electrically conductive version, non-marking (on request)	very low rolling resistance chemical resistance very small diameter possible cost-efficient	guide for gates lifts convertible tops swimming pool covers
	Series FPO: Nylon 6 tread cast directly onto the ball bearing	25 – 125 mm	40 – 530 kg	corrosion- resistant ball bearing (on request) electrically conductive version, non-marking (on request)	high load capacity very low rolling resistance wide variety of products chemical resistance cost-efficient	primarily for outdoor use: gates lifts convertible tops swimming pool covers
	Series FSVU: Guide roller with polyurethane tread Vulkollan®, with steel wheel centre	40 – 100 mm	70 – 250 kg	corrosion-resistant ball bearing (on request)	low rolling resistance high dynamic load capacity very abrasion-resistant high chemical resistance high cut and tear propagation resistance	Rack feeders conveyor belts lifts electric monorail conveyors

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We use our own facilities to develop and manufacture our polyurethane treads and the injection moulding process. Blickle has developed a variety of polyurethane types for different applications. Tread and tyre hardness, abrasion, load capacity, rolling resistance and many other characteristics vary depending on the material composition, providing a great deal of versatility. We also use our in-house facilities to manufacture a wide range of synthetic wheels and wheel centres from nylon, polypropylene, thermoplastic rubber-elastomer (TPE) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). We also produce heat-resistant, electrically conductive and glass fibre-reinforced versions.

Having our own manufacturing facilities gives us complete control over quality and delivery dates. It also allows us to react with speed and flexibility to customer requirements. 

More information about Blickle’s manufacturing facilities is available here.