Gortite® Shade Rollers

Fabric Roll-Up Covers

Light-Duty Industrial Roll-Up Covers for Machine Guarding

Dynatect shade rollers are customized roll-up covers for guarding machines, consisting of coated or uncoated textile material attached to an industrial spring roller. Metal housing can be added to protect the roll-up mechanism.

Shade rollers are a simple and cost-effective solution for involuntary contact with machine components and protection against UV light or occasional liquid and debris.

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Product Details

Ideal Use

Dynatect shade rollers are ideal for applications where…

  • There is little room for other protective cover options,
  • Simple mounting and retrofitting are required,
  • Cost and delivery time are important factors,
  • High speed and acceleration are needed,
  • The complete seal of a bellows is not required

Purpose

  • A barrier for involuntary contact with machine components
  • Equipment protection from contaminants such as liquid, light chip loads, dust and other particulate
  • UV protection

Application Photos

Shade Roller Replacement on Parpas Horizontal Boring Mill
Shade Roller Replacement on Parpas Horizontal Boring Mill

Shade Roller on Lathe
Shade Roller on Lathe

Options

  • Shade rollers are available with mounting brackets, or with a protective canister with mounting surface in desired orientation.
  • Optional brush or scraper to clean the shade as it retracts to protect the roll-up hardware.
  • Channels are available to guide the shade as well as minimize the amount of contamination getting past the shade
  • The end of the shade is fixed to the machine with customer’s choice of bracket configuration.
  • Wide variety of standard and specialty materials available to suit the application. (see list below)
  • Standard and specialty spring roller designs to handle high speed

Materials

  • Aluminized Fiberglass
  • Aluminized Para-Aramid
  • Butyl/Nylon
  • Chloroprene (aka Neoprene) /Nylon
  • Food grade and other specialty materials
  • Goralon (CSM)/Polyester
  • Goralon® (CSM)/Nylon
  • Nitrile/Nylon
  • Polyurethane coated Polyester (single coated)
  • Polyurethane-ester coated Polyester
  • Polyurethane-Ester-Laminated Polyester Fabric
  • PTFE Film (no fabric)
  • PTFE/Fiberglass
  • PTFE/Para-Aramid
  • Silicone/Fiberglass
  • Vinyl (PVC)/Polyester