Friday 3 February 2017

Benefits of Polyurethane O Ring - Superior Bands

If you want something durable, strong, and long lasting for industry application, then the material that would best match your requirements is polyurethane. Featuring outstanding physical durability, these materials are currently in fashion and find very useful application in almost all commercial and industrial fields.

Mainly hailed as urethanes, Polyurethanes inherit their unique advantages and usefulness due to their incredible structural bonds. Their structural bond possesses unique combinations of tough isocyanate segments and soft polyol segments, which creates an extraordinary result of durable as well as flexible material. You can find several types of polyurethane made customized for several sorts of applications.
 
Twisted Polyurethane o ring find excellent application in line shaft conveyors, transfer belts or roller to roller conveyors in the commercial and industrial fields. Due to their hook and loop system, they are quite popular compared to the traditional polyurethane belts. They provide shortcut in connection, replacing your bands, without the need of breaking down the conveyor system. Polyurethane o rings thus provide a quick fix solution that is easy and hassle free.

Types of Polyurethane

Polyurethane is available in different types and each comes with their individual applications and benefits. One of the most common varieties of polyurethane is polyester. Polyurethane o ring based on polyester are resistant to hydraulic oils and hydrocarbon oils and provide better functionality at lower temperatures.

Another type of polyurethane is poly caprolactone. Polyurethane o-rings based on poly caprolactone are well resistant to lower temperatures and can resist to oils as well.
 
Some outstanding properties of Polyurethane o ring:

Hardness and Flexibility: Among the many beneficial properties of polyurethane, hardness is a major factor that sets apart polyurethane from other materials. With its excellent strength, the material can withstand significant amount of load, and its flexible quality to get back to its original form and shape after being moulded with minimum amount of damage is the key advantage of polyurethanes.
 
Durability: The polyurethanes offer a wide array of strength and motion to withstand breakage. It is a highly durable material and is resistant to abrasion and tearing which happens over time.
 
Versatility: Unlike several other elements that face problems with insulation, polyurethanes have shown great results. Polyurethanes provide unique material handling solutions and can perform extraordinarily in various ranges such as humidity, electricity, temperature differences, etc. with great competence and strength. The polyurethane o-ring can be bonded and can adhere to materials such as metal, wood and plastic.
 
Sterility:
If you are concerned about sensitive issues like food contamination or other issues, polyurethanes has the capability and have resistance to different fungi like mildew and mold.

Cost Effective: It is less expensive to manufacture polyurethane o rings compared to the manufacturing of plastic.  Therefore, polyurethanes provide better cost-effective solutions than plastic and are also better radiation resistant.

To make your conveyor run smoother and faster, you can trust the polyurethane o-rings manufactured by Superior Bands. They provide free surveys and cater to your needs for all kinds of polyurethane application.