Wide Variety of Face Lengths and Diameters Available. Contact us for Details Specific to Your Application.

Aluminum Dead Shaft Idlers

Menges Rollers Aluminum Idlers have long been a standard in the most demanding applications in Industry today! Our aluminum idlers are almost half the weight of a comparable steel idler. This weight reduction allows the roller to be an outstanding performer in many of todays most rigorous applications.

Advantages of Standard Aluminum Dead Shaft Idlers

• More corrosion resistant than steel
• Lower inertia than steel
• Excellent for low web tensions
• Easily modified with custom coatings (see rubber covering, grooving and crown profiling section)
• Low friction bearings installed (shaft available, see this page)
• Dynamically balanced for high speed operators

Custom Covering and Profiles
To add something special to your new idler just turn to our rubber covering section. There you'll find information on all the available compounds, groove patterns or crown profiles.

Shafts not included See this page for shafts.