This section provides an overview for guide rollers as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 22 guide roller manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked guide roller companies as of November, 2024: 1.CHEON GI, 2.ALINE CONVEYORS PVT. LTD., 3.SANKYO OILLESS INDUSTRY,INC..
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Established in 1961, JRC Co., Ltd. is based in Osaka, Japan. The company designs, manufactures, and sells belt conveyor components such as rollers, pulleys, and stands for outdoor bulk handling. JRC serves key infrastructure sectors including power plants, steel mills, mining, cement factories, recycling plants, and wastewater treatment facilities, as well as civil engineering projects like tunnel, landfill, and dam construction. With fully automated production facilities, JRC ensures consistent quality, short lead times, and competitive pricing, holding a top market share (52%) in Japan. The company has 8 sales offices, 4 factories, and 2 logistics centers nationwide, providing tailored and rapid services to meet customer needs.
Modern Linear, Inc., founded in 2004 with headquarters in the USA, is a manufacturer, distributor, and supplier of linear motion products. The company's products include guide roller components, bushings, linear bearings, linear tracks, and linear motion controls. Modern Linear's products are used across numerous industries, including the medical, electronic, packaging, construction, and commercial markets. Examples include material handling equipment in factories and warehouses. The company also offers custom coatings, machining, lubricants, custom designs, and custom production.
Precision Pulley & Idler (PPI), established in 1977, is a supplier of engineered conveyor components and solutions, based in the United States. The company is catering to a diverse group of industries including aggregate, mining, forestry, unit handling and food processing. It has developed a unique Finite Element Analysis program (PFEA) that has brought a new understanding to the dynamics of a conveyor pulley system. It operates 27 facilities in 16 different locations including manufacturing, warehousing, service centers and a training center in the United States. Its global facilities are located in Chile, Mexico, Peru and Canada.
Ridderflex & Plastics B.V., started in 1992 and located in Ridderkerk, The Netherlands, is a manufacturer of rubber, plastic, and polyurethane custom-made products. The company specializes in crafting rubber gaskets, rubber sleeves, plastic slide plates, bush bearings, and sleeve bearings. It also produces polyurethane bearing pads, flange gaskets, rubber profiles, and valve parts. Its gaskets can be produced in any desired type of rubber gasket material: in a food grade or in a grade that is resistant to seawater or chemicals.
Luff Industries, Ltd. established in 1979 and based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a to manufacturer and supplier of quality conveyor components. The company's product range includes idlers with patented polymer end caps, pulleys with an industry-leading rim thickness, impact beds, and accessories. These products are used in sectors such as aggregate, mining, forestry, original equipment manufacturers (OEM), and construction. The components are essential for enhancing the performance of conveyor systems, ensuring smooth and efficient material handling. Its services emphasize quick turn-around times, industry-leading warranties, and ideal product development.
ALINE CONVEYORS PVT. LTD., founded in 2008 in New Delhi, India, is a manufacturer of industrial belt convyors with rollers, truck loading conveyors, and four-wheel conveyors. Company offers recognizable products such as conveyor belt systems, gravity roller conveyors (I-beam conveyors), drive rollers, MS products, and stainless steel fabrication. Its purpose is to create products for easier transportation, accumulation, and sorting of various materials in the construction industry. Recognizable products include wheel, I-beam, gravity roller and slat conveyors.
Hebei Tong Xiang Conveyor Machinery Co., Ltd., established in Heng Shui City, China, in 1980 is a manufacturer engaged in conveyor equipment and accessories. The company's product range includes Mining conveyor, Screening conveyor, Aggregate conveyor, rock conveyor and Bulk material handling system. Their products are used in industries such as Coal mining, Rock or Stone mills, Power plant, and Coal washing plants. The company has sales channels to USA, Canada, UK, Denmark, Greece, South America, Australia, Asia, South Africa and the Middle East.
Rulmeca Holding S.p.A, established in 1962 and headquartered in Almè Bergamo, Italy, is a manufacturer of material handling components for conveyors. Its extensive product range includes rollers/idlers and motorized pulleys for heavy-duty belt conveyors in industries like quarries and mining. It also provides fabricated pulleys, drum motors for various belt conveyor applications, and 24V drive rollers for intralogistics. The company adheres to a Quality Management System compliant with PN-EN ISO 9001:2015-10.
SANKYO OILLESS INDUSTRY,INC., established in 1964 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a manufacturer of oilless metals and machine parts. The company provides special oilless machinery such as mechanical, chemical or electronic equipment. It has developed special solid lubricants on the sliding surfaces, resulting in oilless metals that prevent failures on sliding surfaces without lubrication. These products include various oilless bearing and bearing plates for structures such as bridges and water gates, die components and standard components for sliding material. This oilless technology is useful in applications like automobiles, feed unloading plants, water power plant turbines and steel industry.
Blickle Räder+Rollen GmbH u. Co. KG, established in 1953 and headquartered in Rosenfeld, Germany, is a manufacturer of wheels and castors. The company's product range includes E-mobility solutions for intralogistics, featuring electric drive systems like ErgoMove. It also offers wheels and castors with polyurethane tread wheels, stainless steel castors, spring-loaded castors for shock absorption, and guide rollers for precise movement. These products find applications across various industries, including machine engineering, conveyor technology, mobile equipment, and more. It holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications for its adherence to quality and environmental responsibility.
Industrial Screen & Maintenance, established in 1969, is an ISO 9001-certified designer and manufacturer of Screens and Cast Urethane Products & Linings based in Casper, Wyoming. The company offers a wide range of products including molded custom Polyurethane Products such as bumpers, bushings, and pipe drifts, custom Tubular Screens such as bird cone screens, and drill pipe screens & strainers for various applications in various industries including agriculture, breweries, and mining as well as a full-service machine shop specializing in the fabrication of turnkey components.
Arihant Rubtech, established in 1995 in Gujarat, India, is a manufacturer of rubber rollers, rubber products, and PU cast rollers. Its products are categorized into various types, including rubber rollers for corona treatment machines, groove rollers, textile rubber rollers, rubber sleeves, and more. All of its products are made from materials such as silicone, viton, natural rubber, neoprene, EPDM, and others, and it adheres to industry standards.Products are widespread in many branches of industry: agriculture, chemical, pharmaceuticals, pipes, and steel, etc.
Allor Manufacturing Inc., established in 1970 and based in Brighton, Michigan, is a manufacturer and supplier specializing in chains and conveyor chain replacement parts. The company’s product portfolio includes coil conveyor chains, barge unloader chains, mold conveyors, rollers and wheels, and others. The industries that use Allor's products include the steel industry, automotive industry, foundry industry, heavy industry, and various other industrial applications. In 2003, Allor Manufacturing and Plesh Industries merged to form Allor-Plesh, combining resources for worldwide custom solutions.
Hongkong Ting Xuan Industrial Co., Ltd., established in 2014 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, operates as a manufacturer and supplier specializing in non-standard mechanical spare parts primarily designed for mill plants, paper mills, and wood panel plants. The company offers a range of products, including plug screw feeders, refiner segment plates, straightening rolls, forged rolls, and polyester spiral press filter fabrics. These components find applications in various sectors, such as oil and gas, printing and dyeing, food and beverage, mining, and more.
SHREERAM POLYPLAST, established in 1977 and headquartered in Chennai, India, is a manufacturer, exporter, and supplier specializing in polyurethane components, including polyurethane wheels, polyurethane caster wheels, and polyurethane rollers. The company's product line includes polyurethane rollers, PU caster wheels, polyurethane fixture guide assemblies, rubber coupling spiders, and gravity roller conveyors. These products cater to the automotive sector, supplying companies like Hyundai, Ford, Hero Honda, Telco, and Hindustan Motors. The company serves various steel plants, including Jindal, SAIL, Essar, Rourkela, and Bokaro.
Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd. - IKO is based in Japan and was established in 1950 as a manufacturer of bearings. The company designs Linear Motion Rolling guides and Mechatronics series and they were the first to produce Needle Roller Bearings. These products have vast applications in various industries as they are used in Electronics-related Devices and Equipment like semiconductors and for precision devices that are used in laboratory measuring instruments and medical equipment. Textile, printing, construction, transportation, and robotics are also on the list of industries that benefit from IKO products.
Interroll Group, established in 1959, is based in Sant’Antonino, Switzerland, as a material handling equipment supplier. Its product catalog includes unit handling, such as conveyors, power supplies, crossbelt sorters, and carton flow. It also supplies pallet handling like modular pallet platforms, stacker cranes, and smart pallet moves. The company obtained ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications and partnered with Bosch, Amazon, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, and Siemens. It has established The Interroll Academy to provide training on Interroll’s products for its employees, partners, customers, and end-users. Its manufactured products are utilized across Singapore and Indonesia for logistics, manufacturing, and automotive industries.
Ranking as of November 2024
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | CHEON GI |
12.5%
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2 | ALINE CONVEYORS PVT. LTD. |
12.5%
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3 | SANKYO OILLESS INDUSTRY,INC. |
12.5%
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4 | Cometo SRL |
8.3%
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5 | Modern Linear, Inc. |
8.3%
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6 | Arihant Rubtech |
8.3%
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7 | SHREERAM POLYPLAST |
4.2%
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8 | Hongkong Ting Xuan Industrial Co., Ltd |
4.2%
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9 | YUASA YARN GUIDE ENGINEERING CO.,LTD. |
4.2%
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10 | Ridderflex & Plastics B.V. |
4.2%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the guide roller page as of November 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
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Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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Japan | 4 | 25.0% |
United States of America | 2 | 12.5% |
India | 2 | 12.5% |
China | 2 | 12.5% |
Netherlands | 1 | 6.3% |
Canada | 1 | 6.3% |
Italy | 1 | 6.3% |
Germany | 1 | 6.3% |
Republic of Korea | 1 | 6.3% |
ITALY | 1 | 6.3% |