MML Conveyors

Terminology we use

With such a wide range of rollers and with so many different ways of specifying them, we would urge you to look at the terminology that we use so that you get the product that you want.

Gravity conveyor rollers or wheels in tracks

plastic conveyor roller plastic conveyor roller

P = pitch, r = inside radius, W = inside frame, R = centreline radius (R = r + (W/2))

Gravity conveyor rollers

plastic conveyor roller

A W H F X T
Axle length Inside frames Over hubs Face length Face to face Tube length
Spindle length Between brackets Over hub projections Roller length Roller length Pipe length
Shaft length Gap End to end   Over bearing faces  
Overall length Face dimension Overall length   Face length  
  Between flanges Roller length      
 
This table shows commonly used nomenclature and the dimensions to which they relate.
Please avoid the phrases in blue italics as they are too prone to misunderstandings.

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