Conveyor Retrofit and Spares Programmes
Re-bearing, re-wheeling and re-driving existing conveyor rather than replacing it.
The problem
Most conveyor in service is mechanically sound and dimensionally obsolete: the tubes are straight, the frames are fine, and the end caps, wheels or drives are finished or no longer supplied. Replacement of the whole run is rarely justified.
How the specification is built
Measure what is there
Tube diameter and inside diameter, roller face, overall length, shaft form and frame width. These five numbers decide everything else.
Match the bearing and cap
Housing to tube inside diameter, bearing to bore, shaft form to frame slot — all three have to match, not two.
Decide plastic or metal
Plastic for noise and corrosion at light to medium load, metal for heavy, hot or impact-loaded runs.
Add drive if needed
A gravity zone becomes driven by swapping one roller for a motor roller and fitting drive end caps to the idlers.
Order a trial batch
Fit a small quantity first and confirm the press fit and running noise before committing to the full run.
Stock the consumables
End caps, wheels and drive belts are the parts that stop lines; keep the ones your lanes use on the shelf.
Groups used in this solution
Gravity Roller Bearings
24 models
Plastic Roller Bearings
7 models
Metal Roller Bearings MTR
7 models
Roller
29 models
Other Accessories
5 modelsPlastic Roller End Cap Housing with Hex Shaft
MH601511
Plastic Roller Bearing with Hex Shaft
MH501211Plastic Gravity Roller Bearing
P893020
Gravity Roller Plastic Bearings
P763020Gravity Roller Metal Cover
MTR-89X3.0-20
Gravity Roller Metal End Cap Housing
MTR-76X3.0-20Plastic PVC Gravity Roller with Plastic End Cap
Diameter
Plastic Gravity Roller
02WRFrequently Asked Questions
Can you supply parts to match another manufacturer's rollers?
End caps and wheels are dimensional parts. Send the tube inside diameter, bore and shaft form, or a sample, and we confirm the match.
Is it cheaper to re-bearing than to buy new rollers?
Usually, when the tubes are straight and standard. Where tubes are dented or corroded, new rollers are the better spend.
Send us the layout
Give the load, product size and line length and we will specify the components.