Our Friction Rings feature a double row of balls and ensure perfect core locking and good friction control of the reels to be rewound.
They are available in the following configurations:
- Unidirectional or Bidirectional
- With or without springs
- Available executions: Hardened and corrosion-protected steel /Hard anodized aluminium / Hard anodized aluminium with steel-bushed plastic
- For cores with internal diameter from 50mm up to 17” (440mm)
- Minimum width: 7mm (for 3” c.i.d.) up to 60mm and 10mm (for 6” c.i.d.) up to 100mm
- Special diameters and widths available on request
AVAILABLE MODELS
TWIST MODEL
FEATURES
- Double row of balls always in contact with the core by means of a return spring
- Hardened steel or hard anodized aluminium execution
- Suitable for cardboard and grooved plastic cores
- Suitable for use with fully automatic core loading systems
- Suitable for use with fully automatic reel unloading systems
- Equipped with return spring
- Available for 3” (76,2mm) up to 6” (152,4mm) ID cores
- Standard available widths: 20mm (19+1), 25mm (24+1), 40mm (39+1), 50mm (49+1)
BENEFITS
- Cores automatically locked and centered
- Cores firmly positioned along the shaft without axial movement
- Guaranteed expansion and locking of all friction rings along the entire width
- Accurate tension control
JUMP-B MODEL
FEATURES
- Double row of balls always in contact with the core by means of preload springs under the balls
- Hardened steel execution
- Suitable for cardboard, smooth plastic, grooved plastic and metal cores
- Suitable for use with fully automatic core loading systems
- Suitable for use with fully automatic reel unloading systems
- Equipped with flat preload springs under the balls
- Available for cores with int. diameter of 70mm and from 3” (76.20-77.00mm) up to 6” (152.40-153.00mm) ID cores
- Standard available widths: 25mm (24+1), 40mm (39+1), 50mm (49+1)
BENEFITS
- Perfect locking of smooth plastic cores
- Cores firmly positioned along the shaft without axial movement
- Guaranteed expansion and locking of all friction rings along the entire width
- Accurate tension control
SURF-3 MODEL
FEATURES
- Double row of staggered or parallel balls always in contact with the core by means of a return spring and preload springs under the balls
- Hardened steel execution
- Suitable for cardboard cores
- Suitable for use with fully automatic core loading systems, even without shaft counter-rotation
- Suitable for use with fully automatic reel unloading systems, even without shaft counter-rotation
- Equipped with return spring and flat preload springs under the balls
- Available for ID cores of 70mm and from 3” (76.20-77.00mm) up to 6” (152.40-153.00mm) ID cores
- Standard available widths: 15mm (14+1), 20mm (19+1), 25mm (24+1), 40mm (39+1), 50mm (49+1)
BENEFITS
- Immediate core loading with or without shaft counter-rotation
- Cores firmly positioned along the shaft without axial movement
- Guaranteed expansion and locking of all friction rings along the entire width
- Automatic release of rewound reels
- Accurate tension control
CLASSIC MODEL
FEATURES
- Double row of staggered balls
- Hardened steel execution
- Suitable for cardboard and grooved plastic cores
- Without springs
- Available from 2” (50.80-51.30mm) up to 16” (406.40-407.00mm) ID cores
- Standard available widths: from 7mm up to 100mm (99+1)
- Low internal friction
BENEFITS
- Accurate tension control
- Easy maintenance
- Excellent price/performance ratio
SIMPLE MODEL
FEATURES
- Simple design
- Double row of staggered balls
- Hardened steel execution
- Suitable for cardboard cores
- Without springs
- Available for cores with int. diameter of 3” (76.20-77.00mm)
- Standard available widths: from 10mm (9+1) up to 50mm (49+1)
- Low internal friction
BENEFITS
- Accurate tension control
- Maintenance-free
- Excellent price/performance ratio







