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Grooved Rods

Grooved Rods

The World’s Finest Grooved Metering Rods – Certified for Quality 

Grooved metering rods (also known as rollformed rods and threaded rods) are stainless steel rods with precision threads cold-formed into their surface. By adjusting the size of the thread, coat weights can be precisely controlled. By adjusting the shape of the thread, the rod can be optimized to provide the most smooth and uniform coating possible for your application.

Paper mills and converting mills use grooved metering rods to coat starches, pigments, adhesives, and other coatings onto paper, films, foils, cardboard, and other surfaces.

Buschman grooved metering rods are the highest quality in the world.

Buschman’s coating optimization process ensures that every rod we produce meets the world’s most stringent standards for precision, quality, and consistency. Every thread is precision-engineered to optimize the coating process, thus allowing for more precise and cost-effective metering than is achievable with wire-wound rods.

 

 

 

Benefits

Here’s why leading paper mills and converting mills around the world trust Buschman grooved metering rods:

  • Reduced Costs – Reduce drying time and energy costs by increasing coating solids.
  • Longer Runs – Buschman threads are engineered to stay cleaner and last longer.
  • Faster Setups – Loading pressure, wrap angles, and other operational variables do not have to be adjusted between rod changes.
  • Consistent Coating Coverage – Reduce or eliminate rod lines, streaks, and other coating defects.
  • Reduced Coating Consumption – Functional coatings can often achieve optimal performance properties with lower coat weights.
  • Less Operator Frustration – Machine operators are more efficient when they are using the highest quality consumable parts.
  • Expertise & Service – Our industry-leading expertise and responsive customer service can help you solve almost any coating challenge.

Features

Here’s why leading paper mills and converting mills around the world trust Buschman grooved metering rods:

  • Manufactured with the finest stainless steel for the most demanding applications;
  • Custom-engineered thread profiles for your machines and coating applications;
  • The most accurate threads in the world with tolerances measured in nanometers;
  • 28+ thread profiles, the most of any supplier in the industry;
  • Manufactured in-house using a proprietary process that guarantees precision and consistency;
  • Hard chrome plated to ensure superior rod life;
  • 100% input and output quality inspections for quality and consistency, rod after rod.

Exclusive Metering Rod Certification

Buschman grooved coating rods are certified to meet our industry-leading quality standards. An average Buschman grooved rod undergoes more than 30 quality checks. We digitally scan thread accuracy during thread forming and chrome plating at sub-nanometer resolution to measure thread size and shape. You can be sure your metering rods will perform with precision.

Applications

  • Sizer/Starch Presses
  • Corrugated Coating Presses
  • Adhesives for Labels, Tapes & Decals
  • Glues and Clays for Papers, Films & Foils
  • Pre-Coat, Base Coat & Top Coat
  • Hot Stamp Foils & Wax
  • Other Specialty & Custom Coating Applications

Specifications

  • Material: 300 Series Stainless Steel
  • Available Diameters: 6.35mm – 38.00mm (0.25in – 1.50in)
  • Lengths: Up to 12m (472in)
  • Coating: Hard chrome 0.0076mm – 0.0750mm (0.0003in – 0.0030in)

Special (Machined / Welded) Ends

Buschman can work from your engineering drawing or napkin sketch to engineer any special end your operation may require.
We also offer all industry-standard special ends.

Plain

Plain

Single Flat

Single Flat

Double Flat

Double Flat

Square

Square

Standard Hex

Standard Hex

Indexed Hex

Indexed Hex

Drive Pin

Drive Pin

Woodruff Key

Woodruff Key

Standard Key

Standard Key

Turned, Tapered and Slotted

Turned, Tapered and Slotted

Gear Journal

Gear Journal

Hex Journal

Hex Journal

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How to Order

Our engineering team will work with you to customize long-lasting metering rods for your application. Call us or use our online form to request a quote.

Call us at +1 216 431 6633

Testimonials

Top Ratings for Quality Products & Service

“Since we’ve opened the doors here, we’ve worked and had a great partnership with Buschman. They are a very highly reputable company and we’re proof of that as a happy customer. We have a lot of trust and faith in Buschman, so we just give them gold stars.”

Production Manager
Large Multinational Packaging Paper Plant

Quality, Performance & Responsiveness

“Buschman’s service is outstanding. You don’t find that anymore. If we need something custom tweaked through Buschman, they’re more than willing to sit down with us and do so. They have quality, performance, and great delivery time and they’re very responsive to our needs. They go above and beyond. They’re first class.”

Coating Manager
Leading U.S. Packaging Paper Plant

Buschman Delivers Consistent Quality

“It’s all about the quality of the rod we’re using to meter the product onto the paper. Without the proper rod application, your coating isn’t going to lay properly. Buschman has a quality product that performs the way it’s supposed to and they get it to us when we need it. They consistently meet all our expectations.”

Coated Products Manager
International Packaging Paper Producer

Trusted for Superior Quality & Service

“The number one reason we work with Buschman is the product quality. The second reason is service. If we are running low on product, they’ll turn the world upside down to get us what we need. Buschman delivers product performance and customer service.”

Coated Products Manager
Prominent Packaging Paper Producer in Northern US

Consistent Quality

“Consistent quality is the number one requirement for me and that’s what Buschman delivers.”

Senior Manager
Multinational Paper Mill in Australia

Going Above & Beyond for Customers

“We’ve used Buschman for well over ten years. Buschman goes above and beyond: The quality of materials, the finished goods, the on-time deliveries. They go out of their way to get us the product we need.”

Coating Manager
Large Converter in Northern US

The Supplier of Choice for Coating Rods

“The quality of Buschman’s products is excellent. In the ten years we’ve been purchasing coating rods from them, we’ve had maybe two or three issues and they are minor issues. For the number of coating rods we purchase, that’s incredible. Their quality has been so high and they work so well with us that we don’t even consider looking at other vendors for our coating rod needs.”

Purchasing Manager
Leading Packaging Paper Producer in Southern US