Ames has provided high-quality products for office equipment since 1948 when it developed the required synthetic rubber compounding for manufacturing coated platen rollers for typewriters.

While a lot has changed since then, the demands for an infinite variety of rollers and belts that guide paper through the automation process has never slackened. Today we apply our compounding and applications knowledge to create business automation products which are exceptionally durable and, depending on the requirement, accurate to within microns. Ames draws from dozens of different processes to create the product, including conventional and state-of-the-art coating processes for protective coatings and precision coatings. With office automation manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe, our customer base includes such industry leaders as Xerox, IBM, Lexmark, and Pitney Bowes.

One of the core manufacturing competencies required of rubber rollers is the ability to over-mold various elastomeric materials onto metal inserts. The ability to maintain proper bond strength between the dissimilar materials is one of the key aspects to this process.

Our grinding capabilities allow us to provide the most precise dimensional tolerances as well as improved concentricity. Varying finishes can also be achieved through this grinding process  to meet the specific function of the rollers.

Typical Office Applications

• Check Sorters
• Color Copiers
• Monochrome Copiers
• Ink Jet Printers
• Laminators
• Laser Printers
• Mailing Systems
• Printers
• Sorters

Typical Office Products

• Belts
• Developer Rolls
• Document Handling Rolls
• Donor Rolls
• Fuser/Heat Rolls
• Fusing Belts
• Fusing Systems
• Imaging Belts
• Metering Rolls
• Nip Forming Rolls
• Paper Transport Rolls
• Platen Rolls
• Pressure Rolls
• Transfer Rolls