For a customer with guiding tasks in a heat-resistant environment, we manufactured these flanged wheels – also called flanged wheels or flanged wheel tyres – as a custom-made product entirely from stainless steel V4A (1.4571). The wheel, bearing rings, rolling elements and axle bolt are made consistently from stainless material; plastics, elastomer treads and sealing washers were deliberately omitted.

The background: in ovens, drying systems, on burner lines or in hot process areas, standard wheels quickly fail. Polyurethane or rubber treads soften or char, NBR bearing seals become brittle, and conventional bearing grease gums up or leaks out. At the same time, moisture, condensate and cleaning agents attack galvanised steel parts. A wheel for this application must therefore do both: withstand temperature and corrosion.

Design:
• Flanged wheel made of stainless steel 1.4571 (V4A, titanium-stabilised), machined, with lateral flange for guidance on rail, flat profile or sheet metal edge
• Open deep-groove ball bearing without sealing washers, therefore no temperature-sensitive seals; optionally grease-free or with high-temperature grease
• Axle bolt made of stainless steel with collar as a bearing stop and threaded stem for direct bolting into the customer’s structure
• Wheel, bearing and bolt matched to one another and supplied as a unit
• Diameter, width, flange size, bearing size and thread according to customer specifications

The consistently metallic design also makes these wheels interesting for cleaning and hygiene areas, outdoor applications and chemically stressed environments in which stainless steel V2A (1.4301) is no longer sufficient.

Do you need guide rollers or flanged wheels for high temperatures or aggressive environments? Send us a sketch or a worn part with running diameter, width, flange size, desired bore or axle and the operating temperature – we will check the manufacture and provide you with a quotation.