The foundation for precise embossing and printing
Engraving roll cores provide the rigid base for your engraved or embossed patterns. Our cores are machined with tight tolerances and engineered stiffness to maintain accuracy during engraving and production. Whether you emboss paper, foil, plastic or textiles, we deliver a stable platform for your chosen engraving service.
When to choose this roll
- When your process involves embossing or printing patterns onto a substrate.
- When you need a new core to replace a worn or incompatible one.
- When high concentricity and surface quality are required before engraving.
- When you require custom materials (steel, stainless, aluminum) to suit your engraving process.
How it works
We produce the core with the specified diameter, wall thickness and material. The surface is ground and polished to a suitable finish for engraving. After you engrave or etch the pattern via your chosen service, the roll is cleaned, balanced and installed in your line. Our cores are designed to withstand the engraving process and subsequent web tension without distortion.
Where it pays off / Applications
Embossing of paper, films and foils; printing cylinders for packaging; texture rolls for plastic or composite sheets; decorative finishes on building materials.
Specifications / Capabilities
Diameter: up to 42 in.
Length: up to 240 in.
Weight: up to 15,000 lbs.
Materials: carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum; hardness as required.
Surface finish: ground to Ra ≤ 16 µin before engraving.
Concentricity: within 0.0008 in TIR.
Compliance & options
Food-contact versions available with appropriate materials and surface finishes. Surface hardening or nickel plating on request. Journals can be supplied oversize for later machining after engraving.
