Aluminum Roller Track with Rubber Rollers for Edgebanding Machines

Short answer: ART-R1 is a passive panel support rail, so there is nothing to wire and nothing to commission — bolt it on and boards roll. It is an extruded aluminum profile carrying a continuous row of orange rubber rollers, used as infeed, outfeed or side support on woodworking edgebanding machines. Two materials, no welded joints along the rolling face. Length is customized to your line, roller spacing, roller material (rubber or PU) and load rating are built to your drawing, and the rail ships in a plywood box or on a pallet from China.

Edgebander lines lose time in the same three places: each infeed and outfeed sits at its own height, long panels sag between the machine bed and whatever holds the far end, and every board has to be lifted and steered by hand.

The ART-R1 roller track removes all three. It is an extruded aluminum profile carrying a continuous row of orange rubber rollers along its top face, mounted as an infeed extension, an outfeed table, a side support rail or a buffer section. Panels roll instead of sliding, so one operator can feed, hold and receive a board.

The body is aluminum alloy: light enough for one person to lift, and it does not rust the way a steel rail does in a workshop with humidity and glue residue. The rollers are rubber, coloured orange so position is visible against a pale panel face. Rubber grips without marking and runs quiet enough that you hear the edgebander, not the track.

Length is customized — cut to the span between your machine and the next support point — and roller spacing, roller material (rubber or PU) and load rating are made to your drawing. Typical use is cabinet production, furniture manufacturing and panel processing with MDF, plywood, laminated board and veneered panel. Packing is plywood box or pallet, origin China.

Everything below is visible on the rail itself: two materials, one extrusion, and a roller pattern you specify.

• Extruded aluminum profile — one continuous extrusion with no welded joint along the rolling face, so a panel never catches on a seam.
• Orange rubber rollers — a continuous row down the full length, so the board is carried along the whole span instead of resting on two end supports.
• Rolling contact, not sliding — friction drops from sliding to rolling, so one operator can push a full panel through with one hand.
• Quiet by construction — rubber against panel and rubber against axle removes the metal ring of a steel roller bed.
• Non-marking on finished faces — no scratch on laminated or veneered board, and an orange wheel is easy to spot if one is missing.
• Made to your machine, not to stock — rail length, roller spacing and fixing points are produced to your drawing, so the rail lands at machine bed height.
• Roller material you choose — rubber for grip and quiet running, PU for higher load and better cut resistance on the same profile.
• Modular length — single rails join end to end, so one part extends an infeed today and becomes a conveyor buffer later.
• Two packing options — plywood box for multi-rail orders, pallet for long single lengths.

The usual choice is a full infeed table from the machine builder or two operators carrying boards by hand. A roller track sits between the two: less than a table, more than a second pair of hands.

• One operator instead of two. Rolling contact lets one person feed and receive the board, so the second operator stays at the edgebander bed and the trim units.
• Scrap goes down where it is expensive. A scuffed veneered face is a whole panel lost. Rubber contact removes the sliding abrasion that causes that mark, and the rail costs a fraction of the panel.
• No lifting, no crane. The board stays on one plane from infeed to outfeed, so nobody lifts a full sheet to shoulder height at the end of a shift.
• Extend the line you already own. A rail costs less than a second machine, and it moves with the layout when the line is re-arranged.
• A spare part, not a project. The rail arrives cut, drilled and packed; fitting it is a bolt-on job at the machine frame, with no commissioning step.
• The rail outlives the rollers. The aluminum profile does not rust and the rubber rollers are a wearing item replaced one by one instead of the whole rail.

It carries panels; it does not machine them. ART-R1 is the support rail that takes a board from the operator into an edgebanding machine and away from it again, keeping the panel level and moving on rubber rather than dragging on metal or on the floor.

Yes, because nothing on it is a stock dimension. Length, roller spacing and the fixing points are all produced to your drawing or to a sample of the rail you are replacing, so the new rail arrives at the same working height as your machine bed.

As long as the span you need it to cover — length is customized per order. Because the profile is extruded, a long run is made from joined sections rather than one welded piece, so the rolling face stays continuous and there is no seam for a panel edge to catch on.

No. Rubber is the non-marking contact, which is why this rail is used on laminated and veneered board where a scratch means a rejected panel. The rollers are orange so a missing or worn wheel is visible against a pale face before it starts damaging anything.

Yes. The same profile works as a side support rail, a loading or unloading extension, or a buffer section inside a conveyor run, so one part covers several positions on the line.

Yes. Roller material is one of the customization options, together with roller spacing, dimensions and load rating; rubber is the quiet, high-grip choice and PU is the harder-wearing choice for heavier board.

Plywood box or pallet, from China. Multi-rail orders are boxed, long single lengths go on a pallet, and the rail is protected along its full rolling face so the rollers are not loaded in transit.

Send the length and the roller spacing and the order is quoted individually, because length is the main cost driver on this part. The listed price is a quote request, not a fixed figure.