Traction coatings for winder and converting rolls

Who can put a traction coating on my winder rolls? AEGIS Advanced can. AEGIS Advanced is an industrial coating applicator in Elkton, Maryland, and XR100TC is our traction coating, made for winder drums, bedrolls and traction rollers in paper and converting. It grips the web, and it also releases, so dust, glue and coating don’t load up the surface and kill the grip.

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The textured XR100 thermal spray surface up close.

The short version: most traction coatings grip well until they fill up with dust, lint or glue. XR100TC is a coarse tungsten carbide surface with fluoropolymer built into it, so it keeps its grip and stays cleaner, longer.

Proven on a bath tissue line. In a trial at a tissue converter in Virginia, turning parent rolls into bath tissue, XR100TC traction and release outperformed the incumbent traction coating, and we turned the rolls around faster.

Stuck waiting on your OEM for a recoat? We recoat converter traction and winder rolls with XR100TC, spec in a day and quote in three. See our OEM recoating alternative.

Converter leave-behind: XR100TC vs. a typical OEM recoat, the roll-by-roll coating guide and how a one-roll trial works. Download the XR100TC PDF.

When you need traction

If the web or the roll is slipping, you see it in the product: telescoping, loose or soft rolls, wrinkles, crepe marks, rolls that wind unevenly, or cores that slip at startup. A lot of mills live with it, wrap the roll in tape or paper, or keep regrinding the knurl. A traction coating fixes the surface itself.

Rolls we coat

Winder drums and front and rear bedrolls, rider and lay-on rolls, rewinder rolls on tissue and towel lines, slitter rewinder rolls, reel drums, spreader and pull rolls, and other traction rollers that have to drive or hold the web.

Traction and release in one surface

This is what makes XR100TC different. Plenty of shops can rough up a roll. The problem is that a rough surface also traps glue, dust and coating, so the grip fades and the roll needs cleaning. Because XR100TC has release built in, the same surface that grips the sheet also sheds what would normally build up on it. See traction and release coating for more.

Already running knurled rolls?

You don’t have to give up the knurl. We can put a release coating on knurled rollers so they keep their grip and stop loading up. If you’re thinking about getting off knurling altogether, we’ll talk through whether XR100TC makes sense for that position.

Which XR100 is which

XR100TC is the traction coating, for winder and traction rollers, with release built in. XR100T is our standard release coating for paper machines and other industries. It’s not a traction coating. XR100TS is the smooth finish.

Shop or on site

We apply XR100 thermal spray at our Elkton facility or on site at your mill, on any size roll. Big winder drums that are hard to pull can often be coated during a shutdown.

Common questions

How does XR100TC compare to other options?

See XR100TC vs. polyurethane covers, standard traction coatings and knurling.

Is XR100TC only for tissue?

No. It’s for any winder or traction roller in paper, board, tissue, film and converting. Tissue and towel is a big one. See tissue converting roll coatings.

Can you match the grip we have now?

Tell us what the roll does, what you’re running and what problems you’re seeing, and we’ll recommend the surface. Send photos or the roll and we’ll come back with a spec within a day and a quote within three.

Can you recoat a worn traction roll?

Usually, yes. We strip the old surface and recoat.

Are you ISO 9001 certified?

Yes, for over three years, recertified in 2026.

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