Schäfer Rolls and MWN

Hallo Readers! 

On Tuesday we woke up and traveled from Reutlingen to Renningen to tour Schäfer Rolls.  We were all interested to hear about the largest roll cover facility in the world from Ms. Schäfer, the granddaughter of the founder of the company.  It was incredible to see all stages of the process that go into making a roll cover.  Schäfer Rolls produces rubber, composite, and polyurethane covers.  While onsite, we were fortunate enough to see one of the largest rolls they have ever serviced. Special thanks to Schäfer Rolls and J.T. Fisher for allowing us to see this impressive facility.  

From Schäfer Rolls, we traveled to Niefern to see MWN Rolls.  MWN services and produces rolls for the industry.  While there, we saw rolls made by Schäfer, Voith, and Metso all being serviced.  We were also able to see the impressive technology of a gundrill, used in order to create the suction rolls. 

Both of these tours were unique experiences, and gave us a better perspective about how much technology and effort goes into rolls and their covers.  

We're still having tons of fun, and appreciate all the support! 

Alexi Deering

Kelsey Bolduc