Core Capability · Sleeves

Mandrel sleeves, hot vulcanized seamless.

Custom mandrel sleeves built to fit YOUR mandrel — not an off-the-shelf stock size. Hot vulcanized, seamless construction. Rubber or polyurethane base. Custom durometer matched to mandrel OD, coil ID tolerance, and line tension. The CoilGrip family covers uncoiler/recoiler service across coil coating and metals processing.

0
Field Shimming Required
(Custom-Fit to Your Mandrel)
4–6×
Longer Life vs. Off-the-Shelf
Competitor Sleeves
2
Base Materials
(Rubber + Polyurethane)
Custom
Durometer
Engineered to Your Tension
What We Do

Seamless mandrel sleeves engineered to fit your equipment.

Capability 01

Hot vulcanized, seamless construction

Hot vulcanized rubber sleeves have zero seams — no failure points where the sleeve can split. Built around a mandrel form in the shop, then cured under heat and pressure to a continuous monolithic cylinder.

Capability 02

Custom durometer — engineered to fit

Available in rubber and polyurethane formulations across a broad hardness range — matched precisely to your mandrel OD, coil ID tolerance, and line tension requirements. Proper fit means uniform compression, consistent sleeve life, and no improvised field shimming.

Capability 03

Superior grip and slip control

Engineered surface characteristics deliver reliable traction on coil ID surfaces during unwinding and rewinding cycles. Maintains consistent grip under variable tension loads — preventing slippage, coil walk, and mandrel damage.

Capability 04

Extended service life

Formulated to resist the abrasion, tearing, and compression set that prematurely fail standard sleeves. Maintains original geometry and grip characteristics over repeated coil cycles. The CoilGrip case study customer went from 1-month replacement cycles to 4–6 months.

Capability 05

Rubber + polyurethane options

Rubber formulations offer superior flexibility and conformability for irregular mandrel surfaces. Polyurethane delivers higher load capacity, abrasion resistance, and dimensional stability where wear and heavy tension are the primary failure drivers.

Compounds for Mandrel Sleeves

Compounds we use for mandrel sleeves work.

Each compound below is used in our mandrel sleeves work. Click any card to download the spec sheet. Download the spec sheets, then tell us which roll positions you're running and we'll recommend the right one — or build you a new formulation if none of these match your environment.

How Our Mandrel Sleeves Process Works

From your first call to a documented, tested cover on your line. 89 years of doing it the right way.

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Mandrel + Coil Spec

Send us your mandrel OD, coil ID tolerance, line tension range, service environment.

02

Durometer + Material Spec

We specify rubber or polyurethane base, custom durometer for your service profile.

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Hot Vulcanized, Seamless

Built around the mandrel form, hot vulcanized to a seamless monolithic cylinder.

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Inspected + Shipped

Dimensional verification, durometer test, ships ready to install. No field shimming needed.

Get Your Mandrel Sleeves Quote

Send us the failure history. We'll send back a recommendation.

Tell us about your mandrel sleeves requirements. We'll respond within one business day with a specific recommendation — not a generic pitch.

Arthur Rubber Company
1165 Harbor Ave, Memphis, TN 38106
Email: sales@arthurrubberco.com
☎ Call (901) 775-0513
National Service · Flat-Rolled Metals Manufacturers · Coast to Coast Arthur Rubber Company manufactures from our Memphis, TN headquarters and ships engineered roll covers, sleeves, and rubber components to flat-rolled metals customers across all 50 states. Concentrated steel-belt service in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland (U.S. Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs, Nucor, Steel Dynamics, AK Steel, ArcelorMittal regions). Aluminum mill service across Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, South Carolina, Ohio. Coil coating and galvanizing line service in California, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, Mississippi. Auto-belt manufacturing service in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas. Paper & pulp service in Wisconsin, Maine, Alabama, Georgia, Washington, Oregon, North Carolina, South Carolina. Our flatbed fleet covers the Mid-South direct; common carrier freight covers the rest of the continental US. International freight available on request.