Metal Channel Coil Brush
Heartland Brush Company manufactures coil or cylinder brushes that are designed to your specifications and ideal for cleaning conveyor systems, sheet metal, and glass. Additionally, coil brushes are used in the food industry for bakery applications and cleaning fruits and vegetables. Metal channel coil brushes are also effective for augering or transferring materials and products.
Built with quality in mind
Our brushes are built to last and perform at the highest level, which begins with high-caliber design and superior materials at the base level.
A metal strip forms a heavy-duty backing. As the metal is formed into a U-shaped channel, the fill material is laid overtop.
Backing
Strong wire is laid across the top of the fill material. It is pressed into the metal channel, forcing the fill material to become vertical as the channel is closed around the wire and the fill.
Center Wire
Fill material
A variety of fill material is able to be used in the strip brush, depending on the use needed. These materials can be crimped or level and the fibers can be natural, synthetic or steel.
Open or close-wound
The filled metal channel is wound around a large mandrel. The distance between wraps of the coil (lead) can be open-wound or close-wound (no lead).
Mounting shaft (optional)
Coil brushes are sometimes mounted on a shaft. Brushes can be designed to fit an existing shaft as an OEM replacement, or to fit a new shaft.
Customize your fill material
Pairing the right filament to your application plays a crucial role in the performance of your brush.
Crimped
Level
These bristles have a wave and create a bushier brush.
Straight bristles create a more compact surface.
Synthetic
Nylon
Good bend recovery, abrasion resistance, flex fatigue resistance, and chemical resistance.
Grade 6.0, 6.6, 6.12
Polypropylene
Versatile filament with excellent wet stiffness. Good bend recovery, but will take a set more easily than other material.
Abrasive Nylon
Nylon monofilament impregnated with silicone carbide, aluminum oxide, or ceramic. Long wearing material available in several filament diameters and grit sizes.
Natural
Horse Hair
Excellent durability. The soft to slightly stiff texture ensures gentle cleaning without scratches on polished surfaces. Produces very little static electricity.
Tampico
From the Agave plant grown in Mexico, with a natural cream color. Excellent for tasks that involve retaining liquid, scrubbing, and finishing surfaces.
Wire
Wire types offered
High-carbon wire
Stainless steel wire
Brass
Phosphorous bronze
Open-wound or close-wound
Continuous brush-to-work-surface contact requires a close-wound coil (no lead), while an open lead is recommended when moving product.
The gaps between the coil allow product to move through.
Use for continuous contact between the brush and the work.
Close-Wound
Open-Wound
Mounting shaft
A continuous metal back strip brush coiled on and welded to a lightwall steel tube. A hub and shaft assembly is designed for many hours of trouble-free service. This brush is custom made to fit your process.
Applications for metal channel coil brushes
Coil brushes provide more filament contact than a metal channel strip brush, which is useful for aggressive cleaning applications, as well as solutions to the following industrial challenges:
Conveyor Systems
For conveyors, sheet metal, glass, fruits and vegetables
Polishing
Steel, copper, aluminum, leather
Augering
Guiding or transferring products or materials
Cleaning
Preparing or wiping surfaces, cleaning inside of tubular surfaces
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Ask us how to improve your brush performance with different fill material choices or trim. We’re happy to work with you on your specific needs.
