Expansion on Our Second-to-None Strip Brushes

Strip brushes, or metal channel brushes (the fill material is attached to a U-shaped metal channel and to a center retaining wire), are probably one of the most versatile brushes in the Gordon Brush® arsenal of industrial brushes. Strip brushes are long, thin brushes used for a wide variety of applications in industrial, commercial and some consumer product applications. While the metal channel strip brushes are the most common, flexible strip brushes that use a bendable brush back instead of a metal channel, can also be made.

Strip brushes can be formed into a variety of shapes including: straight, closed and open wound coil, disc, cup, triangular, oval, and helical. Industrial strip brushes can be created with galvanized or stainless-steel metal channels and high-quality filling materials. They can also be customized to meet your specific application.

The fill material used in strip brushes can be composed of natural, synthetic, or metal bristles securely clamped by aluminum or steel channels. Fill material, fill length, channel size and overall length all affect a strip brush's performance. A strip brush's properties and configuration determine how it will be used.

Nylon is one of the most common fill materials used in strip brushes, since nylon offers superior abrasion resistance, bend recovery and flex fatigue recovery. Sealing strip brushes and many coiled cylinder brushes are made from various lengths of black nylon. Strip brushes can also be made using polypropylene, polyester and abrasive polymers embedded with silicone carbide particles. Metal is sometimes used as a fill material in applications in which an abrasive brush is needed. Animal hair is sometimes chosen as a bristle material for strip brushes used for polishing and cleaning, but the use of animal hair bristles is low compared to other materials because of its expense.

Industrial strip brushes can be designed to have: great fatigue life; effectiveness in low and high temperatures (PTFE fill material for nonstick applications and temperatures up to 500°); good abrasion resistance; low to moderate absorption of water; excellent bend recovery rate; resistance to most common solvents; resistance to most weak acids; and durability and longevity.

Strip brushes are widely used throughout many industries and for many different and varied applications:

Cleaning

Strip brushes are an effective use for cleaning, scrubbing, and dusting debris from conveyor systems, circuit boards, paper products, plastic film production, washing vegetables, brushing fruit, glass washing, pallet cleaning, sieve conveyors and many more applications. Strip brushes can prevent dirt and dust particles in factories, clean room environments, filtration systems, wood working machinery, farm equipment and buildings. Strip brushes can also be used to control or dissipate static electricity.

Finishing Applications

Strip brush can be used in a variety of finishing applications, such as deburring or polishing, on steel, aluminum, non-ferrous metals, timber or clay.

Sealing/Containment Applications

Strip brushes can be used to ward off, seal or contain an area/room, or retard the movement of a liquid or other object. They can also be used as part of a conveyor system to assist the transportation of goods or to prevent products from moving or escaping from the conveyor belt.

Applicator Applications

Strip brushes can be used to apply paints and solvents and to spreading liquids and powders.

Sealing & Separating Plugs

Strip brushes can act as an effective separation, flow control or dividers in many different environments.

Air Flow

Strip brushes are an efficient method of air penetration and draught exclusion along with temperature control. Strip brushes can be used to create a barrier between hot and cold environments on any barriers, doors, windows, closures or openings in either an Industrial or residential usage.

Light Exposure

Strip Brush decreases or can eradicate the penetration of light exposure in sensitive areas (medical X-ray equipment, film processing, light boxes).

Barriers

Strip brushes are efficient as a shield or barrier, to contain debris from all types of Industrial uses such as wood working machines, spray booths, the prevention of liquid & mist escape, smoke, fumes, smells and air movement or as a barrier to rodent or insect infiltration from external sources.

Weather sealing

Strip Brush is the perfect solution to keep out draughts and cold weather in all types of buildings, ships or platforms.

Noise Reduction

Strip brushes seal gaps to dampen noise.

Truck Weather Flaps

Strip brushes act as vehicle guards and skirts against road debris.

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