What Industrial Caster Or Wheel Do I Use?

Using a polyurethane wheel has many benefits. However, using poly wheels outside their rated limits can cause them to fail for several reasons. Overloading and excess speed are the two main reasons why polyurethane can fail. There is another type of failure (which rarely happens) called bond failure. Below I will cover these types of
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Three Common Causes Of Polyurethane Wheel Failure

Many customers have asked, “How do I know what industrial caster or wheel to use?” Many specifications need to be figured out when determining what you need in your caster. The three most common questions that help us determine which caster include: What is the maximum load capacity of your application? When determining weight capacity,
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Experience Smooth Transportation With RWM’s Pneumatic Casters

Advantages of Pneumatic Casters Pneumatic casters have a significantly longer life span and require considerably less maintenance to operate than alternative casters. These casters provide exceptional cushioning for heavy loads and roll over obstructions such as rocks, pipes, gravel, etc., with ease. Because of these advantages, they are ideal for use within a wide range
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Versatility & Durability With the VersaTrac 27® Series Caster

The VersaTrac 27® Series Caster is built with your choice of wheels. We offer ball, celcon, oilite, roller, or plain bearings. This allows you to select the bearing that will provide the smoothest movement within your facility. Plus, the 2.75-millimeter heat-treated raceways won’t suffer brinelling and subsequent loss of function. This process also improves swivel
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Conceptual Innovations’ HaloDrive delivers precision and maneuverability while carrying heavy loads

Conceptual Innovations, an engineering and custom manufacturing firm powered by Caster Concepts, announces the release of the HaloDrive. This omni-directional motor-powered system delivers precision movement for the largest, heaviest and most complex applications across industries. Its patented HaloDrive Pods feature powered wheels that add mobility to a wide variety of heavy-duty industrial applications with a
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How Do We Define A Heavy Duty Caster?

A heavy duty caster is not a furniture caster. If you type “Heavy Duty Casters” into Google, you get all sorts of odd results. You get results on furniture casters, chair casters, Heavy Duty casters from Lowes or Home Depot. You can even find casters from Uline and Grainger. While their offerings may be “Heavy
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Common Caster Configurations for Carts

Swivel/Rigid Combinations  You can outfit equipment with different combinations of rigid and swivel casters to meet specific needs and applications. In fact, finding the right combination can have a huge impact on stability and ergonomics. In this edition of CasterU we present some of the most common caster combinations along with the pros and cons
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Caster rig improves tire manufacturer’s initial push force

As a leading tire manufacturer’s large tread trucks (used for moving rubber by hand around its plant) became exceedingly heavy—too much for one person to push alone safely—a solution was necessary, and as quickly as possible. After all, the polyurethane tires on the cart’s wheels were also breaking down, leaving debris around the plant and
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New Heavy Duty Casters & Wheels Designed for Heavy Industrial Applications

Hamilton Caster introduce (4) new caster series and (5) new wheel series designed to transport heavy loads safely up to 10-mph. The new 10-mph speed-rated Spinfinity® XC Casters and Renegade™ Wheels are designed for heavy industrial applications with load requirement ranges from 1500 lbs. to 17,500 lbs. According to Jim Lippert, Hamilton’s VP of Sales,
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Hamilton Expands Stainless Steel Offering with New 3200 lbs. Caster Series

The product engineering department at Hamilton Caster release the expansion of their stainless-steel caster offering with an all-new series rated up to 3200 lbs. per caster. With this introduction, the new Champion Stainless Series represents the highest rated stainless steel caster series on the market today. The new series is designed for extra heavy loads
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New Wheels for Ergonomic and AGV Applications

Hamilton introduce its newest UltraGlide wheel series. It’s Hamilton’s latest modular solution designed to reduce the amount of energy needed to move loads in manual or powered applications. Designed for ergonomic and AGV applications, the new UltraGlide still features independent swivel surfaces that eliminate scrubbing, making it much easier to turn. It still has split
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Caster Concepts Launches New Line of Maintenance-Free Casters, Delivering Muscle to Motor-Powered Handling

Caster Concepts Inc. announced the launch of the 97 and 97 HD Series, a new line of maintenance-free casters that give manufacturers flexibility, easier cart movement and battery power savings. The 97 and 97 HD casters easily maneuver around tight corners, reduce the drain on motor-powered platforms, and carry between 10,000 and 20,000 pounds per
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Don’t put the cart before workplace ergonomics

A serious, and often subtle, workplace safety hazard is lurking in many fabricating operations. It starts with employees hauling equipment, workpieces, and products around the shop, even when they’re already taking precautions and following OSHA’s lifting guidelines. What might start out as a minor strain from pushing around the same cart or picking up the
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Choosing the Right Casters

It’s just a wheel, right? If only it were that simple. Casters are available in a huge range of sizes, styles, materials, and with numerous swiveling, braking and locking options. This can make choosing the right one feel more than a bit intimidating. But no need to worry. This comprehensive guide will lay out all
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What Are the Different Types of Urethane Wheels?

Polyurethane, or urethane, is a material that is used for its beneficial properties of toughness, durability, and rubber-like elasticity. Since the material can range between soft and hard, urethane products can replace other objects that might otherwise use a different material, such as plastic, metal or rubber. Other beneficial properties of the urethane application include
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How Air Casters Protect Factory Floors When Moving Very Heavy Components

Floor surfaces in industrial settings are more fragile than many realize. For production and facility managers, preserving floor conditions will always be challenging. Material handlingsystems can cause extensive and expensive damage that impacts facility operators and operations. That’s why choosinga moving system will make a major difference, not just for the facility but for the
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Types of Casters & Wheel Guide

A caster is an assembly that includes a wheel and a mount. Casters support and make it easy to maneuver carts, racks, dollies and other equipment. Casters come in different materials, wheel diameters, tread widths, load ratings and overall heights to give your equipment mobility in many kinds of work environment. To help determine which
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5 Benefits of Using Leveling Casters in a Work Environment

Implementing caster wheels in a work environment can be a real boon to worker productivity and worker safety, making it possible to move heavy objects easily and safely and allowing for simple and effective adjustment to workspaces. This article aims to showcase a handful of the benefits that leveling casters can offer to your office
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What Are the Different Types of Urethane Wheels?

Polyurethane, or urethane, is a material that is used for its beneficial properties of toughness, durability, and rubber-like elasticity. Since the material can range between soft and hard, urethane products can replace other objects that might otherwise use a different material, such as plastic, metal or rubber. Other beneficial properties of the urethane application include
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Caster Wheel Kit Adds Mobility to Rockford Systems GermBlock™ Cough and Sneeze Shields

Promoting employee health by creating a COVID-19 safe workplace is the mission of GermBlock™ cough and sneeze shields from Rockford Systems. Now that same protection is available in a totally portable design thanks to new GermBlock caster kits. GermBlock shields provide a physical barrier to help prevent the transmission of the COVID-19 virus, as well
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