Casters: Do They Matter? Making the Right Selection

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1 Casters: Do They Matter? Making the Right Selection Sponsored by: Presented by: Brad Kish Marketing Manager, Colson Group Keith Kouba E.R. Wagner Mfg. Co MHI Copyright claimed as to audiovisual works of seminar sessions and sound recordings of seminar sessions. All rights reserved.

2 Presentation Overview Application Considerations Casters Engineering Wheels Options Custom Design Testing & Industry Standards ICWM Companies

3 Application Considerations Environmental Factors Moisture Dirt and Dust Chemicals Temperature Floor Conditions Foreign Debris

4 Application Considerations Moisture

5 Application Considerations Dirt & Dust

6 Application Considerations Chemicals

7 Application Considerations Temperature

8 Application Considerations Floor Condition

9 Application Considerations Foreign Debris

10 Application Considerations Load Factors Static Load Dynamic Load Thrust Loads Shock Loads Load Distribution

11 Application Considerations Shock Loading

12 Application Considerations Load Distribution

13 Application Considerations Speed Factors How Fast? How Often? How Long?

14 Application Considerations Mechanically Towed

15 Application Considerations Other Special Factors Ergonomics (Push/Pull) Shock Absorbing Noise Reduction Floor protection Safety! Dimensions (Height)

16 Application Considerations Manual Push

17 Application Considerations Noise

18 Application Considerations Frequency of Use

19 Caster Engineering Different Casters for Different Results

20 Caster Engineering Conventional Kingpin

21 Caster Engineering Integral Kingpin

22 Caster Engineering Maintenance Free

23 Caster Engineering Kingpinless

24 Caster Engineering Bearing Options Plain Bore & Oilite Delrin & Celcon Annular Ball Bearings Straight Roller Bearings (Caged & Sleeved) Sealed Precision Bearings Tapered Roller Bearings

25 Wheels General Concepts Larger Diameter = Easier to traverse obstacles and higher overall load capacities Wide Tread Width = More load distribution and higher capacities while harder to turn Crown Tread vs. Flat Tread Crown = Easier rolling, more maneuverable Flat = Better load distribution, potentially higher capacities

26 Wheels Wash Down

27 Wheels Noise

28 Wheels Floor Protection

29 Wheels Wheel Materials Rubber Polyurethane Hard Tread (Nylon/Plastic/Phenolic) Metal

30 Wheels Rubber Tread Solid Rubber Rubber on Iron Rubber on Aluminum Rubber on Elastomer (TPR) Elastomeric High Tensile Rubber Pneumatic

31 Wheels Marks Floor

32 Wheels Polyurethane Tread Solid Polyurethane Polyurethane on Polypropylene Poly on Iron Poly on Aluminum Ultra Thick Poly Wheels Shock Absorbing Poly Wheels

33 Wheels Protects Floors

34 Wheels Hard Tread Polyolefin Phenolic Thermoplastic High Temp Nylon Solid Elastomer Reinforced Nylon Wheels

35 Wheels Hard Tread Easy Rolling

36 Wheels Metal Wheels Cast Iron Ductile Iron Machined Steel Forged Steel Exotic Metals Options V-Groove Flanged

37 Wheels Damages Floors

38 Options Brakes Hub Locking Brakes Side Wheel Brakes T-Handle Brakes Tread Locking Brakes Screw Brakes Cam Wheel Brakes Poly Cam Wheel Brakes Total Lock Brakes

39 Options Swivel Locks Hand Operated Foot Operated Screw Type

40 Options Thread Guards

41 Options Foot Guards

42 Options Seals Bearing Seals Raceway Seals

43 Options Finishes Chrome Painted Zinc Plate Type I Type II Powder Coating Custom

44 Custom Design Super high capacities Low profile design Custom shock absorbing types Integrated foot guards Custom Brake designs Custom swivel locking types Special wheel configurations

45 Testing & Industry Standards ICWM Testing Standards Load Test Rollability Test Side Load Test Braking and/or Locking Fatigue Test Vertical Impact Test

46 Testing & Industry Standards Load Testing

47 Testing & Industry Standards Side Load Testing

48 Testing & Industry Standards Impact Testing

49 Testing & Industry Standards Additional Testing Debris Testing Brake Performance Test Noise Testing Wheel Tread Adhesion Test Swivel Raceway Durability Testing Hardness Testing Material Analysis Environment (Salt Spray, Temperature, Chemicals)

50 ICWM Companies

51 For More Information: Gregg Meyer: Home Page: Keith Kouba: Home Page: MHI Copyright claimed as to audiovisual works of seminar sessions and sound recordings of seminar sessions. All rights reserved.

Basic Wheel Types ( ) Cushion or Hard Rubber W/Side Plates. Advantage TPR Round and Flat. Polyolefin Phenolic Polyloc Grey and Blue

Basic Wheel Types ( ) Cushion or Hard Rubber W/Side Plates. Advantage TPR Round and Flat. Polyolefin Phenolic Polyloc Grey and Blue Basic Types ( ) Cushion or Hard Rubber Conductive Rubber Cushion or Hard Rubber W/Side Plates Advantage TPR Round and Flat Advantage Heat Round and Flat Red Advantage Health Antimicrobial Flat Welded Disc