The material handling industry is all about maximizing productivity. Whether it’s with carts, tuggers, or other equipment, innovations in simple solutions like casters and wheels can drastically increase worker efficiency and overall productivity.
Improved Mobility
Many companies are constantly moving products from place to place, and as a result, their carts and other mobile equipment may be subjected to rough surfaces, uneven flooring, or debris. While standard cart wheels perform their basic function adequately, other options are more effective at protecting products from damage and keeping workers safe.
Small shock absorbing casters offer a unique design to minimize impact and vibration during movement. These casters can roll over bumpy or rocky outdoor terrain and crack floors without the potential for a jarring and damaging impact. They are also ideal for applications where the product is fragile or reactive to vibration, such as glass substrates or transport wagons of silicon wafers. These casters have springs that are mounted in different positions to adjust the sensitivity of the caster and can be adjusted to varying weight capacities. The springs can disperse the impact, reducing the impact on the product and the worker carrying it.
Reduced Noise
Shock-absorbing caster wheels are ideal for any facility that uses carts, dollies, and other wheeled equipment to transport cargo and products. These casters reduce the vibration and noise produced during transport, helping protect sensitive loads from damage while improving worker comfort. The patented design of shock-reducing casters includes elastomer springs built directly into the wheel’s core, further mitigating vibration and noise during transport. Designed to handle up to 25,000 pounds per caster, these casters are perfect for aircraft jacks and engine dollies in the aerospace industry.
Quiet-roll clean-environment medium-duty shock-absorbing caster wheels feature aluminum frames that resist corrosion when exposed to moisture and chemicals, making them an excellent choice for carts, trolleys, and other equipment used in medical settings, automotive applications, restaurants, hotels, and electronic manufacturing plants. These casters also reduce the impact on floors and extend caster, wheel, and bearing life.
Increased Durability
Using shock-absorbing casters reduces the wear on carts, equipment, and floors. Additionally, it can protect fragile cargo from vibration and noise during transportation. It allows the equipment to easily move across uneven and damaged flooring surfaces. The casters have dual-wheel shock absorbers that provide a cushioned ride for your cart and cargo. These casters are often used for medical environments, carts, laboratory equipment, mobile workstations, sound and lighting equipment, and more. When choosing spring shock casters, it’s important to consider the weight capacity that you need. The casters come in several sizes and styles, from light to heavy.
Lower Maintenance Costs
For facilities that utilize carts, dollies, and gondolas to transport parts, scrap, trash, or other cargo, shock-absorbing casters can drastically reduce the high levels of noise that these wheeled units create while moving. They also provide cushioning and deflection for the carts or equipment to help protect its contents from damage.
Choosing the right spring shock absorber caster for an application can also greatly cut overall maintenance costs. Compared to commodity casters with open raceways that need constant greasing, the premium spring shock-absorbing casters are less prone to breakdowns. They can help to save hundreds of hours in maintenance costs for a plant or distribution center.
Shock-absorbing casters are commonly used to move medical and industrial equipment, carts, computer mainframes and towers, point-of-purchase displays and shelving, assembly line dollies, and storage equipment in a variety of industries that require mobility on rough surfaces and uneven floors. Investing in the proper shock-absorbing casters can dramatically improve a cart or equipment’s durability, reduce vibration and noise during transportation and extend caster, wheel, and bearing life.
