Showing posts with label commercial casters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label commercial casters. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Our Top 8 Shipping Locations for Industrial Casters and Wheels


Blog:  How Can You Ship Heavy Duty Industrial Casters and Wheels So Quickly?  Here are our top 8 shipping locations!

Is it important to receive your heavy duty industrial casters and wheels quickly? 
Sure it is….. That is why we ship casters from strategic locations across the country and we only ship inside the United States and sometimes to Canada.  Below I will detail the different warehouse locations we typically ship from and the benefits and lead time that we can usually meet.  And now our top 8!
1.      Greensboro, North Carolina:  This is our home warehouse and have been stocking casters and wheels in Greensboro for over 40 years.  We stock a large supply of light duty, medium duty, stainless steel casters and some heavy duty casters in Greensboro.  Since we have many casters customers in North Carolina we tend to stock the specific casters that our customers need.  From NC we service the following industries that use a lot of casters:  furniture industry, textiles, pharmaceutical, OEM fabricators, NASCAR racing companies, metal fabricators, and many other manufacturers.  The ship fast and they can be picked up, delivered, or shipped from Greensboro within 1 – 2 days of order.
2.      Atlanta, Georgia:  We have a couple of warehouses we ship casters from in the Atlanta area.  Again these range from the light duty, medium duty, stainless steel casters, and also heavy duty casters up to about 4,000# capacity per caster.  Orders shipping out of Atlanta can get anywhere in the Southeast part of the US in one to two days via UPS or LTL freight and about one day to process.
3.      Dallas, Texas:  This warehouse is where we have our largest stock of casters.  We have everything in Dallas from light duty to extreme heavy duty casters and wheels.  We also have high temperature rated casters, stainless steel casters, dual wheel casters, semi-pneumatic casters, and all other sizes and capacities. 70# - 40,000# capacity casters.  We have customer pick up at this location sometimes or we ship via UPS or LTL freight in 2 days or up to one week lead time.  We have a 2 week lead time for heavy duty casters that have welded on face contact brakes from Dallas.
4.      Middletown, Ohio:  This warehouse services the Midwest and Northeastern part of the US.  Again we have all casters sizes and capacities from this warehouse that can ship in two days to one week from receipt of purchase order.  Any combination of wheel and caster rig can be assembled in this plant and shipped by standard means.
5.      Tacoma, Washington:  Tacoma is one of our smaller warehouses but still a decent supply of casters are available to service the Northwest section of the US
6.      Los Angeles, California:  LA is a large market and we have a couple of warehouses we ship casters from these locations.  One of our warehouse mostly stocks light duty stem casters and dual wheel stem casters for 2 – 3 day shipments.  Our other warehouse keeps medium and heavy duty casters the can be assembled and shipped within one week to service the Western part of America.
7.      Michigan:  We have three great warehouses in Michigan.  From these 3 warehouses you can get virtually any size, shape, and capacity casters you need.  Some of these casters can ship in 2 – 3 days of order and the more detailed and specific casters can ship within 2 weeks….. Even the extreme capacity casters rating up to 40,000#
8.      Chicago, Illinois:  We have a couple of locations in Chicago area we ship from to meet the upper Midwest area of the US.  Again we have most all sizes and capacities available to ship in 2 – 3 days.

For a full list of our shipping locations and the different styles and advantages of our caster warehouse locations visit the following link:  http://www.heavy-dutycaster.com/Shipping-Locations.html
                                                                                   
Let me know if you have an application for heavy duty casters in your industrial or commercial material handling applications.  We can help and we keep the very best in stock from 8 wonderful warehouse locations strategically positioned to service the entire United States.
www.pstrouth.com                                  phil@pstrouth.com           
www.heavy-dutycaster.com                           phil@heavy-dutycaster.com  

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

5 Key Features of Stainless Steel Swivel Casters for Wash Down Applications

Blog:  5 Key Features of Stainless Steel Swivel Casters for Wash Down Applications
Many applications require a stainless steel swivel and rigid caster for wash down industrial applications.  Typically this happens in food processing facilities, pharmaceutical production, marine equipment, bakeries, and other clean or corrosive environments.  Different cleaners, steam, water, and even salt water can destroy mild steel casters and certain types of wheel material in a matter of months.  So we employ 5 key features on the stainless steel casters to keep your operation running and might I say……. Rolling!
(1)  Use a high quality #304 stainless steel swivel and rigid rig that is machined and polished if possible.  A typical medium to heavy duty stainless steel caster will have a double ball raceway with a 5/8” kingpin.  The plate is typically a 4” x 4.5” top plate with slotted 3” x 3” bolt hole spacing and ¼” thick.  All the ball bearings in the swivel race to be stainless steel also to disallow corrosion in the swivel race.










(2)  Have raceway seals installed on the upper and lower swivel raceways.  The rubber raceway seals help keep debris from lodging into the raceway bearings and creating drag when swiveling.  Also when washing with a high power sprayer they can help prevent direct blasting of the water or detergent from spraying directly into the race.  The seals also help keep food grade grease or high temp grease packed into the bearings and not as likely to be washed out.

(3)  Grease fittings should always be in the swivel race.  This allows maintenance to provide preventative maintenance on the casters and keep them properly lubed from the wash down sprays and detergents or salty environment.

(4)  Wheel selection is probably the second most important feature to address.  When selecting a wheel for a stainless steel caster application you need to take into account the wash down protocol.  Will detergent be used?  Will there be grease, oils, chemicals, cleaners, salt, brine, blood or steam?  All of this is good information to know before selecting the wheel.  Wheels can range in a wide price range.  For some applications a phenolic wheel with stainless steel roller bearings will work for around $70.00 but in other applications you will need a much more durable wheel that will withstand more chemicals and cleaners.  In this case a solid elastomer polyurethane wheel with stainless steel precision ball bearings will be better and they run about $120.00 per swivel caster.  Also always make sure you have a stainless steel or delrin or bronze bearing in these wheels.  Delrin is a solid plastic bearing that withstands just about every chemical and wash down application.  The provide good rollability but not the best.  Stainless steel roller bearings make for a good ergonomic roll but after time can give out due to long use.  Stainless steel precision ball bearings are a great option because they are sealed and do not let debris or chemical or water into the actual bearings.  These can provide long lasting use and are very ergonomic to push.









(5)  Accessories for the stainless steel casters are important also.  If you want a brake for the wheel then the brake mechanism also needs to be stainless steel so it too will withstand the wash down environment.  Same goes for swivel locks or other accessories.
Let me know if you have an application for stainless steel casters in your industrial or commercial material handling applications.  We can help and we keep the very best in stock!
www.pstrouth.com                                  phil@pstrouth.com           
www.heavy-dutycaster.com                           phil@heavy-dutycaster.com  


Monday, July 31, 2017

Electrically Conductive and Anti-Static Caster Wheels Can Be an Important Solution for Many Industrial and Commercial Caster Applications

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can be created by swivel and rigid caster wheels when they are rolled across the floor. In some applications the buildup of electricity can be harmful to the products being transported on the cart.  The operator can also be shocked when touching the steel or plastic cart.  If you are in the medical instrumentation market, electrical or semi-conductor production market, automotive industry, hospitals, pharmaceuticals, or chemical industries then you may need anti-static caster wheels.  Not to mention flammable or highly explosive environments then it is best to have a wheel that dissipates an electric charge.
Most of the conductive wheels that we use for these applications are made of a thermoplastic rubber compound on poly core.  The wheels in the picture are a grey Performa wheel with precision ball bearings and are non marking.  They have a capacity of 410 lbs. and are 6” diameter x 2” wide tread width.  These are available in 3” up to 8” in varying capacities.

Performa Conductive wheels have been rigorously tested and approved by an independent lab and meet the requirements of federal specification FF-C-88C. This specification requires an average electrical resistance of less than 250,000 ohms. For other wheel sizes, please consult factory for availability.
Temperature Range: -45ºF to +180ºF intermittent service (120º continuous service)
Hardness: 75(±5) Durometer Shore A scale
·         Easy rolling and turning – for ergonomic advantage
·         Quiet rolling, impact resistant, and very floor protective
·         Absorbs shock to help protect equipment
·         Maximum weather-ability and resistance to chemicals, water and steam
·         USA-Made for fast lead times and the highest quality
·         Rejects floor debris, such as metal shavings, for long service life
Not to mention the Colson Performa wheel is all MADE IN THE USA!!!
Let me know if you have an application for conductive wheels and anti-static casters in your industrial or commercial material handling applications.  We can help!
www.pstrouth.com                                  phil@pstrouth.com           

www.heavy-dutycaster.com                           phil@heavy-dutycaster.com