How to Choose the Right Industrial Wheel: Light, Medium, and Heavy-Duty Loads

Castors allow users to move heavy objects effortlessly. They play an essential role in the industrial sector.

They enable workers to move equipment and loads from one point to the other with ease. Some typical applications of these wheels include shopping carts, towline conveyors, and scaffolding.

Types of Castors

Industrialists use several types of castor wheels. They include:

Rigid/Stationery Castors – Also known as fixed castors, these wheels only move along a straight line. An excellent example is the rear set on a shopping cart. Their purpose is to resist motion to maintain a straight line.

Swivel Casters – Unlike their rigid counterparts, swivel casters can rotate through 360 degrees. They can move in any direction. That means users can take the load around corners without changing its orientation.

Braking/Locking Casters – Other types of casters have a braking feature to prevent the caster wheels from turning. They have a lever that can press the brake cam against the wheel to bring it to a halt.

Several factors affect your choice of castors. For instance, you need to check the product's brand. The Italian Tellure Rôta, industrial wheels manufacturer, has an excellent track record of producing long-lasting and functional casters for over 70 years. It invests in testing and researching in its TR Lab to ensure they offer innovative, tailored solutions to consumers across different industrial sectors.

Choosing the Right Casters: Load and Maximum Weight

As mentioned earlier, casters come in a wide range of sizes, shapes, materials. If one type fits an application, it is not obvious that it will deliver the same performance when used for another application.

It is critical to check the castors' maximum load capacity to choose the right product. While home or office castors are used in lightweight applications, industrial castors get the beat from rugged and heavy-duty applications. Failure to choose the right castors may lead to workplace injuries.

Castors for Light-Duty Applications

These industrial wheels are designed to handle loads of up to 200 kg. They cannot withstand abusive applications. Even so, Tellure Rôta produces light-duty castors with a higher handling capacity than the actual load per castor. For example, the company's casters for light loads are rated 300 kg. That ensures they can handle temporary overloads without damage.

They come in different materials, depending on their specific applications. For instance, the standard or pneumatic rubber is excellent for indoor, outdoor, and sandy floors. Grey or black rubber caster wheels work well in delicate flooring.

Casters for Medium-Duty Applications

Medium duty casters are designed to move industrial trolleys with a maximum load capacity of 500 kg. That said, the load per wheel is higher [about 700 kg] to bear any temporary overload. Tellure Rota combines them with light-duty stainless steel brackets for enhanced durability.

You will find medium-duty castors in two different materials. They include:

Polyamide solid wheels – These deliver an excellent rolling capacity and high resistance to destructive chemicals and moisture. These characteristics make them ideal for flower trolleys, pallet trucks, and food and canning sectors.

Thermoplastic polyurethane wheels – These are relatively softer but provide excellent resistance. Their softness enables them to roll over smaller obstacles on the tracks. That makes them perfect for use in mobile scaffolding, food processing facilities, and chemical industries.

Casters for Heavy-Duty Applications

These castor wheels have a solid construction to enable them to endure rough and stressful treatment. They can handle loads higher than 500 kg and, sometimes, in trolleys with lower loading capacities. Each will have a maximum load capacity of 4300 kg.

Industrialists deploy these wheels, not because of their high load-carrying capacity but their ability to roll smoothly in different path conditions and temperatures. Some heavy-duty castors have a braking system, but most feature quality swivel locks and grease fittings. That especially critical if you want to move heavy objects in a fixed direction. The grease fittings make them low-maintenance products.

Are you in search of quality, long-lasting, and high-performance castors? Consider purchasing from Tellure Rôta, an Italian industrial wheel manufacturer with an excellent track record of delivering top-tier wheels for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty applications.

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