casters Introduction:What are the main materials of casters?

What are the main materials of casters? What are the main materials of casters?

Polyurethane, cast iron and cast steel, nitrile rubber wheel (NBR), nitrile rubber, natural rubber wheel, silicone fluororubber wheel, chloroprene rubber wheel, butyl rubber wheel, silicone rubber (SILICOME), EPDM rubber wheel (EPDM), fluororubber wheel (VITON), hydrogenated nitrile (HNBR), polyurethane rubber wheel, rubber and plastic, PU rubber wheel, polytetrafluoroethylene rubber wheel (PTFE processed parts), nylon gear, polyoxymethylene rubber wheel, PEEK rubber wheel, PA66 gear, POM rubber wheel, engineering plastic parts (such as high-strength performance PPS pipe, PEEK pipe, etc.).

German Blickle caster – Blickle is the world’s leading manufacturer of wheels and casters.

German Blickle’s main products include: Blickle casters, Blickle wheels, Blickle single wheels, Blickle guide wheels. The company has factories in Germany and France, 14 sales subsidiaries in Europe and North America, in addition to numerous exclusive agents in many countries around the world.

In all these countries, Blickle continuously serves its customers with high standards, fast delivery, quality and technical support. That’s why “Blickle” has become a synonym for long-life, maintenance-free, high-quality wheels and castors in more than 90 countries around the world. In 1994, Blickle became the first wheel and castor manufacturer to obtain DIN EN ISO 9001 certification.

Blickle offers the widest range of products on the market today, with more than 20,000 wheel and castor varieties and load capacities ranging from 40 kg to 20 tons. Therefore, Blickle can provide a solution for almost any wheel and castor application requirements.

German Blickle wheels and castors are widely used in various industries such as forklift systems, automotive logistics, retail, hospital and laboratory equipment, etc., just to name a few. In addition, Blickle also cooperates with customers to continuously design and develop special wheels and casters to meet their specific needs. The main products of Germany Blickle include: Blickle casters, Blickle wheels, Blickle single wheels, and Blickle guide wheels.

Caster classification Caster (i.e. universal caster)

Mainly divided into medical casters, industrial casters, supermarket casters, furniture casters, etc.
Medical casters are special casters that meet the hospital’s requirements for light operation, flexible steering, high elasticity, special ultra-quiet, wear-resistant, anti-winding and chemical corrosion resistance.
Industrial casters mainly refer to a type of caster product used in factories or mechanical equipment. It can be made of high-grade imported reinforced nylon (PA6), super polyurethane, and rubber. The overall product has high impact resistance and strength.
Supermarket casters are specially developed to meet the needs of supermarket shelves and shopping carts that need to be light and flexible.
Furniture casters are a type of special casters produced mainly to meet the needs of furniture with low center of gravity and high load. Classification by caster material
Mainly divided into super artificial rubber casters, polyurethane casters, plastic casters, nylon casters, steel casters, high temperature resistant casters, rubber casters, S-type artificial rubber casters.

Application of casters：

It is widely used in trolleys, mobile scaffolding, workshop trucks, etc.
The simplest invention is often the most important, and casters have this characteristic. At the same time, the level of development of a city is often positively correlated with the use of casters. Cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Chongqing, Wuxi, Chengdu, Xi’an, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen have very high rates of caster use.
The structure of a caster consists of a single wheel mounted on a bracket, which is used to be installed under the equipment to allow it to move freely. Casters are mainly divided into two categories:
A Fixed casters Fixed brackets are equipped with single wheels and can only move in a straight line.
B Movable casters 360-degree steering brackets are equipped with single wheels and can travel in any direction at will.
There are many types of single wheels for industrial casters, which vary in size, model, tire surface, etc. The selection of suitable wheels depends on the following conditions:
A The environment of the use site.
B The load capacity of the product
C The working environment contains chemicals, blood, grease, engine oil, salt and other substances.
D Various special climates, such as humidity, high temperature or severe cold. E Requirements for impact resistance, collision and driving quietness.