Caster Concepts provides beyond standard solutions for any imaginable industrial caster application need. Caster Concepts, an industry leading manufacturer of industrial casters and polyurethane wheels, is headquartered in Albion, Michigan. Caster Concepts has an twenty-two-year tradition of providing customers with application specific pre-sale engineering, follow by production using the most modern manufacturing techniques and post-sales support
Mass Customization
A leader in innovative manufacturing, Caster Concepts is going Beyond Standard by providing customized solutions designed and manufactured to meet unique applications but without the long lead times usually associated with custom manufactured product. Caster Concepts is the first caster manufacturer to invest in specialized equipment that minimizes set up time and is flexible to a variety of processes. This allows Caster Concepts to mass produce customized products in small batches while reducing lead times by 50 percent.
Conceptual Innovations Engineering
CCI Dynamic Wheel Endurance Test Machine
Tour and Explanation of Reaction Industries' Polyurethane Batch Lab.
The batch lab tests different polyurethanes to be applied to wheels for industrial casters and other material handling applications.
Batch Lab Capabilities
Reaction Industries demonstrates the batch lab capabilities by pouring our regular hard poly, but at 88% stoichiometry instead of 95%. The polyurethane on the wheel is a TDI polyether cured with MOCA and the hardness is 70D.
Cam Brake Kit Installation
Caster Concepts Products In Use
Orchestrating the move into Brockman Hall
Complex lab equipment moved intact to minimize downtime
BY JADE BOYD, Rice News staff
It looked like a scene from “Mission: Impossible”: A laser table the size of a car was moved through a hole in a wall, lifted by crane, pushed by hand on pneumatic carts and lowered through a trap door into a high-tech basement lab.
This story outlines the success that TyArt had using Caster Concepts’ casters. To read more about this unique application or to watch the video please select below.
In industrial caster applications that are manually operated, ergonomics is always a major concern. This video will describe some of the details that must be taken into account when designing an industrial caster for improved ergonomics.
Caster flutter results in excess noise, increase wear and loss of control. Three common causes of flutter are identified and techniques that can be employed to minimize industrial caster and wheel flutter.
Pneumatic tires are a popular wheel option in industrial caster applications. Pneumatic tires are wheels with a metal hub with a rubber tire mounted to it. The tire is filled with air or foam to a desired pressure level to achieve the appropriate load and deflection characteristics. There are many benefits to using this type of wheel as well as a few drawbacks. This video identifies the pros and cons of pneumatic wheel casters.
4 types of swivel locks used in kingpinless and kinpin heavy duty industrial casters. Standard swivel lock, demountable swivel lock, passive swivel lock, vertical swivel lock.
4 Brake Options for Kingpinless Swivel or Rigid Casters in Heavy Duty Industrial Caster Applications. Polyurethane Cam Brakes, Face Contact Brakes, Cam Brake, Side Brakes (Single Side/Dual Side/Wrap Around).
The selection of the proper industrial caster for your application, while not difficult takes some basic knowledge of the application to assure a caster that function properly while providing the longevity in the application. Time and money invested in the upfront planning will assure that the product, when purchased, will provide many years of performance with normal maintenance costs. Learn 5 key factors to consider when selecting heavy duty industrial casters or wheels.
When designing an industrial caster for applications with higher temperatures (most casters are designed to function in an environment that does not exceed 150 degrees F), many different aspects of the caster must be taken into account. Learn about the different materials used in the manufacture of industrial casters and wheels for high temperature applications.
Are you searching for an industrial caster that can safely handle 15,000 pounds or more? Are you having trouble solving a specific problem such as difficult swiveling, protection of payload, overall height constraints, extreme heat, rough floor conditions or high maintenance cost? There is an industrial caster on the market for you. Learn about key reasons for when to choose Dual Wheel Casters.
