February 5, 2017
Many people are a little wary about buying items online. Even though the online retail shopping niche has exploded over the past decade or so, there are still those who do not have sufficient trust in online retailers in order to make an ‘unseen’ purchase. You wouldn’t necessarily buy a pair of pants online (although…
February 2, 2017
Back in the early days of the development and use of casters – 100 years ago or more – there were few choices for wheel materials. If you wanted hard wheels, you used metal. If you needed soft wheels, natural rubber was the main option. And if you wanted something in between, wood was a…
January 31, 2017
Many people first learn about casters when they see a piece of equipment mounted on four wheels. It rolls so easily in any direction! Often, if they have their own equipment, which could benefit from being mobile, they decide to do the same. “I’d like to buy a set of wheels!” At Douglas Equipment, this…
January 29, 2017
The term ‘heavy duty material-handling carts’ (or trucks) has become something of a generic term that’s used to represent a wide selection of wheeled devices. All such devices tend to have one thing specifically in common – they have the main purpose of transporting supplies, freight or other ‘cumbersome’ or unwieldy materials within a company’s…
January 26, 2017
For all types of material-handling equipment, businesses often rely heavily on rental equipment in order to meet their needs – especially if those needs are unplanned or infrequent. A piece of rental equipment is usually seen as a ‘stop-gap’ measure in order to provide a specific need at a specific time, or a specific need…
January 23, 2017
Shepherd Caster has long been known for making excellent light duty casters. In recent years, the company has expanded its product offering to the industrial material handling market. In particular, Shepherd’s heavy-duty Bassick Honcho Casters were developed to stand up to abuse in industrial settings. The History of Shepherd Shepherd traces its roots as a…
January 19, 2017
What’s the connection between a caster rated for a load of 100 lbs, and used on a living room chair – and a caster used on a rugged piece of industrial equipment, rated for 3,000 lbs.? The surprising answer is that both casters are available from the same company! Shepherd Caster started at the small…
January 11, 2017
Your Colson casters are designed to be reliable and resilient, but they won’t last forever. If your working environment is a tough one, then your casters are going to wear out eventually. When that happens, it’s time to invest in new Colson casters. The question is when should you replace your Colson casters? If you…
January 5, 2017
MRI machines, so useful in diagnosing medical conditions, rely on extremely strong magnetic fields to produce highly detailed images of tissues inside the human body. The coils that produce these magnetic fields are many feet in diameter. The fields are so strong that if a piece of equipment located near the MRI machine is made…
January 1, 2017
There are many types of production environments where temperatures are distinctly on the low side. Perhaps the most prominent type of ‘cold environment’ is associated with food storage. Food is kept chilled in order to maintain its freshness. This means that all the devices and items of equipment must function adequately in cold environments. Not…
