May 10, 2016
There are many types of casters that you can use for a multitude of applications. Which casters are best depends upon what you are going to use them for. If you’re going to use them to transport slow, heavy loads, then certain casters are better than others. If, however, you’re going to use them to…
May 5, 2016
We field a large number of calls in our customer service department at Douglas Equipment, and one of the questions that customers often ask is, “We need to keep our floors clean – what casters should we choose?” Our answer depends on each customer’s unique situation, and the problems they’re trying to solve. We’ll ask…
May 3, 2016
The special requirements of clean rooms put extra emphasis on your choice of casters for use in those rooms. The construction style of clean rooms, and the cleaning and sterilization techniques used, will begin to limit the range of caster options. Components of the casters themselves will also affect whether they help to keep…
April 28, 2016
When you begin the process of purchasing casters or material handling equipment, you probably have an idea of the task it’s going to be used for. You’ll most likely have questions about which products will best meet that need. So, where do you get the answers to these questions? If you start with an online…
April 26, 2016
What are the best casters to choose for moving materials outdoors? Like so many of life’s big questions, the answer is – it depends. Will the casters be outdoors 100% of the time, or will they move back and forth between indoors and out? Will they be pushed slowly by hand over perfectly smooth pavement,…
April 21, 2016
We ask so much of our casters. At times we want them to start rolling with minimal effort on our part, then to keep rolling on and on, never slowing till they arrive at their destination. At other times we want them to do exactly the opposite! We want them to stay locked in one…
April 19, 2016
Has this ever happened to you? You’re deeply involved in some project or task. As you pick up an object to carry it across the room and out the door, you realize that the object is too heavy, or too bulky and awkward to handle easily. Your eyes scan the room, looking for something with…
April 14, 2016
At Douglas Equipment, we often get calls from customers who want to order casters with brakes. Many don’t realize that there is a large selection of brake styles and materials available for each particular caster. If they ask us to recommend the best one, we will first ask them questions about how they intend to…
April 10, 2016
It’s your first day on a new job, and you’ve been given an assignment: to choose a set of casters for a new piece of rolling equipment. Sounds simple, right? But as you browse suppliers’ websites and catalogs, you quickly realize that casters, which seemed so simple before you took on this task, can actually…
April 7, 2016
Those of us who use casters ask a lot of them. In an ideal world, we desire that they function perfectly 24 hours a day, every day of the week—that they roll on endlessly, never needing any attention from us, and that they never fail or wear out. In the real world stuff happen! Bearings…
