November 5, 2015
Pool areas offer unique conditions for carts and trolleys that have casters. These surfaces are often smooth concrete, which needs to be taken into consideration. Yet the surface can easily be wet which could cause problems with some wheel materials. To ensure that you have a safe environment around your pool, you want your…
November 3, 2015
Douglas Equipment works with over a dozen different caster suppliers to make sure that we have access to the best casters for each of the unique needs that our customers bring to us on a daily basis. In this way we can always find the right caster for the task at hand when our customers…
October 29, 2015
If you are opening a new warehouse, you will quickly find that you can save a lot of time by having different ways to move loads around quickly and easily. This way you can have productive employees without putting their health & safety at risk by manually moving material and potentially straining their bodies. What…
October 27, 2015
Not all casters are created equal, and choosing the right caster to use for your unique situation can be the difference between damaging or marking your floor and a caster that will work without difficulty. The wrong caster could even lead to caster damage, wear or even early failure of your caster. Knowing the environment…
October 22, 2015
Casters offer a smooth ride when moving equipment on carts or racks, and make the journey more efficient than trying to move the equipment without the aid of a caster. But some payloads are more sensitive than others and any extreme shock can cause problems. This is when a caster that is spring loaded can…
October 20, 2015
Depending on your small business you may need to move a variety of materials around. Be it loading and unloading your delivery truck or moving materials around your office, the right material handling equipment can turn a back breaking job into one that is easy, fast and efficient. However, using the wrong moving equipment can…
October 15, 2015
Choosing the right caster for a particular job can be hard, especially when the environment that the caster will see provides difficult challenges. Some of the most difficult challenges for casters are found in outdoor terrains. When your caster needs to work outside, there is no room for error in choosing the wrong caster. You…
October 13, 2015
When you buy a caster for your carts or equipment, you want a wheel that will help your caster work for the task you have chosen. There is nothing more annoying than finding out after the fact that the caster you chose has unintended consequences. One of these can be marks on the flooring where…
October 9, 2015
When looking for material handling equipment for your warehouse, you want to get the right tool to make the job efficient and effective, but you don You want a wide selection so that you can be sure that the right tool is available from your supplier. You want value so that the price you pay…
September 29, 2015
If you are looking to make moving big objects easier, there are very few ways that work as well as using casters. Casters allow you to roll and maneuver an object rather than struggling to push or pull it into place. Casters not only make the job easier on the person doing it, but can…
