September 29, 2014
Douglas Equipment has been helping industry with its material handling needs since 1955. And if there’s one thing we’ve learned in all those years, it’s that material handling jobs are definitely not all created equal. From application to application, from environment to environment, so many questions need to be answered: How much weight do I…
September 26, 2014
Douglas Equipment has been serving material-handling needs across the industry since 1955. Throughout the years we have aligned ourselves with the most reputable manufacturers of casters, dollies, trucks and more, who have proven track records for giving our customers the highest level of satisfaction with their equipment investments. One of these companies has been in…
September 10, 2014
When you think of industrial material handling, you may picture a dusty warehouse with a rough cement floor, with workers in boots and grease-stained coveralls moving pieces of heavy machinery on a battered truck with its wheels pocked and grimy from years of abuse. And you wouldn’t be wrong; that certainly describes a segment of…
September 8, 2014
If you need to select casters for use in a bakery, you will face a set of unique requirements not found in other settings. Casters are used everywhere in a bakery. They support the large steel mixing bowls that might hold the dough for 100 loaves of bread, and which need to be rolled from…
September 5, 2014
Here at Douglas Equipment, we have casters for every material handling situation and an extensive variety of wheel sizes, materials, designs, and capacities for our customers to choose from. But for all the possible configurations, choosing the right caster for your work environment often comes down to a basic choice – should you use rigid…
August 29, 2014
Over the years, a great deal of engineering has gone into refining casters for every imaginable materials handling situation. For “handle with care” loads, revolutionary materials have been developed to minimize vibration, reduce noise, and protect floors. It’s great to know that if you need to move a large, delicate medical device in a hospital,…
August 18, 2014
In material handling, there are many examples of casters that have a wide array of applications. A medium-duty swivel caster may work as well on a hospital operating-room cart as it does in a food-service environment. A heavier-duty caster on a furniture truck may perform just as dependably on a warehouse dolly. But moving heavy…
August 15, 2014
To ease the burden of lifting heavy 55 gallon drums, Douglas Equipment carries a full line of drum lifting equipment made by the Morse Manufacturing Company. Morse makes many types of drum lifting equipment. Mobile drum handlers on wheels are freestanding units you can use to lift drums and move them around in your facility.…
August 11, 2014
Pallet jacks, also known as pallet trucks, are some of the most useful pieces of material handling equipment. They are used in warehouses, on loading docks to move incoming freight from trucks to the receiving department, and in retail stores to bring stock from storage areas in the rear of the building to the aisles…
August 8, 2014
At Douglas Equipment, we specialize in material handling equipment and casters. We keep tens of thousands of items in stock, ready for immediate shipment. We also work with all of the major equipment manufacturers and can quickly locate any items we do not stock. One of the companies whose products we distribute is the Morse…
