Spring Loaded Casters 101

Many of our customers often ask if spring loaded casters are the right fit for their application. We put together this quick guide to help! Bryce Anderson of Garland’s Inc. Material Handling Products is here to help you understand more …

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What is a Hand Truck?

What is a hand truck? A hand truck is a two-wheeled and upright piece of equipment that can also include additional wheels to convert to a flat, rolling carrier when necessary. It is used to carry up to a few hundred …

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Zinc Vs. Stainless Steel

A common question we get asked a lot is whether or not stainless steel should be used rather than zinc plated steel. Both of these rig materials serve their purpose but vary from each other significantly. Stainless steel casters are …

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How to Measure a Stem

Selling casters over the phone can be tricky especially when you don’t know exactly what stem you have and what size it is. Typically you have three different stem options when it comes to casters, see below for the following …

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What is Durometer?

Casters play an essential role in industrial equipment, carts, and other machinery that require easy mobility. Casters come in various sizes, shapes, materials, and durometers. Durometer is the measure of hardness or softness of a caster’s wheel. The right durometer …

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The Benefits of Ergonomic Casters

Are you interested in adding ergonomic casters to your business? Whether you’re in the foodservice industry, the cannabis industry, or another business industry, casters are a part of your everyday life and workflow. They may be overlooked as an integral …

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6 Features to Look for Medical Casters

For hospitals, doctors’ offices and other medical facilities, there’s no substitution for medical casters. They are undriven wheels in a mountable housing. Medical casters, however, are designed specifically for medical workspaces such as these. If you’re planning to buy medical …

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What’s the Difference Between Stem and Hollow Kingpin Casters?

Kingpin casters are available in different styles, such as stem and hollow. They both feature a swivel action, meaning you can turn them in all directions. The swivel assembly is known as a kingpin. It’s found above the wheel where …

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What Are Hard Rubber Casters?

Hard rubber casters are a popular choice for carpeted floors. They roll smoothly and easily on carpeted floors so that the objects to which they are mounted don’t bounce around.  Whether you’re planning to use them on waste bins, factory …

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What Is a Caster Fork and How Does It Work?

Casters consist of more than just a wheel. While available in different types — plate, stem, rigid, etc. — they all feature a housing frame. Within this frame is a part called a fork. The fork is an important part …

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5 Material Handling Tips When Loading and Unloading Pallets

Does your job involve loading and unloading pallets? Also known as skids, pallets are commonly used to transport inventory, materials and other objects. They are platforms consisting of multiple wooden planks. Loading and unloading pallets, of course, is laborious. It …

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An Introduction to Glass Handling Casters and How They Work

When most people think of casters, they envision traditional wheel assemblies that are mounted on the bottom of objects. From shopping carts and office chairs to hospital beds and dollies, you can find them on a variety of everyday objects. …

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