Bins & Storage

Hanging, stacking, shelf style, totes, containers – the list goes on… All of these styles of bins are unique but similar if that makes any sense. It can be hard to differentiate and decide what type of bin to go …

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Twin Wheel Casters

Twin wheel casters are iconic in the caster industry. They are a staple on office chairs and classroom equipment and are easily what comes to mind when the word “caster” is mentioned. Twin wheel casters can be referred to as …

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Directional and Total Lock Caster Advice

Using a directional lock or total lock on your casters can be ideal in many applications. The directional lock provides the ability to swivel any of your casters and then lock them into a rigid position when desired to help …

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Dock Boards, Dock Plates and Curb Ramps

Dock boards are used as ramps to unload items from trucks to loading docks or vice versa. Dock boards are manufactured out of lightweight aluminum and typically have a safety tread plate surface providing better traction while rolling over the ramp. …

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Honeyman Hand Truck

Honeyman Aluminum products is a manufacturer of aluminum carts, hand trucks, parts and other custom items. Specific to this post the Honeyman Hand Truck is a tubular aluminum hand truck uniquely suited to the wholesale beverage distribution industry. This hand truck …

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Glass Handling Casters

Glass manufacturing facilities use countless amounts of casters and wheels. On glass manufacturing equipment there are a myriad of wheels, rollers and belts which guide the glass panels through all the stages required to produce the glass. There are also what …

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Vendor Managed Inventory

Vendor-managed inventory, a.k.a. VMI, is a business model structure designed to improve inventory management and order fulfillment. This model streamlines a company’s ordering process and reduces lead times. VMI is designed so the buyer of a product provides certain information …

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Spring Loaded Casters

If you have the need to protect valuable cargo, reduce cargo vibrations or protect your floors better, a spring loaded caster might be a great option for you. Spring loaded casters are intended to protect delicate cargo by reducing shock …

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Overall Heights a.k.a Load Heights

The overall height (a.k.a. load height) on a caster is the distance from the top of the caster to the bottom of the wheel. In other words, this is the length from the ground to where the unit sits once …

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Laundry and Mail Carts

Mesh, canvas, vinyl and polyethylene are all common materials a mobile laundry or mail cart can be fabricated out of. These quality materials provide for quality trucks and baskets which can be ubiquitous in laundries, hospitals, textile mills, garment plants …

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Medical Casters

Medical Casters come in a technical variety that keep healthcare operations moving during their busy and fast paced days & nights. Medical casters need to adhere to the strict requirements of being clean, quiet, smooth rolling and easy to push/pull. …

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Ergonomic Casters

Ergonomics are critical in many caster and wheel applications. Reducing the push/pull force that is required to move a cart or object is the most important aspect of ergonomic performance when manually moving a cart. The weight load of the …

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