Got questions about Casters? Here’s a great resource
In my last blog I stated that I attended the Ergonomics Applied to Retail and Distribution conference in Minneapolis. One of the people I met there was the Steve Lippert from Hamilton Caster. As an ergonomist working on material handling issues a question that frequently comes up whenever material is pushed or pulled is “what is the best equipment/wheel/caster combination for this situation?” I learned from Steve that Hamilton Caster had published a white paper on Rolling Resistance and Industrial Wheels. The paper provides an overview of rolling resistance, how to calculate, and apply to industrial wheel applications. This is a great resource in that everything is clearly explained, examples of calculations are given and guidelines of what to look for in manual and powered push/pull equipment.
If you are interested in learning more about the force and friction of wheels/casters