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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