What Are Commercial Casters And Its Types

By Jana Serrano


As manufacturers and industries are creating a better world for their consumers, making it more efficient and livable, consumers are still seeking better quality products. Thus competition is at high for these industries or companies to make their product stand out to their consumers and target markets. Pushing them to develop and innovate their products.

These applies to all products and merchandise, one of that are casters. There are two forms, one is the industrial and the other one are the commercial casters. The latter is the most common and widely used. They are synonymous with roller and wheels, they are often use interchangeably. They may be made from plastic, nylon, aluminum, rubber and or or stainless steel.

The types of rollers will depend on its usage, for example if it is for heavy duty purpose usually they use the industrial ones, and for the light weight or offices they use commercial rollers. For example, shopping carts have rigid rollers which consists of a wheel mounted to a stationary fork. This type of wheel tends to restrict the motion of the object so that it can travel along a straight line.

On the other hand, a swivel caster, which is usually found in the offices and homes, it has the same function of the rigid but has an additional feature which is the swivel joint just above the fork, which allows the fork to have a 360 degrees movement, thus making the roller to move freely in different direction. For the industrial casters, these are obviously used for heavy duty, which are designed to carry heavy loads. It usually have a flat top plate that has four bolt holes for stability between the top plate and the load.

Since commercial caster is widely used and known, these can be easily purchase in any hardware store or online. They are more manageable, since it is lightweight, and have lots of variations. It is slicker and comes with different sizes unlike the industrial ones.

As it is more commonly use, market casters are easily found in hardware stores and online. There are different types of commercial rollers, and one of them is the Twin Wheel Caster. This is very affordable and very economical. You can choose from 40mm to 125mm in diameter. Brakes are already included and if getting the bigger size the more likely it is easier for it to move on any obstacles.

Another type of roller that is also commonly use is the Spherical or Hooded Ball Caster. It has a 1 to 5.8 inches ball available in rubber or hard plastic. Even though this is an economical and widely use like the Twin Wheel, it does not have brakes.

Similar to the Twin Wheel is the Single Wheel Caster. This roller can be use for heavy duty usage. Since the 16 inches roller are available so as the rigid models, thus it can definitely move a heavy furniture. Adding to this is its total lock brakes which can help in stability and durability. Prices may range differently according to its material, size and bearing quality.

Now for lightweight usage, Ball or Planetary Casters are usually use. Due to its easy rolling and elegant rollers, it can be applied to different objects that are lightweight. It is made from metal or rubber and sizes ranges from 1.5 inches to 3 inches in diameter.




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