Polyurethane castors

Rollers and wheels are used in everyday production and transport is sometimes extremely stressed. This makes it all the more important when selecting the Wheels, swivel castors and fixed castors with Polyurethane tyres for long-lasting use at the highest level. quality and outstanding properties. Besides load-bearing capacity, Rolling resistance, bearing type and material of the mountings are mainly the The treads of the castors are a decisive factor for the purchase. These namely With their characteristics, they also determine to a large extent in which areas the castors can be used. A flexible all-rounder, on more and more customers from a wide range of sectors in industry and commerce. logistics are polyurethane roles.

What is polyurethane?

Polyurethane is a plastic, or synthetic resin, which is by polymerization reaction of a polyester with an isocyanate is produced. The abbreviation for such plastics is PU or the DIN course symbol is PUR. Ok, that sounds complicated, and the Production is also very elaborate and complicated. What counts in the end is what comes out, and that can be very different. Depending on the application, a Polyurethane for wheels from 60 Shore A soft and elastic up to 96 Shore A relative be hard.

As early as the 1930s, polyurethane was used by the German professor Dr Otto Bayer invented. Since then, the forms of the polyurethanes have undergone extreme development. For example, in 1973 Roller skates due to the thermoplastic polyurethanes as material for the wheels decisively improved. And that's exactly what the plastic has also done for the castors and wheels for industry, commerce and logistics with a wide variety of Quality levels done.

Properties of polyurethane rollers

Polyurethane rollers build on the positive properties of the polyurethane. They are extremely robust, very impact-resistant, cut-resistant and almost immune to sharp objects such as metal splinters and shavings, which are just in warehouses and industrial halls like to lie on the floor. In addition polyurethane castors impress with their special abrasion resistance. They do not leave any traces when driving and do not chalk. Especially with sensitive floors, this is a great advantage over other materials like solid rubber. Depending on their hardness, they offer good Traction values.

Polyurethane wheels are suitable for smooth as well as for rough and uneven floors. The elasticity of the material ensures a secure Subscribe to DeepL Pro to edit this document. Visit www.DeepL.com/profor more information. Holds the wheels in place, even with changing ground conditions. Further Properties that make the use of polyurethane castors so popular are their smooth running, high ride comfort and vibration damping. The wheels Depending on the hardness, they are therefore particularly quiet and shock-absorbent, which makes them ideal for transporting particularly sensitive goods. Rollers from Polyurethanes are also resistant to many oils, fats and also many Chemicals.

Application areas for polyurethane rollers

Polyurethane castors are the all-rounders among the castors. With Hardness between 60 - 96 Shore A, they are perfect for uneven industrial floors, but also suitable for smooth floors. Depending on the type of bearing, the load capacity is between 50 and 30,000 kilograms per wheel. So polyurethane wheels and castors are also perfectly suitable as drive wheels, load wheels or heavy-duty castors. Wheels made of polyurethane can be combined with a wide variety of enclosures. As Fixed castors or swivel castors with and without brakes are used especially for manufactured for the desired application. Castors made of polyurethane can therefore are also used in almost all areas. You can find them under other:

in mechanical and plant engineering
under mobile devices and appliances
for driverless transport systems
in materials handling
Intralogistics
in the food industry
in lift engineering
In drive technology
in drum drives
in heavy-duty trailers
in robotics
as a track pad for tracked vehicles
in hospital logistics
in medical facilities and Research laboratories

High-quality polyurethane castors from Wicke for every purpose

In Wicke's extensive range you will find rollers for for every area of use and application. Our polyurethane castor range includes the Redthane®, the Topthane® and the Rockplast®, the Each of them as wheels, You can buy tyres, swivel castors or fixed castors in different series. Allen What they have in common is the excellent quality of the vetch rolls with the Polyurethane tyres manufactured in-house.

Buy polyurethane castors directly from WICKE

Haven't found the right polyurethane roll yet? Talk to us, we will be happy to advise you and together we will find the ideal role for your field of application!

With our chemical, physical and dynamic tests and self-formulated polyurethane qualities, we can precisely respond to We at WICKE will be happy to help you further.
Contact us at +44 (0) 121-5 22 44 88.