Caster Load & Capacity
AGV and AMR Caster Load Calculator
Split a mobile robot's mass and payload across its drive wheels and support casters, add the load transfer from acceleration and braking, and see...
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Caster load and capacity tools for per-wheel loading, static and dynamic ratings, shock, side load, dual-wheel effects, and capacity derating.
Caster Load & Capacity
Caster Axle Bending Check
Treat the caster axle as a simply supported beam with the wheel load at midspan, work out the bending stress, and compare it with...
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Caster Capacity Derating Calculator
Apply speed, temperature, and duty factors to a published caster capacity so a rating quoted for ideal conditions is not used unchanged on a...
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Caster Load per Wheel Calculator
Turn the total weight on a cart into the minimum rated capacity each caster needs, with an uneven-floor allowance and a safety factor you...
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Caster Load Shift and Tip Check
See how an off-centre centre of gravity shifts load between four casters, whether the lightest wheel lifts off the floor, and whether the cart...
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Caster Shock Load Calculator
Convert a dropped or set-down load into the equivalent static force one caster sees, so a buyer can check whether the wheel's dynamic rating...
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Caster Side Load Check
Check a caster that is pushed or pulled sideways, where the wheel is not rolling in its rated direction, and work out the reduced...
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Caster Wheel vs Assembly Rating
Compare the wheel rating with the bracket, axle, and mounting rating so the whole caster is limited by its weakest part rather than by...
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Dual Wheel Equivalent Capacity
Work out what a dual-wheel caster really carries, because two wheels on one bracket do not double the rating when an uneven floor can...
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Leveling Caster Pad Pressure Calculator
Estimate the load on each leveling caster and the pressure its pad puts on the floor when a machine is parked and leveled.
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Off-Center Load Distribution on Four Supports
Calculate each corner reaction and spring compression for an eccentric vertical load on a rigid rectangular frame with four identical elastic supports.
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Static vs Dynamic Caster Capacity
Check a caster against both its standing and its rolling duty, because a catalogue rating quoted for one is not valid for the other.
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