Sizing & Selection

How to turn a load, a floor, and a route into a caster specification: capacity, count, wheel choice, and series.

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Sizing & Selection

Caster and Industrial Wheel Applications: Match the Tool to the Job

Match caster and industrial wheel applications to load, replacement fit, towing, ramp holding, leveling, and floor-protection calculations.

Sizing & Selection

Calculate AGV and AMR caster loads during acceleration and braking using axle loads, center-of-gravity height, wheelbase, and operating limits.

Sizing & Selection

Select warehouse platform cart casters by loaded weight, wheel diameter, floor conditions, and measured push effort—not load rating alone.

Sizing & Selection

Choose hospital and instrument cart casters for quiet rolling and floor protection. Compare treads, push effort, cleaning needs, and fit.

Sizing & Selection

Evaluate dock plates, ramps, and thresholds for loaded carts using route measurements, wheel-step geometry, grade force, and equipment limits.

Sizing & Selection

Check heavy equipment dollies for uneven loads, static and dynamic capacity, set-down shock, and wheel contact pressure before planning a move.