Industrial Automation Magazine India

Gentle Transportation of Sensitive Goods

Published on : Tuesday 30-11--0001

Very high damping is required of wheels and castors in many different industries – whether with service trolleys in gastronomy or for the transport of shock-sensitive components in the electronics industry. Not only do the sensitive goods need to be protected against shocks and vibrations, the noise level needs to be kept as low as possible as well.

Blickle developed the new POES and ALES series specifically for these requirements. The thick tread with specially adapted contour is made out of high-quality Blickle SoftMotion elastic solid rubber. The material in 55° Shore A offers high elasticity with a simultaneously low rolling resistance. The tread can reliably absorb unevenness with very quiet running characteristics. Unlike other rubber compounds, the non-marking grey tread does not leave behind any residues on the floor.

Since the tyres in the two series are vulcanised to the wheel centre, the wheels are also ideally suited for lateral loads. The wheel centre of the POES series is made of impact-resistant polyamide, that of the ALES series out of die-cast aluminium. Depending on the version, the load capacity is between 120 and 350 kilograms. Ball bearings lubricated with long-life grease in the wheel axle and swivel head ensure reliable running and maintenance-free operation in normal use.

A family owned company since 1953, Blickle began with the production of iron wheelbarrow wheels, developing it into a range of high-quality wheels in addition to swivel and fixed castors. Today, the Blickle Räder+Rollen range features over 30,000 wheels and castors for all applications, the range includes solid rubber tyres, pneumatic tyres and super-elastic tyres, soft rubber tyres and many more, on fixed and swivelled castors. With own production facilities based in Germany, the company has full control over quality and delivery from the very beginning, and is the first German wheel and castor manufacturer to be certified to DIN ISO 9001 in the year 1994.