Kingpinless Casters
Eliminate Failures, Increase Strength, Durability, and Reliability using our Kingpinless Plate Casters
To understand why Kingpinless Casters offer the most strength and durability, you must understand how a standard plate caster is constructed to compare the benefits of a kinpinless caster.
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Standard Plate Casters are typically held together by several parts, which is still the industry standard. You can get an economically priced industrial caster that is good but not the best for specific heavy-duty applications that demand more durability.
The standard top plate caster usually consists of a mounting plate, a kingpin, an upper load race with load bearings, and a lower thrust race with thrust bearings. These components are held together with a kingpin, typically a bolt and nut or a rivet. With all of these moving parts, the kingpin is usually the first to work its way loose under industrial applications, and eventually, you may experience a caster failure.
Kingpinless Casters eliminate the possibility of failure by eliminating so many moving parts. It is constructed precisely with a mounting plate, a forged inner race, an outer race in which the legs are welded, and the ball bearings between the two parts. There is no weak point in a kingpinless caster, as everything is precisely machined, forged, and welded. Kingpinless casters eliminate the kingpin, which will always be the weakest point that absorbs all the stress. A kingpinless caster also has a much larger diameter raceway compared to a standard kingpin caster allowing the kingpinless caster to evenly distribute more load over a larger area which also increases its strength and durability.
Benefits of Kingpinless Casters:
•Lower Maintenance – Kingpinless casters require much less maintenance and are less prone to wear and tear, as there is no kingpin to wear down or break.
•Increased Durability – Kingpinless casters have a much longer life span,designed to support heavier loads.
•Improved Safety – Without a kingpin, there is no risk of it coming loose and causing a hazardous situation.
•Smoother Operation – Kingpinless casters provide a smoother operation and less noise, as they do not have a kingpin to create friction.
•Increased Maneuverability – Kingpinless casters provide greater maneuverability and agility, as they do not have a kingpin to hinder their movement.
Plate Size: 4" x 4-1/2"
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