[Case Study for Railway Companies] High-Safety Casters Suitable for Rail Travel
Maintain contact with the ground even under difficult conditions! Easily movable with 3-wheel casters! Blickle wheels demonstrate rolling and starting resistance.
The state-owned railway company based in Bern, the capital of Switzerland, wanted to continue using the efficient casters based on Blickle's RD series. However, the wheel width was narrow, and there were instances where the wheels would fall off the rails when crossing them. Therefore, we discussed the issues and width, visited the site to understand the situation, and collaborated with the company to design an appropriate solution, manufacturing a bolt-mounted three-wheel caster with longer wheel axles. The company requested the use of a polyurethane tread "Blickle Softhane" with low rolling resistance for the middle wheel, designed for heavy loads. For the outer two wheels of this wheel (ALST series), we used the dual-layer solid rubber tire wheels (RD series) with Blickle Softhane, which had been widely used by SBB and had undergone sufficient trials. As a result, the difficulties and dangers of crossing the rails were eliminated, leading to a cost-effective three-wheel caster. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.*
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【Product Advantages and Technical Information】 <LHD-ALST/RD 160K-933592, BHD-ALST/RD 160K-933599> ■ The center wheel uses Blickle Softhane tread made of polyurethane with a load capacity of 550kg, optimized for maneuverability and rolling resistance (hardness: Shore A75°) (ALST series). ■ The outer two wheels are equipped with dual-layer solid rubber tires, each with a load capacity of 225kg (RD series), providing very high operational comfort. ■ The contact surface is enlarged to allow movement over obstacles without interruption. ■ The swivel part of the swivel caster uses hardened bearing seats. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.
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Blickle caster LHD-ALST wheel ALST
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