MANFRED KOHLWEISS

Electrically conductive wheels and antistatic wheels and castors are used in almost every industrial setting, from medical engineering, electrical and semi-conductor industries to the automotive industry, hospitals, pharmaceuticals and other chemical industrial sectors. These wheels and castors are used everywhere protection against electrostatic discharge is required. Operators and sensitive goods are particularly susceptible to the electrostatic discharge that can be generated by transport units or by transported goods.

Generally speaking, guide rollers come in two different varieties: guide wheels and running wheels. Guide wheels are used in machines or gates to facilitate linear motion. These wheels are usually put under frequent but brief loads. Running wheels, on the other hand, are designed to withstand constant and consistent loads. They are frequently used in conveyor systems. Blickle provides a total of seven different product series with different polyurethane and nylon treads and steel or nylon wheel centres to suit a wide variety of applications and requirements. We are also an excellent partner if you need an individual customised solution. Please contact your personal adviser to find out more!

Besthane® treads have 40% lower rolling and swivel resistance than the other polyurethane treads. This means that much less force is required to push or pull transport units carrying heavy loads. It also makes the series particularly interesting for customers focused on ergonomics and occupational safety. Besthane® tread also provides a particularly high level of dynamic load resistance, which is particularly useful when transporting sensitive materials. The tread is typically used for a variety of heavy duty applications on different transport units and machines in the machining and automotive industry. It can provide a load capacity of up to 12,000 kg at high speeds of up to 16 km/h.

Material: Housing steel plate. Wheels with thermoplastic rubber tread. Wheel body polypropylene. Version: Housing press formed. Double ball bearing in the castor head. Plain bearing in wheels. Note: Wheel axle threaded. Swivel and fixed castors with bolt hole. Electrically conductive wheels, non-marking grey. The ohmic resistance of the wheel is less than 10⁴Ω. Application: Electrically conductive wheels on swivel and fixed castors are used to protect against electrostatic discharge generated by transport equipment or the transported goods. Damage to sensitive goods and painful electrostatic shocks to the personal is so prevented.