Improper use

Wheels/castors are not being correctly used when ...

  • the wheels and castors are used with a load capacity that exceeds that maximum load capacity as shown in the manufacturer's technical data;
  • the use takes place on an unsuitable surface; they are exposed to too high or too low ambient temperatures;
  • a device with locked wheels and castors ist forcibly moved; fixed castors are moved lateral to the direction of travel;
  • partricularly agressive media are able to act;
  • improper impact and drop loads are able to act on wheels and castors;
  • foreign bodies are able to penetrate the tread;
  • the wheels and castors are being moved or driven at too high a speed;
  • modifications are made that have not been agreed with the manufacturer;
  • soft tread is used on soft floors, hard tread is used on hard floors.

Overloading

the load capacity

Overloading

due to lateral force

Overloading

due to impact and fall

Overloading

due to movement in the locked state

Overloading  

due to uneven floors

Overloading

due to chemical media

Overloading

due to excessive speed

Overloading

due to thermal effects