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rotacasters
materials handling
conveyors
robotics
Industrial grade multi-directional
capability in a rigid mount.
Award winning materials handling,
ergonomic safety and productivity.
Transfer loads in any horizontal
direction or cylindrical rotation.
Mobility and manoeuvrability on a
simple, reliable, scaleable platform
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Product:$48mm$Rotacaster$
Capacity:$230kg$(500lbs)$
User:$Australia$Post,$Australia
Transfer(Tables(4(mail(handling(
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The$Challenge:(Australia(Post(used(ball(transfer(tables(for(manual(sor?ng(of(bulky(interna?onal(mailbags(
weighing(up(to(35(kg.(This(required(substan?al(and(repe??ve(manual(effort(by(operators(to(push,(pull(and(rotate(
the(bags,(exposing(them(to(poten?al(musculoskeletal(injury.(To(address(this(issue(Australia(Post(looked(for(
alterna?ve(solu?ons(that(would(substan?ally(reduce(operator(input(and(exposure(to(risk(of(injury.(With(a(
targeted(push/pull(force(of(50N((5kg)(for(a(35Kg(bag,(it(was(acknowledged(that(this(target(would(in(all(likelihood(
require(a(powered(solu?on,(adding(to(opera?ng(and(maintenance(costs.(
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Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Rotacaster(proposed(a(manual(transfer(solu?on(u?lising(their(48mm(Rotacasters(combined(
with(polyacetal((POM)(spacer(rollers.(The(roller’s(smaller(diameter(was(designed(to(provide(support(for(the(soY(
packaging,(while(minimising(fric?on(and(reducing(the(number(of(Rotacaster(wheels(required.(Australia(Post(and(
Rotacaster(collaborated(on(the(design(and(construc?on(of(the(transfer(table.(Trials(were(successfully(undertaken(
at(an(Australia(Post(gateway.(
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Outcomes:$The(solu?on(resulted(in(a(significant(reduc?on(of(push/pull(forces(to(between(40(and(70N((447kg)(in(
all(direc?ons(on(the(table.(Australia(Post(considered(this(a(remarkable(achievement(in(the(absence(of(any(
powered(assist.(
Original(ball4transfer(installa?on(
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Addi2onal$advantages:$In(addi?on(to(reducing(the(push/pull(forces(required,(without(the(cost(noise(and(
maintenance(associated(with(a(powered(solu?on,(the(polymer(surfaces(of(the(Rotacasters(and(spacer(rollers(
have(demonstrated(a(lower(affinity(to(adhesion(of(labels(and(s?ckers(from(packages,(further(reducing(down(
?me(and(maintenance(costs.(
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Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
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Comments:(“We’d!had!nine!manual!handling!incidents!in!15!months,!with!most!concentrated!on!the!
shoulder!or!upper!arm!area”(recalls(Michael(Sinni,(Facili?es(Manager(MFG.(…“The!new!ball!table!is!a!
simple!concept:!a!table!with!a!surface!of!mul>?direc>onal!wheels!so!the!operator!can!turn!the!parcels!
and!bags!to!move!them!along!the!line,!rather!than!having!push!or!pull!them…”(…The(results(speak(for(
themselves.(…There(have(been(zero(manual(handling(incidents(to(operators(since(the(system(has(been(
installed.((Post(Journal:(Jan/Feb(2013).
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load(support
Installed(solu?on(
SOLUTIONS(SPOTLIGHT
Product:$125mm$Rotacaster$
Capacity:$500kg$(1100lbs)$
User:$A&G$Engineering,$Australia
Transfer(Tables(4(steel(plate(handling(
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The$Challenge:(A&G(Engineering(needed(to(precisely(align(mul?ple(polished(stainless(plates(to(feed(into(a((
welding(machine.(Tradi?onal(ball4transfers(delivered(mul?4direc?onality,(but(damaged(the(sensi?ve(surface.(((
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Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Rotacaster(proposed(a(manual(transfer(solu?on(u?lising(their(125mm(Rotacasters(to(be(
placed(in(an(inverted(rig.(This(solu?on(allowed(the(crea?on(of(a(simple(frame(onto(which(the(assemblies(could(
be(fastened.((
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The(durable(Rotacaster(polyurethane(rollers(enable(easy(and(precise(mul?4direc?onal(posi?oning(of(mul?ple(
plates(without(damage(to(the(surface.((
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Likewise(on(the(receiving(end(of(the(welding(machines(the(welded(plates(are(safely(and(mark4free(received(and(
posi?oned(for(onward(transfer.(
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Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
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Comments:(“Perfect!?!the!Rotacasters!have!delivered!on!every!promise.”
Original(ball4transfer(installa?on(
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Product:$48mm$Rotacaster$
Capacity:$230kg$(500lbs)$
User:$Ralphs$Pugh,$Australia
Transfer(Tables(4(powered(transfer(
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The$Challenge:(American(conveyor(specialist(Ralphs(Pugh(was(looking(to(deliver(an(innova?ve(driven(transfer(
solu?on(for(a(client(applica?on.(
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Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Rotacaster(proposed(a(mul?4direc?onal(driven(installa?on(based(on(interlacing(125mm(
and(48mm(Rotacasters(90(degrees(offset(to(one(another.(This(allowed(the(shaYs(for(both(wheels(to(cross(one(
another(without(interfering(while(crea?ng(a(common(surface(plane.((
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Because(of(the(mul?4direc?onal(design(of(the(wheels,(when(for(instance(the(the(125mm(wheels(are(transferring(
the(product(along(their(primary(direc?on(of(rota?on,(the(product(is(transferred(across(the(perpendicular(rollers(
of(the(48mm(wheels.(Likewise,(when(the(48mm(wheels(are(driving(the(product,(it(rolls(across(the(125mm(wheel(
rollers(without(much(resistance.(
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While(this(solu?on(delivered(a(90(degree(change(of(direc?on,(more(complex(programming(would(enable(the(
product(to(change(direc?on(across(a(progressive(curve(or(even(more(complex(pathways.(
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Driven(Rotacaster(transfer(table(
Compared(to(other(driven(mul?4direc?onal(transfer(solu?ons,(Rotacasters(deliver(the(significant(advantage(of(
simplicity.(No(hydraulic(liYing.(No(rams.(No(need(for(highly(complex(and(integrated(solu?ons.(The(driven(Ralphs(
Pugh(solu?on(can(simply(be(dropped(into(an(exis?ng(conveyor(installa?on.(
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Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.(
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To(view(the(video,(link(here.
Driven(Rotacaster(transfer(table(
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Product:$125mm$Rotacaster$
Capacity:$230kg$(500lbs)$
User:$CHEP,$Australia
Transfer(Tables(4(repair(&(maintenance(sta?on(
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The$Challenge:(The(Australian(pallet(manufacturer(CHEP(was(in(need(of(a(robust(mul?4direc?onal(transfer(
solu?on(for(its(pallet(inspec?on,(maintenance(and(repair(sta?on.(This(is(a(hard(and(dirty(business,(with(250,000(
pallets(annually(passing(through(and(being(inspected,(cleaned(and(repaired(on(the(transfer(table.(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(To(objec?vely(compare,(they(installed(three(solu?ons(across(three(lines:(ball4transfers,(
steel(omni4wheels(and(125mm(Rotacasters.(Three(years(and(750,000(pallets(later(only(one(is(leY(standing.(
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First(to(go(were(the(ball4transfers.(Every(week(required(either(maintenance(or(replacement(as(they(were(fast(
to(wear(under(the(heavy(impact(of(the(pallets(and(repair(work.(
Next(to(fail(were(the(steel(omni4wheels.(Environmental(and(physical(impact(eventually(started(genng(the(
beoer(of(these(wheels.(
Last(standing(and(fully(opera?onal(remained(the(125mm(Rotacasters,(which(aYer(three(hard(years(showed(
virtually(no(wear(and(tear,(required(no(maintenance,(and(delivered(day(in(4(day(out.(
Outcomes:$All(maintenance(sta?ons(were(converted(to(use(Rotacasters.(The(solu?on(requires(no(power(and(
minimal(maintenance,(while(delivering(reliable(and(improved(produc?vity.((
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Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
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Comments:$“We!never!expected!the!Rotacasters!to!outlast!all!other!solu>ons.”(…“The!pallets!are!
inspected,!repaired!and!cleaned!in!posi>on!on!the!repair!sta>on.!…It!is!a!dirty,!dusty!environment!with!
high!impacts.!The!Rotacasters!ran!without!fail!for!three!years.!…Amazing!wheels.”!CHEP!Beresfield.(
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Pallet(and(crate(transfer(repair(sta?on(
SOLUTIONS(SPOTLIGHT
Product:$125mm$Rotacaster$
Capacity:$230kg$(500lbs)$
User:$Confiden2al,$USA
Transfer(Tables(4(packaging(sta?on(
((
The$Challenge:(A(large(US(consumer(goods(manufacturer(was(looking(to(improve(workplace(ergonomics(and(
produc?vity(in(its(distribu?on(centre.(They(needed(to(be(able(to(manually(rotate(received(boxes(and(move(them(
to(load(onto(a(pallet.(The(boxes(are(gravity4fed(to(a(worksta?on(with(a(conven?onal(conveyor(roller(bed.(At(this(
worksta?on,(operators(are(required(to(sort,(orientate(and(offload(boxes(onto(a(pallet(for(shipping.(
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The(forces(required(to(orientate(and(slide(the(boxes(on(conven?onal(steel(rollers(were(a(target(for(improvement,(
especially(considering(the(repe??ve(nature(of(the(opera?on.(
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Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Rotacaster(US(reseller(Magnus(Mobility(proposed(a(manual(transfer(solu?on(u?lising(their(
48mm(Rotacasters.(Arranged(as(shown(inside(the(standard(conveyor(frame(and(not(needing(any(significant(
modifica?ons(the(Rotacasters(were(spaced(to(op?mally(support(the(load(and(allow(for(easy(rota?on(and(
movement.(
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Outcomes:$AYer(trials(on(the(ini?al(line,(the(manufacturer(has(moved(to(expand(the(solu?on(across(as(12(
sta?ons.(Further(expansion(is(planned(for(the(future.(The(solu?on(resulted(in(a(significant(reduc?on(of(push/pull(
forces(originally(required(to(rotate(and(transfer(the(boxes.(
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AYer(the(successful(trial(on(one(worksta?on,(the(distribu?on(centre(is(now(planning(to(upgrade(all(worksta?ons.(
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The(solu?on(requires(no(power(to(the(Rotacasters(and(minimal(maintenance,(while(delivering(reliable(
produc?vity.((
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Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
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Packaging(and(labelling(transfer(sta?on(
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Product:$48mm$Rotacaster$
Capacity:$230kg$(500lbs)$
User:$American$Ceramic$Technology,$USA
Transfer(Tables(4(precision(assembly(sta?on(
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The$Challenge:(American(Ceramic(Technology(Inc.((ACT)(needed(to(increase(produc?vity(and(improve(workplace(
ergonomics(in(the(finng(of(grommets(to(their(Silflex™(radia?on(shielding.(The(original(worksta?on(it(was(
ergonomically(challenging,(requiring(a(two(handed(effort(to(posi?on(the(up(to(200lbs(heavy(Silflex™(blankets(to(
precisely(install(the(grommets.((
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Rotacaster$Solu2on:(AYer(inves?ga?ng(several(op?ons(for(an(improved(worksta?on,(including(an(air(table,(ACT(
opted(for(the(Rotacaster(mul?4direc?onal(wheel.(Working(with(Integrator(Prime(Resource(Inc,(ACT(developed(a(
worksta?on(using(48mm(Rotacasters(framed(in(modular(T4slot(aluminum(extrusion(from(80/20(Inc.(The(wheels(
were(sourced(from(Rotacaster(reseller(Magnus(Mobility(Systems.(
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Precision(assembly((transfer(sta?on(
The(chosen(wheel(density(provides(excellent(load(support,(very(easy(movement(and(the(ability(to(precisely(
posi?oning(of(these(rela?vely(heavy(blankets.(
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The(SilflexTM(radia?on(shielding(blankets(are(now(manoeuvered(and(posi?oned(easily(with(one(hand(
elimina?ng(the(need(to(lean,(twist(and(pull(the(item(into(place.(The(new(worksta?on(exceeded(all(expecta?ons(
for(increased(produc?vity(and(improved(ergonomics(while(saving(ACT(over(75%(in(acquisi?on(costs(compared(to(
the(installa?on(of(an(air4table.((
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The(solu?on(requires(no(power(to(the(Rotacasters(and(minimal(maintenance,(while(delivering(reliable(
produc?vity(and(improved(safety.((
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Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
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Precision(assembly((transfer(sta?on(installed(
Comment:$“Posi>oning!the!radia>on!shields!to!fit!the!grommets!used!to!be!hard!work!on!our!old!glide!
tables.”!…”Since!installing!the!new!table!fiQng!the!grommets!is!easier,!quicker!and!safer.”!…”Compared!
to!a!$15,000!air!table!requiring!maintenance!and!energy,!the!Rotacaster!transfer!table!is!a!much!beUer!
solu>on.”(ACT,(California.
Precision(assembly((transfer(sta?on(with(SilflexTM(radia?on(shield(
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Product:$48mm$Rotacaster$
Capacity:$550kg$(1200lbs)$
User:$Confiden2al,$USA
Transfer(Tables(4(inspec?on(and(transfer(sta?on(
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The$Challenge:(To(improve(the(movement(of(honeycomb(paper(pallets(down(to(a(packaging(conveyor.(One(
unusual(aspect(of(the(product(movement(is(that(some(pallet(packages(require(90º(rota?on(for(proper(
orienta?on(at(final(packaging.(
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The(biggest(problem(encountered(in(moving(product(was(that(pallets(would(not(track(straight(when(traveling(
across(the(ball(transfer(turntable.(Employees(moving(pallets(that(weigh(up(to(1,200(pounds(would(have(a(
difficult(?me(keeping(the(product(moving(in(a(straight(line.(Addi?onally,(the(force(required(to(move(product(
across(the(ball(transfers(was(more(than(desired.(((
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Rotacaster$Solu2on:(US(Distributor(Magnus(Mobility(joined(the(client(in((developing(the(very(simple(yet(
effec?ve(solu?on(of(deploying(630(48mm(Rotacasters(across(30(axles.(The(transfer(table(measures(61”(x(
66”((155cm(x(168cm).(
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Original(ball4transfer(rota?ng(table(
A(lay4out(of(Rotacaster48mm(wheels(was(designed(by(Magnus(Mobility(using(Rotacaster's(prefabricated(
aluminium(mount(channels(to(provide(the(lowest(rolling(resistance(for(the(pallets(along(the(packaging(lines.(The(
design(provided(the(proper(load(support(for(the(pallets'(6"(square(pads.(
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The(expected(improvements(were(achieved.(The(honeycomb(pallets(were(easier(to(move(across(the(Rotacaster(
transfer(table,(rota?on(of(pallets(was(easily(accomplished(manually(and(the(direc?onal(control(was(improved(
greatly.(Now(loads(of(card(and(paper(products(arrive(and(are(easily(rotated(and(precisely(posi?oned.(
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The(solu?on(requires(no(power(to(the(Rotacasters(and(minimal(maintenance,(while(delivering(reliable(
produc?vity.((
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Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
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Replacement(Rotacaster(pallet(transfer(sta?on
Comment:$“Posi>oning!the!honeycomb!pallets!is!much!easier!on!the!new!Rotacaster!transfer!table!
because!of!the!direc>onal!stability.!This!has!made!the!manoeuvring!of!these!large!pallets!much!easier,!
quicker!and!safer!than!ever!before.”!$
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Product:$48mm$Rotacaster$
Capacity:$450kg$(1000lbs)$
User:$Confiden2al,$USA
Transfer(Tables(4(receiving(sta?on(
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The$Challenge:(A(car(manufacturer(was(challenged(to(move(heavy(steel(parts(bins(between(parallel(in(and(out(
conveyor(lines(in(one(of(their(parts(distribu?on(centers.(The(use(of(a(ball(transfer(table(was(not(proving(to(be(an(
effec?ve(solu?on.(The(bins(with(a(narrow(steel(frame(base(were(difficult(to(control(and(the(ball(transfers(failed(
more(frequently(than(was(acceptable.(
((
The(manufacturer(challenged(their(conveyor(supplier(to(come(up(with(a(more(effec?ve(product(for(transferring(
the(parts(bins(through(the(worksta?on(from(one(line(to(the(other.(
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Rotacaster$Solu2on:(The(conveyor(company(used(Magnus(Mobility's(Max(Performance(Conveyor(Rollers(to(
solve(this(problem.(Max(Performance(Conveyor(Rollers(use(the(Rotacaster(mul?4direc?onal(wheel(to(provide(
easy(and(controllable(movement(in(all(direc?ons.(The(Max(Performance(Rollers(were(installed(in(an(exis?ng(
conveyor(sec?on,(replacing(1.9"(steel(rollers(as(a(retrofit.(The(parts(bins(were(easy(to(control(and(move,(
requiring(less(force(by(employees(than(the(ball(transfer(table.(
((
The(product(selected(was(a(32"(Max(Performance(Roller(with(the(Rotacaster(R240484499(wheel(on(2"(centers.(
Rollers(were(installed(on(3"(centers.(
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The(solu?on(requires(no(power(to(the(Rotacasters(and(minimal(maintenance,(while(delivering(reliable(
produc?vity.((
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Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
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Product:$48mm$Rotacaster$
Capacity:$800kg$(1760lbs)$
User:$Confiden2al,$South$Africa
Transfer(Tables(4(pallet(transfer(sta?on(
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The$Challenge:(A(South(African(company(needed(a(solu?on(for(a(transfer(table(to(redirect(pallets(at(the(end(of(a(
conveyor(line.(They(needed(a(robust,(reliable(and(cost(effec?ve(solu?on(with(minimal(maintenance(needs.(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Instead(of(the(more(tradi?onal(infrastructure(and(maintenance4heavy(air4(or(ball(bearing(
tables,(the(company(opted(for(Rotacasters(effec?vely(configured(around(the(periphery,(as(seen(in(these(images.(
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Thanks(to(the(mul?4direc?onal(capabili?es(of(the(Rotacasters(the(solu?on(is(simplicity(itself.(The(complete(
solu?on(requires(only(64(paired(R24125mm(Rotacasters(and(supports(weights(of(up(to(800Kg(per(pallet.((
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It(can(be(operated(by(a(single(person.((The(received(pallet(can(comfortably(be(moved(to(and(from(the(receiving(
table.(
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The(solu?on(requires(no(power(to(the(Rotacasters(and(minimal(maintenance,(while(delivering(reliable(
produc?vity.((
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Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
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Pallet(transfer(sta?on(
Comment:$“Simple,!reliable!and!cost!effec>ve.”!$
Pallet(transfer(sta?on,((detail
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Product:$48mm$Rotacaster$
Capacity:$360kg$(800lbs)$
User:$Confiden2al,$USA
Transfer(Tables(4(pallet(transfer(sta?on(
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The$Challenge:(A(US(professional/consumer(gardening(goods(company(needed(a(solu?on(for(a(transfer(table(to(
redirect(pallets(at(the(end(of(a(conveyor(line.(They(needed(a(robust,(reliable(and(cost(effec?ve(solu?on(with(
minimal(maintenance(needs.(
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Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Instead(of(the(more(tradi?onal(infrastructure(and(maintenance(heavy(air4(or(ball(bearing(
tables,(the(company(chose(Rotacasters(uniquely(configured(around(the(periphery,(as(seen(here.(
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The(mul?4direc?onal(Rotacasters(deliver(a(simple(and(produc?ve(solu?on.(The(complete(solu?on(requires(101(
paired(R24125mm(Rotacasters(and(supports(weights(of(up(to(800lbs(per(pallet.((
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It(can(be(operated(by(a(single(person.((The(received(pallet(can(comfortably(be(moved(to(and(from(the(receiving(
table.(
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The(solu?on(requires(no(power(to(the(Rotacasters(and(minimal(maintenance,(while(delivering(reliable(
produc?vity.((
Pallet(transfer(sta?on(
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Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
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Pallet(transfer(sta?on,((detail
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SOLUTIONS(SPOTLIGHT
Product:$125mm$Rotacaster$
Capacity:$1000kg$(2200lbs)$
User:$Confiden2al,$Canada
Transfer(Tables(4(assembly(transfer(sta?on(
!
The$Challenge:(A(concrete(pre4fab(company(in(Canada(needed(a(solu?on(to(transfer(concrete(walls(from(one(
assembly(line(to(the(next(in(their(curing(facility.(The(solu?on(needed(to(be(durable,(cost(effec?ve(and(require(
minimal(maintenance.(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Instead(of(the(more(tradi?onal(infrastructure,(the(company(opted(for(Rotacasters(arranged(
along(the(line(of4(and(perpendicular(to(the(primary(direc?on(of(movement.(
!
The(solu?on(required(only(72(paired(R24125mm(Rotacasters(per(transfer(table.(12(tables(were(installed(in(total.(
!
Transferring(the(substan?al(wall(slabs(was(handled(by(a(simple(chain(drive(requiring(minimal(maintenance,(while(
delivering(reliable(produc?vity.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
!
Prefab(concrete(wall((transfer(sta?on(
Prefab(concrete(wall((transfer(sta?on(
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Product:$125mm$Rotacaster$
Capacity:$1000kg$(2200lbs)$
User:$Air$Incheon,$South$Korea
Transfer(Skates(4(load(transfer(
!
The$Challenge:(Incheon(Air,(a(South(Korean(cargo(airline,(faced(the(challenge(of(transferring(a(very(heavy(load(
into(the(body(of(their(Boeing(7374400F(freighters.(While(the(aircraY(interior(floor(is(equipped(with(ball4transfers,(
they(are(not(suitable(to(carry(the(heavy(point(loads(of(the(cargo.((
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Air(Incheon(turned(to(Korean(Rotacaster(partner(BNP(in(search(for(a(robust(mul?4
direc?onal(solu?on.(In(collabora?on(they(designed(and(built(a(heavy4duty(steel(dolly(equipped(with(nine(
Rotacaster(quads.(
!
The(solu?on(enables(Air(Incheon(to(place(the(cargo(onto(four(of(these(dollies(and(bring(the(shipment(into(the(
aircraY,(nego?ate(a(90(degree(turn(and(place(it(into(the(correct(loca?on(to(balance(the(load.(
!
The(solu?on(requires(no(power(to(the(wheels(and(minimal(maintenance,(while(delivering(reliable(and(improved(
produc?vity.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
Comments:$“We!are!very!pleased!with!the!outcome.!The!solu>on!was!developed!to!manoeuvre!a!very!
unusual!piece!of!freight!and!the!units!have!saved!both!>me!and!effort.”(
!
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Steel(transfer(dollie(
SOLUTIONS(SPOTLIGHT
Product:$125mm$Rotacaster$
Capacity:$500kg$(1100lbs)$
User:$Confiden2al,$Australia
Transfer(Skates(4(repair(sta?on(transfer(
!
The$Challenge:(A(leading(Australian(distributor(of(electronic(office(imaging(equipment(required(a(solu?on(to(
receive(product(for(warranty(remanufacture(and(refurbishing(and(be(able(to(move(from(work4sta?on(to(work4
sta?on(in(a(confined(environment.((
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Rotacaster(adopted(its(steel(channels(each(fioed(with(4(125mm(Rotacaster(quads(and(
connected(with(steel4rods.(This(configura?on(allows(the(placement(of(a(standard(pallet(on(which(the(product(is(
received(directly(between(the(channels.(The(low(entre(of(gravity(provides(a(stable(playorm,(which(can(be(
manoeuvred(precisely(by(one(person,(from(sta?on(to(sta?on.(
!
The(solu?ons(reduce(the(effort(required(to(transfer(the(product,(while(improving(safety(and(produc?vity.((
!
The(solu?on(requires(no(power(to(the(wheels(and(minimal(maintenance,(while(delivering(reliable(and(improved(
produc?vity.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
To(view(the(video,(link(here.(
Pallet(transfer(skate(
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Product:$Rotatruck,$steel$
Capacity:$275kg$(600lbs)$
User:$Confiden2al,$Mexico
Rotatruck,(steel(4(white(goods(handling(
!
The$Challenge:(A(large(Mexican(white(goods(distributor(needed(to(improve(the(handling(of(the(large(and(tall(
loads(such(as(washers(and(dryers.(Using(tradi?onal(24wheel(hand(trucks,(the(user(had(to(nego?ate(their(way(
without(being(able(to(see(well(as(they(had(to(balance(the(heavy(load(which(put(considerable(ergonomic(stress(
on(the(body.((
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(By(adop?ng(the(self4suppor?ng(Rotatruck,(the(company(was(able(to(focus(it’s(staff(on(
safely(guiding(the(load(down(the(aisles,(rather(than(having(to(primarily(support(them.(The(self(suppor?ng(
feature(enables(the(user(to(walk(offset(from(the(load(and(see(where(they(are(going.(This(significantly(improved(
the(ergonomic(handling(quali?es(for(the(user,(including(reduced(fa?gue.((
!
Importantly,(the(use(of(Rotacasters(allows(the(easy(change(of(direc?on(without(destabilising(the(tall(load,(as(
unlike(tradi?onal(swivel(casters,(Rotacasters(are(in(a(fixed(mount.(
!
Rotatrucks(are(robust(and(reliable,(designed(to(deliver(an(easier(user(experience,(quicker!and(improved(
produc?vity(and(ergonomically(safer(performance.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
!
Rotatruck,(steel(
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SOLUTIONS(SPOTLIGHT
Product:$Rotatruck,$steel$
Capacity:$275kg$(600lbs)$
User:$BWS,$Australia
Rotatruck,(steel(4(beverage(handling(
!
The$Challenge:(Leading(beer,(wine(and(spirits(retailer(and(Woorlworths(Group(member(BWS(needed(to(improve(
the(handling(of(the(heavy(loads(involved(in(moving(cartons(of(it’s(product.(Using(tradi?onal(24wheel(hand(trucks,(
the(user(had(to(nego?ate(their(way(through(narrow(isles(while(balancing(the(heavy(load(which(put(considerable(
ergonomic(stress(on(the(body.(Likewise,(the(manual(loading(and(unloading(of(the(trolly(required(a(lot(of(bending(
and(flexing.(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(By(adop?ng(the(self4suppor?ng(Rotatruck,(the(company(was(able(to(focus(it’s(staff(on(
safely(guiding(the(load(down(the(isles,(rather(than(having(to(primarily(support(them.(This(significantly(improved(
the(ergonomic(handling(quali?es(for(the(user,(including(reduced(fa?gue.((
!
Loading(and(unloading(was(also(improved(by(the(2(phase(self4suppor?ng(posi?on.(Fewer(pull4backs(also(
considerably(reduced(strain(on(the(operator.(
!
Importantly,(the(use(of(Rotacasters(allows(the(easy(change(of(direc?on(without(destabilizing(the(tall(load,(as(
unlike(tradi?onal(swivel(casters,(Rotacasters(are(in(a(fixed(mount.(
Rotatruck,(steel(4(beverage(handling(
!
The(solu?on(requires(no(power(to(the(wheels(and(minimal(maintenance,(while(delivering(reliable(produc?vity.((
!
What(started(as(a(two(hand(truck(trial(resulted(in(a(na?onal(group4wide(roll4out(and(ongoing(trials(in(other(
divisions(of(Woolworths(Group.(
!
The(solu?on(has(found(a(large(and(enthusias?c(user(based(across(a(lot(of(boole(shops(all(around(Australia.(
!
Rotatrucks(are(robust(and(reliable,(designed(to(deliver(an(easier(user(experience,(quicker!and(improved(
produc?vity(and(ergonomically(safer(performance.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
Comment:(“The!best!hand!truck!ever.!We!us!it!all!of!the!>me.!…And!it!being!an!Australian!inven>on!
made!in!Newcastle!makes!it!all!the!beUer.!Absolutely!love!it,!mate.”(Boole’O(Wickham$
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Rotatruck,(steel(4(beverage(handling(
SOLUTIONS(SPOTLIGHT
Product:$Rotatruck,$aluminium$
Capacity:$230kg$(500lbs)$
User:$Woolworths,$Australia
Rotatruck,(aluminium(4(milk(crate(handling(
!
The$Challenge:(Leading(Australian(grocery(retailer(Woolworths(needed(to(improve(its(back(of(store(opera?ons(
resupplying(milk(into(the(rear4loading(display(fridges.(The(objec?ve(was(to(reduce(injuries,(increase(produc?vity(
and(improve(the(user(experience.(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Rotacaster(developed(a(specialised(Rotatruck(to(pick4up(the(milk4crate(stacks(from(the(
delivery(pallets(and(deliver(them(to(the(fridges,(from(where(individual(booles(could(be(transferred(into(the(
display.(The(solu?on(significantly(reduced(the(amount(of(bending(required(as(well(as(the(effort(required(to(
transfer(the(milk(from(the(crates(to(the(display.((
!
In(addi?on(to(a(12(month(mul?4site(trial,(movement(specialist(dorsaVi(electronically(analysed(flexion(and(forces(
with(and(without(the(Rotacaster(solu?on(and(found(significantly(reduc?on(in(both,(as(well(as(improved(
produc?vity.(This(data(was(confirmed(in(the(final(data(generated(by(the(trial(across(a(substan?al(number(of(
sites.((
!
Rotatruck,(steel(4(beverage(handling(
The(milk4crate(Rotatruck(is(fioed(with(Rotacaster’s(patent4pending(adaptable(latching(system,(designed(to(
securely(auto4engage(the(milk4crates.(
!
Woolworths(has(decided(to(roll4out(the(Rotacaster(solu?on(across(most(of(its(stores.(While(considered(a(
significant(capital(investment,(ROI(is(expected(in(90(days.(
!
Since(then(the(Milk4Crate(Rotatruck(has(been(adopted(more(widely(across(a(range(of(organisa?ons(including(
several(dairies.(We(es?mate(that(in(2014(more(than(half(of(Australia’s(packaged(milk(will(be(transferred(on(
Rotatrucks.(
!
Rotatrucks(are(robust(and(reliable,(designed(to(deliver(an(easier(user(experience,(quicker!and(improved(
produc?vity(and(ergonomically(safer(performance.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
To(view(the(video,(link(here.(
!
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Rotatruck,(aluminium(4(milk(crate(handling(
SOLUTIONS(SPOTLIGHT
Product:$Rotatruck,$aluminium$
Capacity:$230kg$(500lbs)$
User:$Goodman$Fielder,$New$Zealand
Rotatruck,(aluminium(4(bread(crate(handling(
!
The$Challenge:(A(large(commercial(baker(was(looking(for(an(ergonomically(safe(way(to(move(stacks(of(12(and(15(
bread(crates.(These(stacks(are(1.80m(and(2.25mm(tall(respec?vely.(Fully(loaded(they(weigh(as(much(as(165Kg(
with(a(challenging(very(high(centre(of(gravity.(Tradi?onal(hand(trucks(required(the(operator(to(support(the(load,(
making(it(difficult(to(see(past(the(load(when(moving(forward.(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(By(adop?ng(the(self4suppor?ng(Rotatruck,(the(company(was(able(to(focus(it’s(staff(on(
safely(guiding(the(crate(stacks(while(transferring(them,(rather(than(having(to(primarily(support(them.(This(
significantly(improved(the(ergonomic(handling(quali?es(for(the(user,(including(reduced(fa?gue.((
!
To(secure(the(crates(to(the(truck(a(special(latch(was(fioed.(When(used(correctly(it(can(self(secure,(and(be(easily(
disengaged.(The(?me(to(precisely(place(a(tall(stack(of(crates(is(also(reduced(thanks(to(the(mul?direc?onal(
Rotacasters(fioed(to(the(front(of(the(Rotatruck.(
!
Importantly,(the(use(of(Rotacasters(allows(the(easy(change(of(direc?on(without(destabilising(the(tall(load,(as(
unlike(tradi?onal(swivel(casters,(Rotacasters(are(in(a(fixed(mount.(
Rotatruck,(steel(4(beverage(handling(
!
Rotatrucks(are(robust(and(reliable,(designed(to(deliver(an(easier(user(experience,(quicker!and(improved(
produc?vity(and(ergonomically(safer(performance.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
!
Rotatruck,(aluminium(4(bread(crate(handling(
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Product:$Rotatruck,$aluminium$
Capacity:$230kg$(500lbs)$
User:$Confiden2al,$Australia
Rotatruck,(aluminium(4(mul?4toe,(raised(height(load(
!
The$Challenge:(Australia’s(premier(provider(and(distributor(of(salt(was(looking(to(improve(the(user(experience,(
produc?vity(and(safety(around(the(deliver(of(25kg(and(20kg(bags(of(salt(to(retailers(who(were(not(able(to(unload(
a(full(pallet(at(a(?me.((
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Rotacaster(proposed(a(mul?4toe(solu?on(to(enable(the(unloading(of(pallets(to(a(level(
where(bending(over(was(not(required,(and(where(trips(to(and(from(the(truck(could(be(reduced(by(75%.((
!
The(second(toe(is(mounted(high(enough(off(the(ground(to(be(able(to(drop(or(pick4up(the(load(with(a(simple(
short(bend(of(the(knees,(and(not(the(back.(By(senng(the(top(toe(up(to(fold(away(when(needed,(it(allows(the(
user(to(employ(the(Rotatruck(for(general(hand4truck(purposes(while(mee?ng(the(specific(need(of(delivering(up(
to(6(25kg(bags(at(a(?me.(
!
The(large(toe(at(the(foot(of(the(truck(assures(a(stable(playorm(when(standing(up(to(load(and(unload.(
!
Rotatruck,(aluminium(4(mul?4toe(
Rotatrucks(are(robust(and(reliable,(designed(to(deliver(an(easier(user(experience,(quicker!and(improved(
produc?vity(and(ergonomically(safer(performance.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
!
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SOLUTIONS(SPOTLIGHT
Product:$Rotatruck,$aluminium$
Capacity:$230kg$(500lbs)$
User:$Woolworths,$Australia
Rotatruck,(aluminium(4(milk(crate(handling(4(narrow(track(
!
The$Challenge:(LION(Nathan,(a(leading(Australian(milk(manufacturer(and(distributor(of(beverages(and(milk(products(
needed(to(improve(its(milk(distribu?on(and(reduce(manual(handling(risks.(Replacing(its(current(hand4trucks,(the(
solu?on(needed(to(suit(not(only(their(specific(distribu?on(centre(needs,(it(also(needed(to(integrate(into(the(supply(
chain.(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Rotacaster(developed(a(specialised(Rotatruck(to(pick4up(the(milk4crate(stacks(from(the(delivery(
pallets(and(deliver(them(to(the(fridges,(from(where(individual(booles(could(be(transferred(into(the(display.(The(
solu?on(significantly(reduced(the(amount(of(bending(required(as(well(as(the(effort(required(to(transfer(the(milk(
from(the(crates(to(the(display.((
!
In(addi?on(to(a(12(month(mul?4site(trial,(movement(specialist(dorsaVi(electronically(analysed(flexion(and(forces(
with(and(without(the(Rotacaster(solu?on(and(found(significantly(reduc?on(in(both,(as(well(as(improved(produc?vity.(
This(data(was(confirmed(in(the(final(data(generated(by(the(trial(across(a(substan?al(number(of(sites.((
!
Rotatruck,(steel(4(beverage(handling(
The(milk4crate(Rotatruck(is(fioed(with(Rotacaster’s(patent4pending(adaptable(latching(system,(designed(to(securely(
auto4engage(the(milk4crates.(
!
Woolworths(has(decided(to(roll4out(the(Rotacaster(solu?on(across(most(of(its(stores.(While(considered(a(significant(
capital(investment,(ROI(is(expected(in(90(days.(
!
Since(then(the(Milk4Crate(Rotatruck(has(been(adopted(more(widely(across(a(range(of(organisa?ons(including(several(
dairies.(We(es?mate(that(in(2014(more(than(half(of(Australia’s(packaged(milk(will(be(transferred(on(Rotatrucks.(
!
Rotatrucks(are(robust(and(reliable,(designed(to(deliver(an(easier(user(experience,(quicker!and(improved(produc?vity(
and(ergonomically(safer(performance.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
Comment:(“The!Rotatruck!has!been!great.!We!run!it!24/7!without!complaints.”(Lion,(Hexham(
!
Rotatruck,(aluminium(4(milk(crate(handling(4(narrow(track(
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SOLUTIONS(SPOTLIGHT
Product:$Rotatruck,$aluminium$
Capacity:$230kg$(500lbs)$
User:$Woolworths,$Australia
Rotatruck,(aluminium(4(15l/5gal(water(boole(handling(
!
The$Challenge:(Leading(Australian(booled(water(company(Neverfail(Springs,(a(division(of(Coca4Cola(Ama?l(Australia(
needed(to(improve(its(delivery(produc?vity(and(ergonomic(safety.(The(solu?on(needed(to(be(flexible(allowing(the(
transport(of(more(than(water(booles,(plus(it(needed(to(carry(enough(water(for(mul?ple(or(large(deliveries.(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Rotacaster(developed(a(specialised(Rotatruck(based(around(hand4truck(supplier(Magliner’s(
water(delivery(solu?on.(The(Rotatruck(is(equipped(with(trays(that(fold4up(and(out(of(the(way,(allowing(the(transport(
of(mixed(packages,(even(in(combina?on(with(water(booles.(
!
The(water(boole(Rotatruck(comes(in(a(five4boole((top)(and(64boole((booom)(version(and(can(be(equipped(with(a(
range(of(different(handles.(
!
The(solu?ons(reduce(the(effort(required(to(transport(water(booles,(improves(safety(and(produc?vity.((
!
Rotatrucks(are(robust(and(reliable,(designed(to(deliver(an(easier(user(experience,(quicker!and(improved(produc?vity(
and(ergonomically(safer(performance.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
Comment:$“From!the!first!trial!use,!The!Rotatruck!has!been!an!outstanding!performer.!The!ability!to!move!
six!water!boUles!and!then!fold!up!the!trays!to!carry!a!cooler!or!cups!or!any!of!the!other!incidental!items!
delivers!great!flexibility!on!a!single!pla^orm.!The!large!rear!wheels!and!sturdy!design!yet!light!weight!
construc>on!of!the!truck!makes!it!a!great!tool!for!every!delivery!driver.”$
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Product:$Rotatruck,$aluminium$
Capacity:$230kg$(500lbs)$
User:$BOC,$Australia$
Part$No:$11]23GC]1010R3$(as$shown)
Rotatruck,(aluminium(4(compressed(gas(cylinder(handling(
!
The$Challenge:(Leading(Australian(compressed(gas(manufacturer(BOC,(a(division(of(Linde,(introduced(a(new(high(
capacity(G3(cylinder(and(needed(to(improve(user(handling(prac?ces,(increase(produc?vity(and(deliver(the(best(
possible(ergonomic(and(safety(outcomes(while(retrieving,(transferring(and(placing(the(cylinder(on(and(off(steel(
s?llages,(welding(machines(and(floor(posi?ons.(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Rotacaster(developed(a(specialised(Rotatruck(for(the(task.(Built(around(the(safety(award(
winning(self4suppor?ng(44wheel(wheelbase,(this(Rotatruck(employs(a(two4frame(solu?on(to(safely(raise(and(lower(
the(cylinder(off(and(onto(s?llages,(while(keeping(two(wheels(safely(planted(on(the(ground.(
!
To(engage,(a(magnet(connects(the(cylinder(to(the(Rotatruck(for(an(easy(pull4back(into(the(reclined(posi?on(and(safe(
transfer(in(the(cradle(of(the(curved(back(frame.(
!
The(self4suppor?ng(Rotatruck(op?mises(the(handling(ergonomics.(It(minimises(the(effort(required,(eliminates(the(
need(for(bending(and(enables(the(user(to(lever(rather(than(liY(the(cylinder(into(place.(The(all4terrain(wheelbase(
enables(sure4footed(travel(across(a(range(of(terrains.((
!
The(Rotatruck(delivers(as(the(easiest,(quickest(and(safest(solu?on,(exceeding(expeca?ons(at(every(level.(
!
Rotatrucks(are(robust(and(reliable,(designed(to(deliver(an(easier(user(experience,(quicker!and(improved(produc?vity(
and(ergonomically(safer(performance.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
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!
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(L:(Custom(toe(designed(to(safely(engage(the(s?llage(
R:(Powerful(magnet(to(engage(steel(cylinders
(L:(Rotatruck(mated(to(gas(cylinder(prior(to(pull4back(
R:(Gas(cylinder(reclined(and(cradled(on(Rotatruck(
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Product:$Rotatruck,$aluminium$
Capacity:$230kg$(500lbs)$
User:$PFD,$Australia
Rotatruck,(aluminium(4(mixed(food(products(handling(
!
The$Challenge:(Leading(Australian(food(distributor(PFD(needs(to(deliver(a(wide(range(of(goods(including(cartons,(20l(
drums(and(bags(easily,(quickly(and(safely(to(thousands(of(loca?ons(every(day.(At(each(stop(the(driver(stacks(the(
goods(from(the(truck(onto(the(hand4truck(to(deliver(to(one(or(more(stores(and(restaurants.(With(parking(and(?me(
at(a(premium,(maximum(flexibility(and(produc?vity(without(sacrificing(safety(is(key.(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Rotacaster(proposed(a(modified(version(of(its(popular(heavy(duty(Rotatruck.(To(confidently(
transport(unstable(cans(of(oil(and(other(fluids,(Rotacaster(proposed(a(special(riveted(buffer(on(the(frame(and(two(
framing(buffers(on(the(toe.(Here(two(20l(cans(can(safely(nestle(and(support(cartons,(bags(and(cases(of(drink(on(top.((
!
Alterna?vely,(cartons(and(cases(of(drinks(can(be(stacked(directly(onto(the(toe(to(carry(up(to(a(total(of(230kg(worth(
of(goods.(A(central(strap(to(the(top(cross4bar(supports(smaller(bags(and(boxes(or(alterna?vely(two(stacks(of(boxes(or(
drink(crates.((
!
The(self4suppor?ng(44wheel(wheelbase,(equipped(with(large(250mm(never4flat(wheels(enables(the(naviga?on(
across(most(types(of(terrain.(
!
Rotatrucks(are(robust(and(reliable,(designed(to(deliver(an(easier(user(experience,(quicker!and(improved(produc?vity(
and(ergonomically(safer(performance.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
Comment:(“…we(have(started(to(see(a(decrease(in(injuries(related(to(these(devices(with(the(new(preferred(
trolley(only(weighing(in(at(16.5kg’s.”(PFD(
!
Rotatruck,(aluminium(4(mixed(food(deliveries((
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Product:$Rotatruck,$stainless$
Capacity:$230kg$(500lbs)$
User:$Karma,$Italy
Rotatruck,(stainless(steel(4(seafood(manufacturing(
!
The$Challenge:(A(newly(established(seafood(manufacturer(in(North(Africa(wanted(to(take(advantage(of(the(
ergonomic(benefits(of(the(Rotatruck(wheelbase.(However(they(required(a(high(quality(stainless(steel(design(to(
comply(with(stringent(food(manufacturing(legisla?on.(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Italian(Rotacaster(partner(KARMA(worked(with(regional(manufacturers(to(develop(a(locally(
made(Rotatruck(in(high(grade(stainless(steel.(In(collabora?on(with(the(client(the(design(was(tailored(to(meet(their(
specific(needs(in(terms(of(wheelbase,(frame(angle(and(handles.(
!
A(stairclimber(version(is(currently(in(development.(
!
Rotatrucks(are(robust(and(reliable,(designed(to(deliver(an(easier(user(experience,(quicker!and(improved(produc?vity(
and(ergonomically(safer(performance.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
!
!
Rotatruck,(stainless(steel(4(seafood(manufacturing((
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Product:$Rotacaster$pla_orm$]$Rover$
Capacity:$300]400kg$(640]880lbs)$
User:$various,$Australia
Rotacaster(playorm(4(Rover(
!
The$Challenge:(Rotacaster(had(enjoyed(a(growing(success(with(its(pervious(genera?on(of(dollies.(However,(they(
were(heavy,(cumbersome,(and(difficult(to(assemble(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Rotacaster(redesigned(their(dollies(from(the(ground(up,(renaming(them(Rover(along(the(way(
because(of(the(look(of(the(narrow(frame(version.(The(Rover(frame(has(been(adapted(from(the(Rotatruck,(delivering(
a(very(sturdy(and(robust(yet(light(weight(playorm(to(carry(a(wide(range(of(product.((
!
Rotacasters(enable(maximum(manoeuvrability.(Because(of(the(fixed(posi?on(mul?4direc?onality(the(centre(of(
gravity(is(maintained(no(maoer(when(or(where(it(changes(direc?on.(The(common(axle(design(delivers(the(best(ride(
quality(while(further(adding(to(stability.(
!
The(surface(is(typically(fioed(with(slip4resistant(rubber(strips(but(can(be(equipped(with(a(solid(deck(made(from(
plas?c,(metal(or(wood(materials.((
!
The(design(makes(it(easy(to(grab(and(handle(as(well(as(customise(the(size(and(shape(by(simply(changing(the(
dimensions(of(the(rails(or(cross4sec?ons.(
!
The(solu?on(requires(no(power(and(minimal(maintenance,(while(delivering(reliable(and(improved(produc?vity.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
!
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Rotacaster(playorm(4(84wheel
SOLUTIONS(SPOTLIGHT
Product:$Rotacaster$pla_orm$]$seemly$table$
Capacity:$250kg$(550lbs)$
User:$CSIRO,$Australia
Rotacaster(playorms(4(electronics(assembly(table(
!
The$Challenge:(Australia’s(science(agency(CSIRO(required(a(mul?4direc?onal(assembly(playorm(on(which(to(
assembly(a(state(of(the(art(digital(receiver(being(assembled(onto(a(circular(playorm.(The(playorm(needs(to(carry(the(
assembly(as(it(moves(from(one(work4sta?on(to(the(next.(It(needs(to(rotate(to(allow(access(from(every(side(in(a(very(
space(constrained(facility.(Moving(the(total(250Kg(assembly(needs(to(be(effortless(and(safe(in(every(direc?on.(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Rotacaster(created(a(table4top(playorm(to(safely(contain(the(overall(assembly(playorm.(Easily(
accessible(from(all(sides(it(also(spares(out(a(large(area(under(the(playorm(centre(to(allow(cable(harness(access.(
!
The(frame(was(built(on(an(universal(MAYTEC(extruded(aluminium(components.(This(allows(not(only(the(the(
integra?on(of(the(top(playorm,(mul?4direc?onal(Rotacasters(and(brakes(adaptable(with(standard(components,(it(
enables(the(reconfigura?on(for(yet(unknown(future(purposes.(
!
The(whole(assembly(is(supported(by(eight(Triple(Rotacaster(assemblies(in(welded(mounts.(The(assembly(playorm(
can(be(locked(into(place(with(two(foot(operated(floor(brakes.(
!
The(solu?on(requires(no(power(and(minimal(maintenance,(while(delivering(reliable(and(improved(produc?vity.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
Rotacaster(playorms(4(assembly(table((
Rotacaster(playorms(4(assembly(table((
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Product:(Rotacaster(playorm(4(creepers(
Capacity:(200kg((450lbs)(
User:(CityRail,(Australia
Rotacaster(playorm(4(tunnel(creepers(
!
The$Challenge:((Top(right)(A(pipe(inspec?on(specialist(needed(greater(manoeuvrability(especially(when(working(
inside(?ght(pipes.(
(Booom)(Australian(rail(operator(CityRail(needed(a(solu?on(to(access,(inspect(and(facilitate(repairs(in(pipes(as(small(
as(600mm(in(diameter.(Tradi?onally(the(operator(has(been(crawling(on(hands(and(knees(or(commando(style,(
hauling(needed(tools(behind(them,(making(the(task(hard(and(ergonomically(unpleasant(and(risky.(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:((Top(right)(The(user(was(able(to(adapt(Rotacaster’s(dual(R2(clusters(with(welded(mounts(onto(a(
standard(shop(creeper(and(custom(tender.(This(wheel(configura?on(was(ideally(suited(to(work(in(pipes(of(varying(
diameters,(enabling(easy(movement(both(in(the(primary(direc?on(of(travel(as(well(as(leY(and(right(rota?on(along(
the(curvature(of(the(pipe.(
!
(Booom)(Rotacaster(developed(an(adjustable(mount(for(its(Rotacasters(allowing(the(user(to(match(the(angle(to(the(
pipe(diameter,(thereby(op?mising(stability(and(manoeuvrability(in(the(pipe,(both(in(the(primary(direc?on(of(travel(
as(well(as(leY(and(right(rota?on(along(the(curvature(of(the(pipe.(The(same(system(was(adapted(for(a(tool(tender(
enabling(safer,(easier(access,(even(in(smaller(pipes.(
!
The(solu?on(requires(no(power(and(minimal(maintenance,(while(delivering(reliable(and(improved(produc?vity.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
!
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Rotacaster(playorm(4(creepers
Rotacaster(playorm(4(creepers
SOLUTIONS(SPOTLIGHT
Product:$Rotacaster$pla_orm$]$8]wheel$
Capacity:$450kg$(1000lbs)$
User:$confiden2al,$USA
Rotacaster(playorm(4(84wheel(carrier(
!
The$Challenge:(An(amusement(park(was(having(problems(deploying(umbrellas(within(the(park(where(needed.(The(
dollie(used(to(transport(the(six(umbrellas(and(stand(used(two(rigid(and(two(swivel(casters.(The(swivel(casters(would(
get(stuck(in(railroad(tracks(and(other(irregular(surfaces(within(the(park(as(the(load(was(not(balanced.(With(a(load(
weighing(close(to(500(pounds,(it(was(difficult(for(one(person(to(move(the(umbrellas(where(needed.(Building(a(dollie(
with(more(swivel(casters(was(explored,(but(the(dollie(was(very(difficult(to(move(as(all(the(swivel(casters(were(not(
going(in(the(same(direc?on.(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(The(amusement(park(designed(and(had(built(a(dollie(employing(the(Rotacaster(mul?4
direc?onal(wheel.(The(design(used(eight(Rotacasters(so(that(the(dollie(would(not(?lt(and(get(stuck(on(railroad(tracks(
or(driveways.(Fabricated(from(aluminium(extrusion(and(assembled(with(Fath(hardware,(the(dollie(has(four(
Rotacasters(in(the(center(of(the(playorm(mounted(slightly(lower,(less(that(1/16",(than(the(Rotacasters(in(the(
corners.(This(design(provides(great(manoeuvrability(as(the(dollie(rotates(on(center.(
!
The(dollie(is(easily(manoeuvred(around(the(park(without(genng(stuck(on(the(obstacles(the(swivel(caster(dollie(did.(
!
The(solu?on(requires(no(power(and(minimal(maintenance,(while(delivering(reliable(and(improved(produc?vity.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
!
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Rotacaster(playorm(4(84wheel
Rotacaster(playorm(4(84wheel
SOLUTIONS(SPOTLIGHT
Product:$Rotacaster$pla_orm$]$8]wheel$
Capacity:$450kg$(1000lbs)$
User:$confiden2al,$USA
Rotacaster(playorm(4(pipe(cradle(
!
The$Challenge:(A(steel(pipe(manufacturer(needed(a(flexible(solu?on(to(manually(handle(pipe.(A(fixed(installa?on(as(
not(a(viable(op?on(as(it(would(take(up(too(much(space.(Also(ball(transfers(were(not(suitable,(as(they(would(
poten?ally(mark(up(the(outside(of(the(pipe(because(of(the(steel4on4steel(point(loads.(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Rotacaster(proposed(a(simple(and(elegant(low4tech4solu?on(able(to(be(deployed(on(site(at(
both(the(manufacturer(as(well(as(at(the(point(of(delivery(or(install.(
!
A(series(of(simple(frames(with(R2((dual)(or(R3((triple)(Rotacasters(was(developed(to(be(placed(on(the(floor(with(the(
wheels(facing(upwards.(When(lowering(the(pipe(into(posi?on,(the(cradles(self(centred(the(last(few(cen?metres(
making(the(deployment(and(use(quick(and(easy.(
!
Once(in(place(even(large(heavy(pipes(could(be(easy(rotated(and(moved(along(the(longitudinal(length.(
!
The(solu?on(requires(no(power(and(minimal(maintenance,(while(delivering(reliable(and(improved(produc?vity.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
!
Comment:(“These!Rotacaster!pipe!cradles!are!great.!They!are!quick!and!easy!to!set?up,!carry!a!lot!of!weight!
and!make!manoeuvring!the!pipe!easy.!Another!important!fact!when!dealing!with!these!large!pipes!is!that!I!
can!move!the!pipe!into!a!precise!posi>on,!safely.!No!manhandling.!No!bracing.!!I!can’t!remember!how!I!did!
this!before!using!Rotacasters.”!(
Rotacaster(playorm(4(84wheel
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Product:$Rotacaster$latching$system$
Capacity:$N/A$
User:$various,$Australia
Rotacaster(playorm(4(latch(system(
!
The$Challenge:(To(transfer(a(wide(range(of(crates(or(totes(easily,(quickly(and(safely.(
!
Rotacaster$Solu2on:(Aside(from(the(tradi?onally(crated(items(such(as(milk,(bread,(beverages(and(vegetables,(a(
globally(growing(trend(to(delivering(in(crates/totes(drove(Rotacaster’s(decision(to(develop(an(en?rely(new(latching(
system(enabling(the(secure(and(safe(transport(of(crate/tote(stacks(by(Rotatruck(or(other(hand4trucks.(
!
Rotacaster(paid(special(aoen?on(to(the(easy(and(safe(engagement(of(the(crates/totes.(The(securing(and(
disengagement(is(managed(by(Rotacaster’s(patented(latching(system.(It(can(be(adapted(to(a(wide(range(of(crate/
tote(sizes(and(configura?ons(thanks(to(clever(on4the4go(height(adjustability.(
!
Already(used(for(milk4crate(and(bread4crate(systems,(the(Rotacaster(latching(system(is(being(evaluated(for(a(wide(
range(of(crate/tote(delivery(systems,(including(complex(and(high(frequency(supply(chain(solu?ons(needing(to(
deliver(a(wide(range(of(des?na?on(specific(mixed(pre4packed(goods.(
!
The(solu?on(requires(no(power(and(minimal(maintenance,(while(delivering(reliable(and(improved(produc?vity.((
!
Easier,(quicker,(safer:(Rotacaster.!
!
!
To(view(the(video,(link(here.(
!
Rotacaster(playorm(4(84wheel
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Rotacaster(Wheel(designs(and(manufactures(innova?ve,(patented,(mul?4direc?onal(wheels.(
Rotacasters(are(a(best4prac?ces(solu?on(and(a(substan?al(improvement(on(tradi?onal(swivel(casters.(
Rotacaster(wheels(are(sturdy,(impact(resistant,(precision4engineered(
Rotacasters(are(made(from(fully(moulded(polymers(allowing(the(engineering(of(en?rely(new(mul?4
direc?onal(movement(solu?ons(at(a(consumer,(commercial(and(industrial(level.(
Rotacasters(deliver(an(improved(mul?4direc?onal(movement(user(experience.(
Rotacasters(increase(produc?vity(through(beoer(func?onality.(
Rotacasters(enable(ergonomically(safer(solu?ons.(
Easier,(quicker(safer.(Rotacaster.
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