Technical Information Fallshaw HOME

A growing index of standards (extracts), tables and interesting facts about wheels and castors, and their use.
NOTE: These sheets are summaries of complex matters originally prepared as background material for the internal use of Fallshaw staff. In allowing others to access them without charge we assume no legal liability. If it is important to you, you should check the information for yourself.

Standards Castors   
  - Load Capacities and Standards
  - Wheel Diameters and Tolerances
  - Dimensions of Top Plates - Oblong 4 holes
  - Axle Bushings
  - Solid Stems and Adaptors
Other

  - Supermarket Trolley Tests
  - Wheel Chairs
  - Shower & Toilet Chairs - Mobile
 

   - Vending Machines (mobile)
   - Brake Castors on Slopes
   - Wheelchairs:
         Registration of Medical Devices
File Formats
   - Exchanging Drawings Electronically
Testing Zinc Plating
Tests for Electroplating
Chrome Plating
Installation Wood and Rusting  
Materials Polyurethane - causes of failure
Polyurethanes - why are some better?
Polyurethane Tyres - Heavy Duty Load Factors
Anti-static castors
Ball bearing failure
Ball bearings - flanged slow speed
Stainless steel
Cast irons
Rubber Moulded Products - tolerances

Plastics - dimensional tolerances
Plastics working life
Plastics colouring
Plastics - Nylon Wheels: Black or White
Hi-Temperature wheels
Phenolic Hi-Temp wheels
Rubber - understanding it
Cast ron wheels - very high temperatures

Measurement Steel - measuring hardness
Steel - hardness conversions
Plastics - Measuring Hardness
Ply Ratings
Use conditions Concrete floors
Clean areas
Grease - Standard Grade
Grease - Food Grade
Health Hexavalent Chromium
Latex sensitivity
Nickel sensitivity
Hyperbaric Chambers
General Spelling - Tyre & Castor
Automotive tyres
Maintenance of Pneumatic wheels
Country of origin claims
Spinal injuries
Shipping Containers