When considering the use of mobile equipment used in the preparation of food and packing, correct wheels and tyres are often overlooked. Bearcat Tyres, Australia’s largest distributor of industrial and material handing tyres and wheels, is helping food related companies and rental equipment companies understand the importance of proper product placement. Glen Wolfenden, BDM Bearcat Tyres, says that hygienic areas require wheels and castors designed specifically for the work environment and food manufacturers should think about their floor surface in preparation or food transport areas and what may be collected by wheels during the day. These areas may include the food industry (e.g. meat, fish, milk, corn, sweets, drinks) and work and industrial hygienic areas with a high level of cleanliness (chemical cleaning agents, wet areas). For these applications, Bearcat suggests a hygienic product such as RAEDER-VOGEL’s stainless steel castors with PE•VO•LON and PEVOTHAN and thermoplastic rubber wheels. Another range is also available including RV-INOX castors fitted with a total locking device (ALLSTOP) to meet the safety requirements of the food industry. These stainless steel castors can carry 60 — 750kgs. Dedicated products are also required for cold stores and Bearcat supply RAEDER-VOGEL VULKOLLAN Quartz or VULKOLLAN 95° shore A tyres and wheels for temperatures under -20°C. The compounding used in the manufacturing of these products has many advantages including material hardness, resilience to cracking/splitting and better traction, stopping and steerability on slippery floors. Bearcat Tyres offer products for all applications from bakery racks to mixing drums and forklifts.
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