Case Studies

Compared to rubber and injected moulded plastics, polyurethane has a number of advantages to help solve materials handling challenges. Richmond Wheel & Castor Co. is proud of how this incredibly versatile, strong and abrasion resistant material helps our customers across a range of industries.

How Richmond's castors are helping New Zealand's Busiest Harbour. Every day of the year the ground crew at the Queen’s Wharf in Auckland rely on Richmond’s famous polyurethane cast iron castor wheels to help passengers safely embark and disembark.

Our project required development of a stackable rollers system and massive 1066.8mm rollers to accommodate concrete pipe – vital to the overall success of the project. This includes a 10,000kg pipe rolling solution.

We supplied two kinds of rollers, weighing in at 714kg and 231kg each, and created a new company record for the largest single polyurethane casting – over 450kg.

Adjustable pipe rollers for the positioning and installation of Dual 660 mm water main pipes, as part of a landmark infrastructure project in western Melbourne.

Complete plug and play traction drive and support solution for 2 x removable cricket ground sight screen system in Hobart Australia with electronic display screens.

This project eliminated all crane handling of pipes between facilities and increased productivity. 6 x idler roller and 6 x gear motor driven assemblies were used to facilitate pipe transfer.

Complete design and supply of load bearing and critical structural beam fabrication for a 50ton, 40m long construction platform used for road widening works in Melbourne Australia.

Design and supply of a traction drive system to drive a 30 ton fabric structure forwards and backwards on a track to cover or expose an evaporation pond based on seasonal rain conditions.