Caster Concepts has added a specialized engineering area to its facility in Albion Michigan. (Photo courtesy Caster Concepts/PRNewswire)
ALBION, Mich.—Caster Concepts, a manufacturer of heavy-duty casters and industrial caster wheels, has expanded operations at its West Michigan Avenue facility in Albion to include a 3,000-square-foot advanced engineering area, the company said in a release.
The addition follows a 16,000-square-foot manufacturing expansion in 2023.
“This expansion is all about attracting new engineering talent to the Caster Concepts team,” said Caster Concepts President Bill Dobbins, in the release. “Our engineers will have even more advanced precision machinery and the newest tools needed to meet the unique challenges our customers bring to us every day.”
Caster Concepts’ facility in Albion focuses on producing the company’s core products and includes customized polyurethane fabrication capabilities, as well as other equipment and resources needed to match the right product to specific applications. The new area will focus on designing tailored solutions to unique material handling challenges faced by Caster Concepts customers. It will include the space and tools needed to explore solutions using 3D solid modeling, EA Analysis, rapid prototyping, quality assurance testing (such as dynamometer and static load testing), and design review and collaboration, the company said.
When used properly, advanced caster technology that is developed for a specific material handling challenge is reported to provide up to three times longer life and reduce push force by more than 70 percent. As such, it can be used to address “major ergonomic and operational challenges,” according to the release.
Based in Albion, Caster Concepts is an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer that designs and builds industrial heavy-duty casters and wheels for numerous applications. Companies are said to rely on Caster Concepts to “increase productivity and reduce the risk of worker injury in heavy-duty material handling applications.”
“Our high-capacity casters feature load ratings that range from below 3,000 pounds to over 100,000 pounds,” the company said in the release.
Caster Concepts was awarded the 2022 Corporate Impact Award by the state of Michigan.