RWM Casters is an American polyurethane wheel manufacturer offering a wide range of industrial polyurethane wheels for material handling, manufacturing, automotive, towline, medical, and other demanding applications. Our polyurethane tread wheels are available in multiple compounds, tread designs, core materials, sizes, and load capacities, with custom polyurethane wheel options available to meet specialized operating requirements.
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Urethane Wheels vs. Polyurethane Wheels
When selecting industrial wheels, you may see the terms “urethane wheels” and “polyurethane wheels” used interchangeably. Polyurethane is a durable polymer material commonly used to manufacture wheel treads because it combines high load capacity, abrasion resistance, floor protection, and smooth rolling performance.
The performance of a polyurethane wheel depends heavily on its formulation, manufacturing process, tread hardness, core material, and intended application. RWM manufactures high-quality polyurethane wheels engineered for dynamic industrial use, including applications involving heavy loads, continuous movement, demanding environments, and specialized material-handling equipment.
Our hot-cast polyurethane compounds and controlled manufacturing processes allow us to produce wheels with reliable bonding, consistent tread performance, and long service life. RWM can also develop custom polyurethane wheels based on your required load capacity, wheel dimensions, tread characteristics, core construction, and operating environment.
Benefits of Industrial Polyurethane Wheels
Polyurethane tread wheels combine many of the performance advantages associated with both hard and resilient wheel materials. Depending on the compound and construction, polyurethane wheels can provide high load capacities while helping protect floors and reduce operating noise.
- High load capacity: Industrial polyurethane wheels can support demanding material-handling applications while maintaining reliable rolling performance.
- Floor protection: Polyurethane treads can help reduce floor marking and damage compared with harder wheel materials.
- Abrasion resistance: Durable polyurethane compounds help resist wear in applications involving frequent or continuous movement.
- Noise reduction: Resilient polyurethane tread compounds can provide quieter operation than many metal wheel options.
- Custom performance: Tread hardness, core material, wheel dimensions, and other characteristics can be selected around application requirements.
- Industrial versatility: Polyurethane wheels are available for carts, towlines, automotive systems, manufacturing equipment, sensitive electronics, and other specialized applications.
Custom Polyurethane Wheels for Industrial Applications
RWM manufactures polyurethane wheels in a broad range of configurations to support different loads, environments, equipment designs, and performance requirements. Custom polyurethane wheels can be developed with different tread compounds, hardness levels, core materials, diameters, widths, bearings, and load capacities.
Our polyurethane wheels are available with cores made from materials including cast iron, aluminum, and polypropylene, as well as solid polyurethane constructions. This range allows customers to select a wheel based on factors such as load capacity, rolling resistance, moisture exposure, floor conditions, noise requirements, and frequency of use.
For additional technical guidance when comparing wheel options, review RWM’s wheel selection charts.
Polyurethane Wheels Made in the USA
As an experienced polyurethane wheel manufacturer, RWM offers a broad lineup of American-made urethane and polyurethane wheels for industrial applications. Our available wheel designs include:
- Solid Urethane Wheels: Designed for smooth, quiet operation with resistance to chemicals, grease, moisture, chunking, and tearing.
- Urethane on Iron Wheels: Liquid-cast polyurethane is chemically bonded to a cast-iron core to provide durable performance for heavy-duty applications.
- Hyperflex 85A Wheels: Soft polyurethane tread provides noise reduction, shock absorption, and non-marking performance for floor protection.
- ExtraGlide 70D Wheels: A durable polyurethane wheel designed to provide reliable rolling performance, corrosion resistance, and long service life.
- Urethane on Aluminum Wheels: Polyurethane bonded to an aluminum core provides a lightweight configuration with smooth movement and durable tread performance.
- Torus Wheels: Designed for continuous towline applications where floor protection, reduced noise, and lower push-pull requirements are important.
- ESD Wheels: Electrostatic dissipative wheel options support the controlled transport of sensitive equipment, including medical devices, computers, and electronics.
- Automotive Wheels: Industrial polyurethane wheels engineered for demanding automotive applications such as towlines and cellular work areas.
- Infinity Vulkollan® Wheels: Manufactured with high-quality Vulkollan® polyurethane for demanding applications requiring exceptional durability.
- Omega Wheels: Engineered to maintain strong bonding at high speeds while reducing noise and resisting tread chunking.
- Ultra Thick Urethane Wheels: Heavy-duty polyurethane wheels capable of supporting loads up to 10,300 pounds.
- Whisper Wheels: Quiet-running polyurethane wheels designed to help protect floors while providing shock absorption.
- Ultra-Ride 80A Wheels: High-rebound, soft-tread polyurethane wheels designed to minimize floor contact pressure.
- Ultra-Roll 70D Wheels: Heavy-duty wheels featuring a thick polyurethane tread and reinforced core with capacities up to 5,750 pounds.
- Urethane on Polypropylene Wheels: Polyurethane bonded to a high-density polypropylene core provides resistance to moisture-related bond separation.
- Urethane Solid Wheels: Solid polyurethane construction provides a durable option for applications involving high-moisture environments.
Choose RWM as Your Polyurethane Wheel Manufacturer
RWM manufactures industrial polyurethane wheels for customers that require dependable load capacity, long service life, and configurations matched to specific operating conditions. Our team can help determine the appropriate polyurethane compound, tread, core, size, and wheel construction for your equipment and application.
Looking for standard or custom polyurethane wheels? Contact RWM Casters to discuss your application and request a solution from our team.