Product category:
Maintenance planning, services and equipment
News Release from: WDS | Subject: WDS Gliderz multi-directional skate
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 February 2008
Skate eases plant movement for
maintenance
A low profile multi-directional skate allows a workstation, machine, preparation table, refrigerator, oven, etc, to be moved easily in and out of position for maintenance and cleaning.
WDS Gliderz is a low profile multi-directional skate, which can be fastened directly onto static work stations, placed underneath a levelling foot or beneath a fixed leg on almost any workstation or machine Gliderz is a patented product which will allows you to glide your workstation, machine, preparation table, refrigerator, oven, etc, in and out of position for maintenance and cleaning Static inertia holds them firmly in place
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 5 Sep 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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By using Gliderz, WDS said that health and safety risks associated with lifting heavy and awkward equipment for cleaning or maintenance is minimised.
WDS Gliderz skates are manufactured from an anti-microbial polymer fitted with four stainless steel balls, which allow multi-directional movement across a variety of floor types, even across surfaces with imperfections.
The ultra low profile design means minimal change to your working heights is required and that they can be temporarily or permanently fixed.
Each of the WDS Gliderz skates has a maximum load capacity of 125kg (half a tonne capacity with a set of four) and is available from stock in three colours - black, white and blue.
With in excess of GBP 2million of stock and online purchasing for automated ordering, WDS is able to supply products for that just-in-time delivery.
We have the expertise to meet demands for ex-stock products from the shelf, to your door, by the next day on over 16,000 product lines. Request a free brochure from WDS ...
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