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LETTER
FROM THE EDITOR
 We
bring you a Leader that is more on the technical
side this month.
In response to numerous
requests from customers, we have an article about
how to decode a Blickle product number. We also
talk about a new cast nylon wheel that is growing
in popularity because of its high weight capacity,
even at a small diameter. Frederic explains the
concept of the Blickle GSPO cast nylon wheel.
As usual, we introduce
you to one of our distributors, and Nancy keeps
you up to date on the “frequent flyer”,
as well as reminding you for our upcoming show
in March.
Signed,
Luc Turcotte
Editor
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CAST
NYLON WHEELS
 I
use this edition of our newsletter to introduce
you to what happens to be a new product at Bleutec
Wheels & Casters : the Blickle GSPO wheel.
The GSPO wheel is made
of a fairly new and unknown material in the
wheel and caster industry in North America :
CAST NYLON.
When cast nylon was explained
to me by Blickle, the following words were used:
High-molecular density, polymere, lactam, homogenous
material, high degree of crystallisation, depressurised
casting process, anionic polymerisation...
 As
usual, and for the purpose of this newsletter,
I’ll try to be as brief and simple as
I possibly can. Don’t get me wrong. We
can provide all the technical information in
regards to this material, but I thought that
I’d share the advantages of this wheel
material from a caster salesperson’s perspective,
not as a chemist.
The GSPO wheel has excellent
wear and abrasion resistance. Compared to injection
molded nylon, the GSPO wheel stands out because
of its mechanical and chemical resistance properties.
It offers remarkably higher tensile, as well
as more compressive and impact strength than
the standard injected nylon wheel. The most
significant characteristic of the cast nylon
wheel is its weight capacity. For example, the
3’’ (80mm) diameter wheel is rated
at 2,200 lbs (1,000 kgs). Also advantageous
is the fact that it is non-marking and is much
more friendly to concrete floors than a steel
wheel under extreme loads.
Find more information
about the GSPO wheel at the following link :
link
page 48
As a reference, you can
compare the two following casters where we show
the weight capacity diference of the same bracket
assembled with two different wheels: a GSPO
and a GTH wheel.
Weight
capacity is:
770
lbs (350 kgs)
1,540 lbs (700 kgs)
(4")
(4")
# LH-GTH 100K-FI
# LH-GSPO 100K-1-FI
You can visit the following
link to see all available GSPO wheels in our
catalgue. link
page 272
Don’t hesitate to
drop us a line and ask us for more information
about Blickle's GSPO cast nylon wheel.
Frederic
Lagace
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| How
to decode Blickle product numbers
It has already been eight
months since Bleutec has associated with Blickle.
Within the last few weeks, we have sent out our
new catalogue (Vol. 4) showing the many new Blickle
casters. In order to help out with the decoding
of their wheel and caster product numbers, we
thought we’d write a brief article on how
you can decipher a Blickle product number.
Wheels:
Each wheel series is defined by one or a combination
of letters. The number that follows the letter
is the diameter, the following number is the axle
(bore) size, and a third number (if applicable)
signifies the hub width. The letters G, R, or
K at the end of the number defines the bearing
type (plain, roller, or ball bearing). Any following
extension with letters signifies a special version
of the wheel.
Example:
#SE 250/25K-SG
Wheel: SE Series = heavy duty
elastic solid rubber wheel
Diameter: 250mm (10 inch)
Axle (bore) size: 25mm (1 inch)
Bearing type: K = ball bearing
Special version: SG = non-marking
gray
Swivel and rigid casters:
Every product number for a swivel caster begins
with the letter L, whereas every rigid caster
starts with the letter B. The swivel and rigid
caster numbers are also made of the wheel series
number (with diameter, bearing type, and axle
size). An extension with letters signifies a special
version of the caster.
Example: LH SPO 125K-3-ST-FA
Rig/Fork: LH swivel heavy duty
series
Wheel: SPO heavy duty nylon series
Diameter: 125mm (5 inch)
Bearing type: K = ball bearing
Plate type: 3 = Plate #3
Special version: ST = Stop Top
brake
Special version: FA = Thread
guard
Hope that this can
help you out!
Luc
Turcotte
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DON'T FORGET TO WRITE US...
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NA06
in Cleveland
We’re getting closer and closer to our
first show of the year!
As mentioned in our last edition, Bleutec
will be exhibiting at the NA06 Show in Cleveland
from March 27th to 30th.
Show hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Wednesday, and from 10:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. on Thursday the 30th.
If you’re planning to head to Cleveland,
make sure you stop in at booth #2748
to say hello and see our new Blickle®
wheels and casters.
Nancy
Allen
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WOLSELEY Industrial
Products Group
Bleutec is pleased
to announce that Wolseley Industrial Products
Group has become part of our distribution network.
WIPG concentrates its
distribution on 5 complete product lines in
order to serve the needs of the industrial,
commercial, construction, and government sectors.
Their services and products
are distributed through their 20 branches which
are located throughout Ontario, Quebec, and
Atlantic Canada. WIPG is recognized for their
technical support and knowledge, and the products
available from WIPG include material handling,
packaging, health and safety, metalworking,
MRO, and mechanical equipment.
Wolseley and Bleutec,
a team that you can count on to solve rolling
and material handling problems.
Luc Turcotte |
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| The
Frequent Flyer, Part 2
You may recall the article
that I wrote in November’s edition of
the leader.com about Canada’s frequent
flyer. If you’re as curious as I am, you
may be wondering if he did attain his 1,000,000
mile objective.
Last week, I checked out
his website (www. gcmr2005.blogspot.com) and,
drum roll please…..he did! During the
last week of November, Marc Tacchi reached his
goal with a grand total of 1,003,625 Aeroplan
miles. So to recap, with his Air Canada North
America Unlimited Pass for a period of 2 months,
he accumulated his million miles. That means
he spent 56 out of 61 days sitting in a plane.
Ouch!
Congratulations
to Marc for his perseverance. I guess he’ll
be redeeming his miles for some executive class
trips to Australia, but maybe he’ll need
to get the kinks out of his body from sitting
in planes for 2 months before he takes this
16 hour flight!
Nancy Allen
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| THOUGHTFUL
E-MAILS
 You
may very well be like most of us here at Bleutec
in terms of e-mail communications: the entire
team here is logged on, plugged in, and some
of us are becoming e-mail freaks and pretty
sharp on the "send-receive-trigger-click"
keys…
This article is an introduction
to a series of articles about some interesting
and unexpected e-mail messages that we receive
regularly. Some of these e-mails are actually
good reminders about ourselves, our society,
and what we tend to forget as we go about in
our every day lives.
Most of what I plan to
convey to you in this new series is, in many
cases, from anonymous authors. I have been collecting
these e-mails that get my attention and that
bring new perceptions and ideas on different
types of subjects. Here are a few examples of
future articles to come: "The paradox of
our time", "How do you react to criticism",
"Are you a good tomatoe salesperson ?’’,
"GM vs Microsoft", and much more.
So be on the lookout for
our next editon of THE LEADER.COM as I will
share my thoughtful e-mail collection.
Frederic Lagace |
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