Urethane crane wheels are custom cast from our toughest material available for the most demanding heavyweight applications. Large urethane crane wheels will consist of a reinforced steel core or rim.
Plan Tech can fabricate new steel cores or recondition any previously coated worn out wheels. We will start by stripping off any previous material at our machine shop to expose fresh metal for our high strength bonding process. Each core will be de-greased in our state of the art clean room for bonding urethane directly to metal. Ensuring a bond strength greater than the tear strength of our urethane is a standard practice for us.
Plan Tech can custom cast almost any size urethane crane wheel rated for the most demanding applications. Our urethane will hold up to extreme conditions including underwater applications and is chemical resistant to most chemicals and oils. Plan Tech stocks a full line of hard durometer materials ready to take on any size crane wheel with a rapid turnaround time. Frequently Plan tech can recondition previously coated urethane crane wheels in a rapid turn around time. We also offer a full line of secondary operations to profile each wheel to match OEM track designs for a bolt on replacement wheel. Often times we hear that our urethane crane wheels hold up better than the original equipment!
Manufacturing urethane crane wheels that effectively incorporate a metallic or non-metallic component requires a superior method for achieving a bond between the urethane and the substrate. Here at Plan Tech, we have developed preparation methods to consistently apply specially formulated urethane adhesives. Our proprietary equipment for cleaning, preparation, automated adhesive spray application and automated drying ensures a consistently high-strength bond between the urethane and the substrate. Over the past three decades, we have adhered cast urethane to millions of parts with an outstanding record of part performance in demanding applications. Some of the materials that we bond to include; steel, aluminum, plastic and many more.
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