Tooling and processing
If we want something done, we do it ourself...
Maintaining quality means control at every stages of production, right from start to end. The Orbit way: developing and manufacturing everything from scratch. All of our tooling, mechanical design and engineering and steel processing are done in house. Tooling and mechanical engineeringWe develop and build tools, fixtures and systems in house to meet any requirement with our highly-qualified employees and cutting-edge machinery. The benefits are significant in a number of ways: we can adapt mass-produced products to meet customer requirements in a quick and cost efficient manner. Our in-house tooling guarantees that none of our tools see any downtime and keeps our product quality high.​
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Steel processing
Our high level of vertical integration gives us complete control over quality and delivery dates. It also allows us to react with speed and flexibility to customer and market requirements. Flexibility lies at the heart of our steel forming processes. Our comprehensive set of press equipment includes hydraulic and power presses. Our presses are set up to manufacture castors. This allows us to efficiently manufacture large quantities while remaining flexible enough to produce small batches in a cost-effective manner.​
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Welding
Manual. But always precise!
Good connections guarantee a long service life. Precision is the most important part of an effective weld. We achieve a consistently high level of work by ensuring that our welders and welding equipment meet demanding standards. Without precise weld seams, our heavy duty castors would not have the stability and safety on which our customers rely.
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Polyurethane casting
To produce high-quality polyurethane, you need the right formula and the proper processing techniques. That’s why we committed ourselves to becoming polyurethane specialists.
The quality of polyurethane wheels is affected by a number of different factors. We sandblast, clean and prime the metal wheel centres. Computer-controlled machinery is used for the subsequent low pressure casting process, where mixing of components, temperature etc are precisely controlled. We then add precise quantities of additives like colour pigments, activators or antistatic agents to suit requirements. This gives us the flexibility that we need to meet the precise requirements of our customers along with comprehensive quality inspections. We are able to manufacture wheels with special colours to meet customer requirements.
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Plastic injection moulding
To stay ahead of the market, you need to be flexible. We are able to produce a wide range of synthetic wheels and casters.
We use virgin raw materials a range of cutting-edge, high-performance machinery for the injection moulding process. Our linked systems allow us to manufacture multi-component wheels in a fully automated manner. Our extremely high-performance tooling technology allows us to optimise our cycle times while keeping our quality high.