Compounds

Falconium

The downtime cure from the roller coaster industry

First developed for high-speed roller coasters, Falconium dramatically outperforms the conventional compounds of the 1980s due to its ability to mitigate heat build-up

First developed for high-speed roller coasters, Falconium dramatically outperforms the conventional compounds of the 1980s due to its ability to mitigate heat build-up

Cost

$

$

$

Durometer

95A

Application

TIRE

WHEEL

Tensile

6700 PSI

Load capacity

Max speed

Vibration dampening

Cut/tear resistance

Long runs

Traction

Battery efficiency

Freezer performance

Why wheels fail

Polyurethane fails due to “hysteresis” or in plain English, internal heat build-up. Like a paper clip you bend back and forth, the metal heats up as it fatigues and eventually it will break. That’s what’s happening to wheels and tires when they roll under load.


Repeated cycles of deformation and recovery lead to hysteresis energy loss in the form of heat. This heat attacks and degrades polymer chains which ultimately leads to failure. Hysteresis in wheels can manifest as blow-outs, radial cracking, flat spotting or even bond line separation, but the culprit is always heat build-up. The way to overcome hysteresis is either with a polymer chain that generates less dynamic heat, or one that can endure more heat before it deteriorates.

Polyurethane fails due to “hysteresis” or in plain English, internal heat build-up. Like a paper clip you bend back and forth, the metal heats up as it fatigues and eventually it will break. That’s what’s happening to wheels and tires when they roll under load.

Lower your maintenance costs with roller coaster technology

The molecular structure of Falconium enables it to generate less heat as it cycles under load and tolerate more internal heat than even the best of yesterday's compounds. This translates into wheels that can run faster, roll longer and carry heavier loads opening up new possibilities for extreme applications and fleet optimization. Keep your fleet on the floor and out of the maintenance shop. Finally, there is a wheel engineered for the demands of today’s 24/7 warehouses.

Repeated cycles of deformation and recovery lead to hysteresis energy loss in the form of heat. This heat attacks and degrades polymer chains which ultimately leads to failure. Hysteresis in wheels can manifest as blow-outs, radial cracking, flat spotting or even bond line separation, but the culprit is always heat build-up. The way to overcome hysteresis is either with a polymer chain that generates less dynamic heat, or one that can endure more heat before it deteriorates.

We were changing wheels out every couple of weeks and nothing seemed to work until we tried Falconium. Now we change out wheels every four months. Thank you!!!

Kelly R.

As soon as we switched to Falconium it was like we suddenly got an extra thirty trucks in the warehouse because we dramatically reduced the number of rider-jacks in the maintenance bay waiting for wheels. My techs are now free to spend more time focusing on PM’s.

Sebastian Y.

This new material is a total game changer. Longer running wheels mean more trucks on the floor and that’s really impacted our facility’s throughput. Might be the best decision I’ve made in the last year.

Luis S.

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