A valuable tutorial guide to assist you in selecting the ideal twin wheel or single wheel caster for your
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The one-stop solution for all your replacement needs
Floor Saver Glides
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Dramatically reduces scratching and marring by school chair glides on VCT tile
Dramatically reduces scratching and marring by school chair glides on VCT tile
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The most cost-effective glide available
The most cost-effective glide available
Carpin was founded in 1984 as a glide and hardware manufacturing company that immediately became a leader in hardware manufacturing in the office and school furniture industries. Founder Ralph Carpinella, an engineer by education, brought his life-long manufacturing knowledge and furniture industry experience to create a customer-focused company that is based on engineering and innovation.x
From the early beginnings to today, we have combined a deep industry knowledge and creative problem solving to add value to customers by providing them solutions that go beyond stock, off-the-shelf offerings. These customer focused, solution oriented ideals have been a part of Carpin culture from the beginning, and was guided in a large part by Ralph’s father, Henry Carpinella, who was integral to the startup and continued success of the business until his passing in 2011. Those ideals are still vitally important, today more than ever, and are the inspiration and driving force behind today’s capable leadership team. Carpin continues to set itself apart as an industry expert and valuable award winning supplier to most of the industry’s top companies.
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A leading office furniture manufacturer was having problems with a competitor’s glide they were using on their side
chair. The glide was breaking in the field and damaging users’ floors. We worked with their engineer to develop and tool
a new glide that had a swivel base and utilized the Carpin Floorsaver Glide base. The new Carpin glide improved the
customer’s product and eliminated the field complaints.
A leading office furniture manufacturer was developing a new task chair and the chair designer wanted a caster that had
a specific aesthetic. Carpin worked with the designer, providing the designer with various concepts of what was possible.
Together with the designer, designed a new casters that matched the aesthetics of the chair. Carpin tooled the new
caster, ensuring that it performed to industry and customer-specific standards.
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