Reinventing the Wheel Pays Off for Toolbox Supplier
In 2010, Lista International decided to develop a new series of four- and six-wheel Technician Toolboxes that would be larger, heavier and stronger than anything Lista had offered in the past. Company engineers wanted its six-wheel toolbox to have a 7,200-pound capacity, roll easily at full capacity, and stop safely with a reliable wheel-locking system.
To achieve these three design goals, Lista engineers knew the toolboxes needed a heavy capacity wheel. So they collaborated with long-time supplier C.P. Lauman Co., a local distributor of premier casters and wheels, and Colson Caster Corp., which makes casters and wheels.