As companies consider industrial cart systems, there are many factors to be weighed, including whether a standard or customized delivery cart will meet their needs. K-Tec offers a combination of both — an industrial cart solution with a standardized base and a “task oriented” bolt-on upper frame. Benefits to the customer include:
- A stronger, more stable cart base suitable for the rigors of towing
- Ability to easily interchange and/or reorder common parts on the lower base that experience the most wear and tear (i.e., wheels, floor locks, tow bars and hitches)
- A solution that is tailored to product handling needs but can be more cost-effective than a completely customized cart
- Base cart with interchangeability with other customized uppers or use as a simple flat deck
There are several examples demonstrating the value of this approach:
Industrial cart with secure cage
Example 1: Utility Company
A utility company needed to put valuable property inside a security cage that was easy to transport yet protected. By utilizing a common K-Tec delivery cart base (slightly modified) and a custom wire security cage upper, the company received a rugged and robust industrial cart solution that accommodated towing in both directions and kept the utility company’s valuable cargo safe during transportation.
Example 2: Truck Engine Manufacturer
Industrial cart with "leaf" frame
A manufacturer of diesel truck engines needed a solution to move bulky and heavy components to the assembly line. Rather than build a completely custom cart, K-Tec provided a common rotational deck cart coupled with a custom dual-sided “leaf” frame that bolted to the deck. The solution allowed the customer to use standard replacement parts for the wear items or remove the leaf frame and use the cart as a standard rotational deck unit for pallet transport.
Industrial cart with sloping tray
Example 3: Industrial Hose Manufacturer
This customer requested an industrial cart with a sloping tray so its operators wouldn’t have to walk around the cart to remove the product. K-Tec designed two sloping trays with double lanes so that it provided the required volume but allowed the materials to slide forward. The twin double lane assembly was bolted to the vertical posts on a common delivery cart frame to provide a robust towing base and standard replacement parts.
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