Automotive Painted Parts Transport Trolley

Acres Engineering designed and manufactured this painted part transport trolley for one of his clients in the automotive sector. This is one of many of the stillages designed by Acres for their new car production project, where it was required to get new pieces of equipment to transport the painted parts from the paint shop directly into the production line.

For this client in particular, the most important facts beside safe handling and storage of the parts are the future proof of the design and a very cared aesthetics. For this reason, the design was divided into two main areas: the trolley and the part holding arms.

The trolley was designed and manufactured using a round tube folded structure, using thin wall pipe to reduce the weight of the stillage. It features a foldable handle to save space in the production line and avoid injuries. It also has two fixed castors and two swivel brake ones to allow for easy maneuverability. The trolley has fork pockets as well and it includes two laser cut and tapped plates to allow the part holding arms to be bolted but also to be replaced in the future when the part changes on a new car model.

The part holding arms feature a unique design pattern that is visible at all the customer production line, making it look a neatest and innovative piece of equipment. It features U-shape bracket to allow for the LD-45 foam insert to behold firmly in position. The foam inserts ensure some friction with the parts to avoid the movement when placed in position but ensuring at the same time that no scratches are created on them. Considering that most of the parts placed on this stillage line are made from painted carbon fibre, foams insert were a better option than plastic inserts.

This project involved, design, fabrication, assembly and powder coat.

We do design and manufacture bespoke solutions for different clients across the automotive sector, from mass production to hand-built cars, being able to fit at any step of the manufacturing process and ensuring always the best quality results. If you have any enquiry don’t hesitate and contact us.