Battery Box Trolley

Scope

We designed and built a battery box trolley to provide our customer with a practical and efficient solution for transporting heavy batteries safely and conveniently. The trolley ensures ease of mobility, reducing manual handling risks and improving workplace efficiency. It also helps in organising and securing batteries, preventing damage during transportation. This customised solution was tailored to meet the customer’s specific requirements, ensuring durability, stability, and ease of use in their operational environment.

Solution

Project REF: AD-2377-2023-10-1 / 12678-P3

A battery box trolley is vital for the rail industry as it provides portable, reliable power for essential operations and maintenance tasks. Its importance lies in:

1. Supporting Maintenance: Supplies temporary power to onboard systems like lighting, HVAC, and controls during train servicing without needing external power or running the engine.
2. Emergency Backup: Ensures critical signaling and communication systems remain operational during power outages, maintaining rail safety and traffic flow.
3. Trackside Power: Powers tools and equipment for track repairs, especially in remote or off-grid areas, increasing flexibility for maintenance teams.
4. Testing and Commissioning: Enables safe testing of new systems and equipment before connecting to permanent power, reducing downtime and ensuring reliability.
5. Charging Onboard Batteries: Recharges or supplements train batteries, preventing delays and ensuring uninterrupted operation of essential systems.

By enhancing efficiency, flexibility, and safety, battery box trolleys play a crucial role in supporting seamless rail operations and reducing downtime.

In the rail industry, battery box trolleys are essential for providing portable, reliable power, which enhances maintenance efficiency, safety, and operational flexibility. They enable temporary power for onboard systems during maintenance, provide backup for critical signalling and communication systems during outages, and power tools for trackside repairs in remote areas. By reducing the need for engines to run during testing and charging, they save fuel and cut emissions. Battery box trolleys also minimise downtime, support flexible repairs, and improve safety, making them highly beneficial for rail operations.

Acres have a range of standard products but also support clients with custom machinery and medium-high volume products such as trolleys, stillages etc. 

We have manufactured lots of different tables / workstations / workbenches for various industries.

We also manufacture access platforms, jigs and fixtures and many other types of production support solutions / products. 

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