{"id":440,"date":"2017-01-23T09:56:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T14:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flexpipeinc.com\/?post_type=structure&p=440\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:13:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:13:26","slug":"cart","status":"publish","type":"structure","link":"https:\/\/www.flexpipeinc.com\/ca_en\/structure\/cart\/","title":{"rendered":"Carts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Flexpipe\u2019s custom industrial carts are modular, scalable material handling solutions critical for ensuring efficient workspace organization. Used heavily in manufacturing environments, Flexpipe\u2019s customizable handling carts are made from high-strength, cold-rolled steel<\/a> tubes with scratch-resistant polyethylene (PE) coating. These steel tubes are used with industrial-strength roller tracks, joints, casters, fasteners, kaizen foam, and other accessories to create modular cart systems.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn how Flexpipe\u2019s lean manufacturing carts help companies improve workflow, save money, and maximize the square footage of production shop floors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Limitations of Welded Carts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Manufacturers are often limited when looking to buy custom industrial carts. An overwhelming majority of cart suppliers weld their carts and design these material carts for general, all-purpose use. Welded carts are not designed to hold, retain, secure, or store specific bin sizes, parts, or material lengths.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parts, consumables, bins, and tools are often strewn about the cart, able to move freely. Often, these carts are overloaded. With something securing parts and materials in place, damage to parts and materials occurs frequently. Requesting a customized welded cart is far too expensive, involves non-recurring engineering (NRE) design charges, and always includes an extended lead time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flexpipe carts are on-site material transport carts that can be adjusted, modified, or changed at any time. These changes can often be completed within minutes instead of weeks and even months with welded material handling structures. This is the power of using modular, scalable material handling solutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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What Types of Carts Does Flexpipe Offer?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is no limitation to the type of customizable handling carts that can be designed and assembled with the Flexpipe solution. Flexpipe is the ultimate DIY cart construction tool, allowing you to create customized manufacturing carts in almost any configuration. The only limitation is your imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companies can assemble kitting carts, tug carts\/tow carts\/tuggable carts, work-in-progress (WIP) carts, warehouse picking carts, and truck carts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kitting carts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A kitting area is where various inventory items are assembled into kits and placed in mobile bins on kitting carts, which are then transported to the usage point. In lean manufacturing, these areas are typically close to work cells and workstations, often near warehouses or storage areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The kitting process begins when a customer orders a product. Each product has a Bill of Materials (BOM), detailing all necessary materials and parts. Kitting helps reduce warehouse costs, streamline packing and shipping, and improves inventory tracking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flexpipe kitting carts are essential for lean production lines. They can be customized with specific slots for components and bins, serving as a Poka Yoke<\/a> (error-proofing) tool by ensuring only the correct parts are used. This saves time and streamlines workflow, as production staff receive the right parts without unnecessary searching or unpacking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tow Carts, Tugger Carts, Tuggable Carts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Manufacturers are often required to transport large, heavy volumes of parts, materials, and consumables over long distances within their manufacturing plants. A tug cart or tow cart \u2013 sometimes called a \u201ctuggable\u201d cart \u2013 is a heavy industrial cart with a robust and sturdy base that transports heavy volumes of materials and parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple tugger carts joined to one another are referred to as a tugger train, which is pulled or pushed by a battery-powered tugger train. These tugger trains allow manufacturers to simplify workflow by making a single trip instead of multiple, longer, more time-consuming trips with a single-transport forklift or multiple smaller carts, which increases traffic. Instead, traffic is lowered with a tugger train.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flexpipe tuggable carts are modular cart systems assembled with square steel tubes that are 1-inch and 9\/16<\/a>. This high-strength steel tube is used for the base of all tugger carts. Once again, a Flexpipe tugger cart can be customized to fit particular parts, bins, cartons, and box sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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