Application First
The cargo, route, floor and operating frequency decide the trolley structure.
Metal Trolley Manufacturer - Factory Direct, Ningbo China
Custom Metal Trolleys, Built to Your Drawing
We are a factory, not a trading company. We build metal trolleys on wheels: platform trucks, book trucks, hand trucks, warehouse and transfer carts, plus any other wheeled steel or stainless structure made to your drawing. The process is always the same - laser cutting, bending, welding and powder coating. What changes is the tube diameter, the sheet thickness and the frame structure. Tell us what the trolley has to carry and where it has to run.
Factory direct, founded 2016
Ningbo, China
Samples from 1 unit, production from 50
OEM and repeat-order support
Have only a photo or rough idea? That is enough to start the discussion. Add the target load, overall size, wheel preference and quantity whenever available.
Fabrication Connected
Laser cutting, CNC bending, tube work, welding, finishing and assembly work as one route.
Buyer-Ready RFQ
Product pages explain the details your engineering or purchasing team needs to confirm.
Repeat-Order Thinking
Drawing revision, wheel model, finish, labels and packing should stay controlled from sample to reorder.
Factory Behind Doing Metal
A Trolley Website Backed by a Real Sheet Metal Manufacturing Route
Doing Metal is the trolley-focused export site of Fulei Metal. A custom trolley is not only a frame and four wheels: it may include laser-cut decks, bent shelves, caster plates, handles, guards, mesh panels, drawers, surface treatment and final assembly.
That is why we organize the project around the way a buyer actually approves a supplier: application review, design-for-manufacturing discussion, sample or first-article confirmation, production inspection and protected export packing.
One programme shows how that holds up over repeat orders: a Korean library equipment brand that started with an all-steel book trolley, moved the shelves to aluminium, added black and grey alongside white, then added a large H-frame cart mid-programme. Read the library trolley case study for the drawing changes, the material decision and the review rhythm behind two years of continuous orders.
Fulei Metal company materials and the 2026 Bureau Veritas audit (Report No. MIC-ASR263630) provide a starting point for supplier review: four production lines covering laser cutting, CNC bending, welding and polishing, ten years of export experience serving 165 customers, and a manufacturing route from raw material through assembly to export packing. Current project capability, documents and compliance evidence are confirmed during the RFQ.
Commercial Fit
Built for Buyers Who Need a Repeatable Trolley Program
Doing Metal is intended for importers, distributors, OEM brands and industrial teams that need an engineered trolley, controlled revisions and a realistic production quantity.
Samples from 1 unit
A sample or first article can be built from 1 to 3 units so you can check the frame, welds, wheels, finish and packing before committing to a production quantity. The sample cost is credited against your first production order.
Trial orders from 10 units
Trial and market-testing orders from 10 to 20 units are workable once the drawing is frozen. This suits new distributor programs, catalogue launches and niche applications.
Production from 50 units
Standard production programs run from 50 units, where material purchasing, wheel sourcing, finish setup, inspection and export packing give the clearest cost basis.
Trolley Product Families
Choose the Structure That Matches the Job
Use these families as a starting point. If your trolley is not listed here, it is still a metal frame on wheels - send the drawing and we will build it. Each page explains the buyer problem, design choices, inspection points and the information needed for a useful quotation.
Platform Trolley
Flatbed carts for bulky or heavy goods. Confirm deck size, load, reinforcement, handle, caster layout and braking.
Explore platform trolley
Warehouse Trolley
Picking and stock-transfer carts shaped around aisle width, carton size, shelf layout, route distance and daily use.
Explore warehouse trolley
Cage Trolley
Mesh and roll-cage carts for containment, visibility and staged inventory, with fixed, folding, door and lock options.
Explore cage trolley
Tool Trolley
Mobile workshop storage with trays, drawers, pegboards, hooks, locks, anti-slip surfaces and brake casters.
Explore tool trolley
Library Book Trolley
Quiet, stable carts for books, files and archives where shelf lips, smooth edges, turning space and appearance matter. Case study: a multi-SKU library trolley programme run for a Korean equipment brand.
Explore library trolley
Film & TV Trolley
Equipment carts planned around camera cases, lights, cables, monitors, dividers, protection, quiet movement and parking.
Explore studio trolleyRecent Builds - Real Workshop Photos
What Leaves Our Floor, Photographed in Our Own Workshop
Every photo below was taken in our own Ningbo plant, not taken from a stock library. They show the finish level and the repeat builds we run for distributors, equipment brands and workshop programs. Sizes, mesh, drawer layouts, finishes and caster grades all change with your specification.
Roll containers - a finished batch ready for packing
See this buildTool cabinets - cabinets lined up in final inspection
See this buildStudio carts - perforated panels for hooks and holders
See this buildPlatform carts - mesh sides keep cartons on the deck
See this build
Powder coated - powder coat in a customer colour
See this build
Cabinet interior - drawer plus adjustable shelf inside
See this buildSelection Framework
Five Questions That Prevent the Wrong Cart
A product photo cannot tell us enough to select the right frame or wheels. These five inputs turn a general request into an engineering-ready RFQ.
1. What is the heaviest real load, and is it evenly distributed?
2. What are the aisle width, turning space and floor conditions?
3. Does the cart need shelves, mesh, drawers, dividers or a flat deck?
4. Is the environment dry, humid, washdown, outdoor, quiet or ESD-sensitive?
5. Will it ship assembled, knock-down, nested or under a private label?
From RFQ to Reorder
A Clear Manufacturing Conversation Before Batch Production
Describe the use
Send cargo, load, route, floor, size, quantity and a photo or drawing.
Review the structure
Confirm frame, deck or shelf layout, wheels, handle, finish and packing.
Approve the sample
Check fit, movement, braking, appearance and the critical dimensions.
Control production
Keep the approved drawing, wheel model, finish and packing version consistent.
Inspect and ship
Review function, finish, accessories, quantity and export protection.
Export Packing
Four Weeks at Sea Should Not Undo the Build
Nothing loses a reorder faster than a pallet of scuffed frames. Packing method is agreed with the drawing — stack pattern, separation, wrapping and container loading — and treated as an inspection item before booking.
Cartons prepared per unit so nothing arrives short.
Shrink wrap and corner protection against rubbing in transit.
Finished surfaces masked and separated before palletising.
Labelling and carton marking to your artwork.
Application Routes
One Trolley Design Does Not Fit Every Working Environment
Browse the application pages for practical problems, recommended design directions and RFQ questions for each workflow.
Warehouse & Logistics
Aisle width, picking speed, carton containment, floor protection and parking safety.
View warehouse applicationsManufacturing & Automotive
WIP flow, line-side delivery, tool access, parts protection and repeatable loading.
View workshop applicationsLibrary, Studio & Commercial
Quiet movement, appearance, organized storage and safe public or customer-facing use.
View all applicationsLatest Guides
Recent Notes for Trolley Buyers and Engineers
New answers to the questions that come up during quotation, written for people specifying a cart rather than buying one off a shelf.
Stacking vs Nesting Platform Trolleys: Solving the Empty-Trolley Floor Space Problem
Five hundred empty platform trolleys can occupy 240 square metres of floor. Here is the arithmetic comparing stacking, nesting and doing nothing, the five design changes stacking forces, and a dimensioned concept drawing.
Read the guideQuiet Trolleys and Acoustic Panels: Specifying Sound Insulation in Sheet Metal
A noisy trolley is usually three different problems: rolling noise, rattle, and hollow panel resonance. Each needs a different fix, and acoustic foam alone solves only part of the third one.
Read the guideHow an OEM Qualifies a New Metal Supplier: What a Fabricator Trial Package Contains
A fabricator trial is not a request for quotation. It is a structured test of whether you can hold a date and a standard on a part nobody is watching, and price is almost never the deciding factor.
Read the guideModular Trolley Systems vs One-Off Carts: When a Shared Platform Pays Off
A shared chassis with interchangeable modules is not automatically the cheaper answer. When modular pays off, when it is a mistake, and what to send us so a multi-model trolley range can be quoted properly.
Read the guideBuyer Resources
Checklists and Guides Before You Request a Quote
Not ready for an RFQ yet? Download the buyer checklists for your sourcing file, or read the manufacturing guides covering casters, load ratings, finishes and frame welding before you send drawings to any supplier. Prefer email? Contact our export team directly and attach what you have — sketches and reference photos are fine at this stage.
Buyer Checklists
Ready-to-use RFQ checklists for platform trolleys, cage trolleys and custom builds.
Get the checklistsManufacturing Guides
Engineering notes on load ratings, caster selection, surface finishes and weld quality.
Read the guidesFactory Contact
Send drawings or a reference photo to our export team — reply within one working day.
Contact Doing MetalTell Us What Your Trolley Must Do
Send your trolley type, load capacity, size, wheel requirement, quantity, and drawings or reference photos. Our team will review the structure and reply within 24 hours on business days.
Urgent project? Email gao@doingmetal.com or WhatsApp +86 18158549983.
