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Doing Metal manufactures custom industrial carts and OEM trolleys for buyers who need repeatable metal handling products rather than a one-off catalogue cart. Choose a platform trolley, heavy duty warehouse trolley, cage trolley, tool trolley, library cart or studio equipment trolley, then define the load, route, storage layout, material, casters, finish, branding and export packing.
Standard custom programs normally start from 50 units. For large-size or heavy-duty trolley projects, quantities from 10 units can be discussed after we review the structure, wheels, finish, packing and approval process.
Product Selection
A trolley should be selected by its job, not only by its appearance. The five questions below help your purchasing team and our engineering team discuss the same requirement.
Buyer Intent Matrix
Different buyers use different words. This matrix helps procurement and engineering teams reach the most relevant detailed page without making every page compete for the same keyword.
| Buyer Search Intent | Best Page | What the Page Should Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| industrial cart manufacturer / OEM trolley manufacturer | Trolley Products | Product family, MOQ, manufacturing route, factory capability and RFQ entry. |
| heavy duty warehouse trolley / warehouse picking cart | Warehouse Trolley | Aisle width, shelf layout, carton size, route, wheel noise, brake and packing. |
| heavy duty cage trolley / roll cage warehouse trolley | Cage Trolley | Mesh opening, door, folding, nesting, brake access, load path and warehouse use. |
| heavy duty platform trolley | Platform Trolley | Deck size, reinforcement, caster rating, handle, towing option and finish. |
| custom tool trolley | Tool Trolley | Drawers, tray depth, locks, pegboard, tool load, brake and workshop route. |
| heavy duty platform truck / heavy flatbed cart | Heavy Duty Platform Truck | Load footprint and contact points, frame reinforcement, caster plates, wheel diameter and towing method. |
| order picking cart / warehouse picking trolley | Order Picking Trolley | Carton range, shelf pitch, reach height, aisle turning space, holders and brakes. |
| multi tier shelf trolley / utility service cart | Multi-Tier Shelf Trolley | Shelf count, load per level, lip height, dividers, nesting or knock-down packing. |
| mobile workbench trolley / rolling work bench | Mobile Workbench Trolley | Working height, top load, drawer rating, locks, panel pitch and total-lock brakes. |
| stainless steel trolley / washdown cart | Stainless Steel Trolley | Grade selection, weld finish, drainage, stainless casters and material certificates. |
| nestable roll cage / roll container | Nestable Roll Cage | Nest pitch, empty storage target, door hardware, mesh opening and caster layout. |
| knock down cart / flat pack trolley | Knock-Down Cart | Bolted joints, fastener count, tooling, carton size and units per container. |
| tow train cart / tugger cart | Tow Train Cart | Coupler interface, tongue strength, tracking, braking and train length. |
Six Core Families
Every card links to a detailed page with buyer problems, design choices, inspection points and the information needed for quotation.
Flatbed platform trucks for bulky goods, pallets, tooling and factory movement. Start the quote with the real load, the deck footprint, the route and the floor.
Confirm: Deck size, reinforcement, handle, caster rating, brake layout, anti-slip surface and towing option.
View Platform Trolley details
Transfer and stock-movement carts designed around the part they carry: shelf, rack, divider or purpose-built fixture, plus aisle width and route distance.
Confirm: Fixture layout, shelf pitch, side guides, turning space, wheel noise, brake and knock-down packing.
View Industrial Transfer Cart details
Book trucks for library furniture brands and education distributors - welded frames, quiet casters, flat or slanted shelves, in your brand finish.
Confirm: Shelf angle, lip height, book load, quiet caster, aluminium or steel shelves, turning space and colour.
View Library Book Trolley details
Two-wheel hand trucks, called sack trucks in the UK, built to your drawing for delivery, warehouse and workshop routes.
Confirm: Frame height, toe plate size, tube wall, pneumatic or solid tyre, bearing, handle shape and finish.
View Hand Truck details
Mesh cage trolleys and folding roll containers built to your drawing. Send the mesh size, wire gauge, door and lock requirement and target load.
Confirm: Mesh size, wire diameter, door, lock, fixed or foldable panels, shelf divider, nesting and brakes.
View Cage Trolley details
Mobile workshop storage built to your drawing: picker carts with bins, or lockable tool cabinets with drawers, sized around what you actually load.
Confirm: Drawer load, bin layout, tray depth, lock, perforated panel, hooks, handle side and brake casters.
View Tool Trolley details
High-capacity flatbed trucks for dies, moulds, machine assemblies and palletised goods. Engineered from load footprint, route and floor rather than a fixed catalogue size.
Confirm: Load footprint, frame reinforcement, caster plates, wheel diameter, towing interface and finish.
View Heavy Duty Platform Truck details
Picking carts set up around the carton range and pick sequence: shelf pitch, reach height, side containment and caster mix for loaded starts and stops.
Confirm: Carton range, shelf pitch, aisle width, handle projection, scanner or printer holders and brakes.
View Order Picking Trolley details
Two to four level carts for totes, components, stock and service work, with solid, lipped, perforated or wire shelves specified per level.
Confirm: Shelf count, load per shelf, lip height, dividers, nesting or knock-down packing.
View Multi-Tier Shelf Trolley details
Rolling benches combining a real working surface with drawer or cabinet storage below and perforated panels above, braked to stay put during work.
Confirm: Working height, top load, drawer rating, locks, panel pitch and total-lock brakes.
View Mobile Workbench Trolley details
304 or 316 stainless carts for washdown, food, cold store, laboratory and coastal routes, with stainless hardware specified as a complete set.
Confirm: Grade, sheet thickness, weld finish, drainage details, stainless casters and certificates.
View Stainless Steel Trolley details
Roll cages engineered to nest when empty, with the nest pitch set on the drawing so a return route or back room stops filling up with parked cages.
Confirm: Nest pitch, base depth, panel fold, door hardware, caster position and finish.
View Nestable Roll Cage details
Carts designed to ship flat and assemble at destination, with joint layout, tooling and assembled stiffness reviewed before quoting.
Confirm: Bolted versus welded joints, fastener count, carton size, units per container and assembly instructions.
View Knock-Down Cart details
Carts pulled in a train behind a tugger or forklift, with hitch interface, tongue strength, tracking and braking engineered together.
Confirm: Coupler type, tow height, tongue section, caster tracking, brake provision and train length.
View Tow Train Cart detailsSpecification Framework
These are not fixed catalogue promises. They are the engineering inputs to confirm before a design is approved.
| Decision | Options to Discuss | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Load and structure | Target load, cargo footprint, frame tube, deck plate, shelves and reinforcement | Defines the load path, stiffness, stability and caster plate design. |
| Casters | PU, rubber, nylon, pneumatic; fixed, swivel, brake or special layout | Changes rolling resistance, noise, floor protection, turning and parking safety. |
| Storage interface | Flat deck, lips, mesh, drawers, dividers, hooks, locks or padded areas | Keeps the actual goods stable, visible and accessible during movement. |
| Material and finish | Carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, powder coating, plating or galvanizing | Matches strength, weight, corrosion exposure, cleaning and appearance. |
| Export configuration | Assembled, semi-assembled, knock-down, nested, carton, pallet and spare parts | Controls freight volume, destination labor, damage risk and repeat-order consistency. |
Related Buyer Guides
Use the process pages and application pages to understand how the trolley will be fabricated and how the working environment changes the design.
Compare platform, picking and cage structures by aisle, carton and route requirement.
Open application guideSee how decks, shelves, brackets and guards are prepared for accurate assembly.
Open process guideReview the checks that keep wheels, frames, finish, labels and packing consistent.
Open quality guideRFQ Fit
This site is built for buyers who need a controlled custom trolley program: repeat orders, stable wheel and finish references, private-label packing, supplier approval documents and practical engineering discussion. If you only need a few standard retail carts, a local distributor may be faster. If you need a custom metal trolley supplier for a defined product line, send the working details and we will review the best starting structure.
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.
