This Heavy Duty Material Transfer Carts are a kind of trackless handling equipment designed for industrial heavy-duty working conditions, mainly used for short-distance transportation of heavy materials in workshops, warehouses and other fixed places. It uses lead-acid batteries or lithium batteries as energy source and adopts DC motor speed drive technology, multi-wheel hydraulic steering technology and dual operation modes of wire control and remote control.
- Load capacity: 1~500 ton
- Table size: customizable
- Operating speed: 0~25m/min
- Control mode: push button/remote control
Working Principle
Heavy Duty Material Transfer Carts use an electric motor (usually an AC variable frequency or DC motor) to drive the gearbox and transmit power to the travel wheel set. The operator sends instructions through the control cabinet or wireless remote control, and the PLC control system adjusts the motor speed and direction to achieve forward/reverse, acceleration/deceleration and other actions.
Heavy Duty Material Transfer Carts have the driving functions of starting, stopping, forward, backward, turning, etc. Without laying a predetermined track route, they can walk freely from indoor to outdoor, rotate and turn in 360 degrees, with a small turning radius, turn while walking, and travel to any area by wireless remote control. The load capacity is usually 10-200 tons, widely used in heavy manufacturing, steel, shipbuilding and other industries.
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Parts
Heavy duty material transfer truck adopts modular steel structure design, which is mainly composed of the following components:
- Main frame: welded from Q345B low alloy steel box beams, equipped with reinforcing plates, with sandblasted rust removal and double-layer anticorrosion treatment on the surface.
- Drive system: contains IP55 protection frequency conversion motor, hardened gear reducer and hardened alloy steel drive wheelset, supporting 50% short-time overload operation.
- Rail system: adopts high hardness steel rail (QU80-120) with fishtail plate connection, and the precision of joints is controlled within 2mm.
- Electrical control system: the electrical control system is centered on Siemens PLC and ABB frequency converter, equipped with 7-inch HMI interface and multiple safety protection functions, with emergency braking response time less than 0.5 seconds.
- Power supply system: it provides three power supply solutions: low-voltage rail, cable reel and lithium battery pack, and can be equipped with hydraulic lifting platform (accuracy ±1mm), automatic centering mechanism and anti-collision radar and other intelligent auxiliary devices.
For special working conditions can be customized for high-temperature insulation type, Ex d Ⅱ BT4 explosion-proof or 304 stainless steel corrosion-resistant variant products.

Specifications
Capacity | 2 Ton | 5 Ton | 10 Ton | 16 Ton | 20 Ton | 30 Ton | 40 Ton | 50 Ton | |
Table Size(mm) | Length | 2000 | 3500 | 3600 | 4000 | 4000 | 4500 | 5000 | 5500 |
Width | 1500 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2200 | 2200 | 2500 | 2500 | |
Height | 450 | 450 | 500 | 500 | 550 | 600 | 650 | 650 | |
Wheel Base(mm) | 1200 | 2500 | 2600 | 2800 | 2800 | 3200 | 3800 | 4200 | |
Rail Inner Gauge(mm) | 1200 | 1435 | 1435 | 1435 | 1435 | 1435 | 1435 | 1435 | |
Wheel Diameter(mm) | Φ270 | Φ300 | Φ300 | Φ350 | Φ350 | Φ400 | Φ500 | Φ500 | |
Wheel Quantity | 4 | ||||||||
Ground Clearance(mm) | 50 | ||||||||
Running Speed(m/min) | 0-25 | ||||||||
Motor Power(kw) | 1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4 | 5 | |
Transformer Power(KVA) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Max Wheel Load (KN) | 14.4 | 25.8 | 42.6 | 64.5 | 77.7 | 110.4 | 142.8 | 174 | |
Reference Weight(t) | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 8 | |
Recommended Rail Model | P15 | P18 | P18 | P24 | P24 | P38 | P43 | P43 |
Features
High-carrying design
Adopting box-beam frame and alloy steel axle, the single-unit carrying capacity is up to 500 tons.
Multi-drive configuration
Single-drive, double-drive or all-wheel-drive modes can be selected according to the load demand.
Precise positioning
Optional encoder or laser positioning system, stopping accuracy ±5mm.
Safety protection
Standard mechanical brake + electrical brake double insurance, overload automatic power cut off.
Multi-mode power supply program
Optional low-voltage rail (36V/48V), cable reel (100m) or lithium battery pack (48V/200Ah), to adapt to different working conditions.
Special environment adaptation
Provide high temperature insulation type, insulation, explosion-proof type (Ex dⅡBT4 certification) and 304 stainless steel corrosion-resistant type and other customized solutions.
Applications
Heavy duty material transfer trucks are mainly used in the following material handling solutions:
- Iron and steel industry: Used in foundries for hot state transfer of continuous casting billets and steel coils.
- Heavy machinery: for assembly transfer of press beams, wind turbine blades.
- Shipbuilding: for assembly and transportation of segmented hulls.
- Power equipment: for in-plant transportation of transformers and generator stators.
- Special working conditions: for explosion-proof design can be used in petrochemical, military and other hazardous areas.

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To ensure that a customized transfer cart fits your needs perfectly, please provide the following details:
- Load Capacity: _____ tons (1~500 ton)
- Table Size: _____ × _____ mm/m (e.g., 1500×3000)
- Power Options:
- ☐ Lead-acid ☐ Lithium-ion ☐ Other: _____
- ☐ Cable: _____V/_____A
- ☐ Standard 380V/50Hz/3-phase
- Cargo Details:
- Type: _____ (e.g., steel coils, machinery)
- Special Needs: _____ (e.g., anti-slip, corrosion-proof)
- Optional Features:
- ☐ Emergency stop ☐ Anti-collision sensors
- ☐ Rail guides ☐ Lifting mechanism ☐ Remote control