Modular Material Handling Carts for Lean Manufacturing

Custom carts designed to move materials seamlessly around your production floor.

  • Modular frame construction — no welding or painting required

  • Configurable for any sized bins, totes, and components

  • Supports line-side material delivery and assembly operations

  • Durable, industrial-grade design for manufacturing use

Optimized for Line-Side Material Flow

Material handling carts play a crucial role in improving workplace efficiency and safety by facilitating the transport and organization of heavy or bulk materials. Utilizing carts in your production facility greatly reduces waste in motion and inventory, and enables quick delivery of goods to and from production cells. 

Promote safety and efficiency throughout your facility by eliminating the risks of manual lifting and dangerous forklift traffic, integrating lightweight material handling carts, trolleys, and when feasible, small, motorized trains to reduce distance traveled and time spent moving materials. Our AluPro options offer an especially high strength-to-weight ratio, giving you lightweight durability for no hassle, no worry material transport. 

Carts by IPS Material Handling are designed to improve efficiency, ergonomics, and safety on the production floor. Each cart is engineered to your specifications to deliver parts and materials directly to the point of use, reducing operator movement and supporting lean manufacturing principles.

Our carts are built from durable modular frames and connectors, making them easy to assemble, adjust, and reconfigure as production needs change.

Purpose-Built for Manufacturing Environments

Unlike generic utility carts or warehouse trolleys, IPS modular push carts are designed specifically for line-side use, enabling smooth delivery of parts and materials where they are needed most.

Common applications include:
  • Assembly cell material delivery

  • Kitting and sub-assembly support

  • Kanban and pull-based replenishment

  • Custom configurations for unique production needs

Modular and Configurable

Our push carts follow widely adopted modular design principles, allowing layouts to be customized, expanded, or reconfigured to suit your workflow.

  • Adjustable shelves and trays for bins and totes

  • Single or multi-tier configurations

  • Caster options to suit your specific needs

  • Optional drawers, dividers, or tool-holding accessories

Why Manufacturers Choose IPS Material Handling Carts

  • Shorter lead times and predictable delivery

  • Focused on your project from start to finish, not just components

  • Designed to integrate seamlessly with line-side operations

  • Ergonomic, safe, and durable for daily use

  • Canadian-based supplier with domestic support

Built for Industrial Use

IPS modular push carts are used in manufacturing facilities where efficiency, durability, and safety matter. Every system is designed to withstand daily use in demanding production environments. We serve all manufacturing industries including automotive, aerospace, furniture, electronics and more. 

From Concept to Delivery. How it works:

1. Tell us about your project

Share your layout, sketch, or bill of materials and our project manager will work with you to gather the relevant information to get started including your carts required dimensions, elevations and constraints.

2. Design

With your collaboration, our engineers will design or validate a custom cart configuration to suit your exact application and specifications. 3D CAD drawings and renderings will be submitted for your approval.

3. Delivery and Installation

Our team will will deliver your cart system fully assembled and turn key. In most cases your cart system arrives ready to be implemented on your production floor. In some cases, we can deliver it in kitted form for you to assemble on site.

Fully modular, easy to assemble, and adaptable carts to changing production needs.

Build Your Own Gravity Flow Racks in House

Prefer to design and build your own flow racks, workstations and lean manufacturing system? IPS can help with that, too.

Explore our comprehensive catalog of modular components:

Frames
Connectors
Roller Tracks
Accessories
Casters

Improve Your Line-Side Flow and Efficiency​

Tell us about your project — whether it’s a flow rack, workstation, cart, or line-side structure, we’ll work with you to design a solution that fits your operation.

Submit your details or drawings and we’ll evaluate structural requirements, suitability and cost considerations. A project manager will work with you to ensure you’re specifying the right system for the job.

We typically respond within one business day.

Trusted by the World's Best Manufacturers​

IPS Material Handling supports some of North America’s leading manufacturers across automotive, industrial, and general manufacturing environments with scalable, modular solutions built for continuous improvement.

Honda
Toyota
General Motors
Ford
Magna
Bombardier

We offer two innovative modular systems – AluPro and Ecoflex, so you always know you’re 
getting the solution that fits your budget and out performs the competition.

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T-Slot Aluminum Extrusion
Welded
Steel

Designed for Light-duty lean systems Lean production & material handling Structural automation Permanent structures
Fit in lean environments Good Purpose-built Often overbuilt Overkill / rigid
Strength-to-weight Moderate Very High High Low (heavy)
Modify & reconfigure Easy Quick reconfiguration Flexible but slower Difficult / permanent
Ease of installation Medium Easy and quick assembly Uses tedious hardware Requires fabrication & welding
Finish & fit Industrial Clean / Modern Industrial Rough unless finished
Corrosion resistance Coated steel exterior only Excellent Excellent Needs coating / paint
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