Applications
Material Handling Carts
Line-Side Carts
Built for Your Production Floor
Cut floor traffic and keep production cells supplied with modular carts built for line-side delivery, kitting, and pull replenishment. No welding or fabrication required.
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Why modular carts
Less Floor Traffic. Faster Replenishment. Safer Operations.
Material handling carts are the backbone of efficient line-side logistics. By replacing forklift trips and manual carrying with purpose-built push carts, manufacturers eliminate two of the most common sources of production waste: motion and waiting.
IPS carts deliver parts directly to the point of use — keeping operators at the workstation and replenishment running smoothly in the background. Built from industrial-grade aluminum profiles and connectors, each cart is engineered for the daily demands of lean manufacturing environments.
Common Applications
Where Modular Carts Make the Difference
- Assembly cell material delivery
- Kitting and sub-assembly operations
- Kanban and pull-based replenishment systems
- Tugger trains
- Custom part presentation carts
- Tool and equipment transport
Built for Your Operation
Custom Material Handling Carts Configured to Your Parts, Your Routes, Your Floor
Generic warehouse trolleys weren’t designed for lean production — they’re too heavy, too rigid, and too hard to reconfigure when cell layouts change. IPS carts are built around your specific requirements: the parts you’re moving, the distances you’re covering, the floor surfaces you’re working on, and the operators doing the work.
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Why IPS
A Complete Material Handling Cart System, Not Just a Box of Parts
Built on AluPro and Ecoflex
Using a pipe & joint system? Ecoflex is fully compatible. Ready for a step up? AluPro is our premium system built for demanding lean production environments.
Engineered Around Your Operation
No standard SKUs, no catalogue configurations. We work from your parts, routes, and cell layout — and submit 3D CAD drawings for your approval before anything is built.
Turnkey Systems or Components
Need a complete fleet of carts delivered and ready to roll? We build and deliver fully assembled. Prefer to build in-house? Our full component catalog is available to order directly.
Engineering Support Included
Every project includes practical engineering support — structural validation, layout review, and 3D CAD drawings submitted for your approval before anything is built. No extra fees.
How we Compare
Our Systems vs the Alternatives
Off the shelf carts are designed for off the shelf parts. IPS carts are purpose-built for lean manufacturing — modular, reconfigurable, and designed around your specific cell layout. When your line changes, the system changes with it.
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| Designed for | Light-duty lean systems | Lean production & material handling | Structural automation | Permanent structures |
| Lean environment fit | Great | Purpose-built | Often overbuilt | Overkill / rigid |
| Strength-to-weight | Moderate | Very High | High | Low (heavy) |
| Reconfigures | Easy | Quick | Slower | Difficult / permanent |
| Installation | Medium | Easy & fast | Tedious hardware | Requires welding |
| Finish & aesthetics | Industrial | Clean / Modern | Industrial | Rough unless finished |
| Corrosion resistance | Coated exterior only | Excellent | Excellent | Needs coating |
| Installed cost | $ | $ | $$$ | $$ |
Installed cost varies by system size and complexity. Contact us for a project-specific quote.
How we work
From First Conversation to Your Production Floor in Three Steps
01 Tell Us About Your Project
Share your layout, sketch, or BOM. Our project managers gather dimensions, bin specs, and cell constraints — and guide you through anything you need.
02 Design and Approval
Our engineers design your system in 3D CAD and submit drawings for your review. Nothing goes into production without your sign-off.
03 Delivery and Installation
Arrives fully assembled. Roll it into your cell and you're running. Most projects delivered in as little as 2-3 weeks.
Build it yourself
Prefer to design and build in-house? We have you covered.
Our full component catalog — frames, connectors, roller tracks, accessories, and casters is available for teams that want to build their own lean systems.
Explore our comprehensive catalog of modular components:
Let's Talk
Get Your Custom Material Handling Cart Design Started
Share your layout, sketch, or bill of materials and we’ll get started. A lean manufacturing specialist will follow up to discuss your project.
We typically respond within one business day. Your info is never shared.
Not ready to quote?
We’ll send you physical samples of our AluPro and Ecoflex systems so you can see the quality before committing.
Available to verified manufacturing professionals in Canada and the USA.
Our Work
Material Handling Carts in Production
Every cart we design is custom. Here’s a sample of what we’ve built.
