In manufacturing factories, the handling of large long workpieces has always been a tricky problem. The traditional handling method has low efficiency and significant safety hazards, which seriously restricts the improvement of production efficiency. The linked trackless flat car provides a solution for long workpieces.
The linked trackless flat car system achieves precise collaborative operation between two vehicles through advanced synchronous control technology. The system adopts a hybrid navigation method combining laser navigation and inertial navigation. During the transportation process, the system automatically adjusts the speed and steering angle of two trackless flatcars to maintain the smooth movement of the load.
In manufacturing plants, transporting ultra long materials has always been a tough challenge. Traditional methods like cranes with limited maneuverability, manual pushing, or industrial rail cart are not only inefficient and prone to production bottlenecks but also carry risks of workpiece collision, deformation, and operator injuries, seriously hindering production upgrades.
The linked
trackless flat car breaks this predicament as an innovative choice for efficient and safe transportation. With advanced synchronous control technology, it enables seamless collaboration between two flat cars. Whether handling extra-long steel beams, large molds, or giant mechanical components, it can carry and transport them stably, eliminating the instability of single-equipment transportation for long workpieces.
Laser navigation scans the surrounding environment and matches it with the preset factory layout in real time. Even in complex scenarios with dense equipment and many obstacles, it can achieve centimeter-level positioning. This ensures the flat car always travels along the optimal route, avoids collisions, and accurately completes the loading and unloading of long workpieces.
Inertial navigation relies on built-in gyroscopes and accelerometers to track driving status without external signals. When the laser signal is blocked, it can take over immediately, continuously calculate the trajectory, and ensure uninterrupted transportation and balanced loads.
The two navigation technologies complement each other. Laser navigation guarantees precision in open areas, while inertial navigation solves stability issues in complex environments. Whether the factory workshop is narrow or wide, the linked trackless flat car can smoothly complete long workpiece transportation tasks.
A heavy machinery factory once used cranes to transport 15-meter-long and 20-ton wind power shafts, requiring 4-6 people to cooperate, taking more than 30 minutes per transport, with an annual collision risk of 5%. After introducing the linked trackless flat car, only 2 people are needed for monitoring and operation, completing the transport in 10 minutes, reducing collision accidents to zero, and increasing overall production efficiency by 25%.
While linked trackless flat cars excel in flexible, trackless long workpiece transport, industrial rail cart remains irreplaceable for scenarios like:
1.ultra long materials loads (up to 1,000 tons) in steel mills, ports, or automated production lines with fixed rail layouts.
2.High-frequency, stable material flow where track-guided precision is critical.
Our portfolio covers both solutions—choose linked trackless flat cars for complex, long-workpiece mobility, or industrial rail cart for heavy, fixed-route operations, ensuring your factory’s material handling is optimized for every need.
In the future, linked trackless flat cars will integrate IoT technology to achieve intelligent scheduling and remote monitoring. They will also adapt to more industries such as aerospace and construction, and combine with more advanced battery technology to further improve endurance and charging efficiency, Meanwhile, industrial rail cart systems will see upgrades in automation and energy efficiency, together becoming core equipment for smart manufacturing logistics.
