Battery Trays & Racks - Sheet Metal Fabrication

Battery Trays & Racks

Formed battery trays with hold-downs and acid-resistant finishes.

Battery trays with the hold-down designed in, so the cells stay put under vibration without a strap over the terminals. Finishes are chosen for acid and washdown.

To 200 kg1.5–4.0 mmBolted / hooked rod -Provision included standard
Lead Time

3–5 weeks

Min Order

25 pieces

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015

Technical Specifications

ParameterValueUnit
Load capacityTo 200kg
Thickness1.5–4.0mm
Hold-downsBolted / hooked rod-
DrainageProvision includedstandard
CoatingAcid resistantrequired
Overall tolerance±0.5mm

Available Materials

Typical Applications

  • Vehicle battery trays
  • UPS battery racks
  • Forklift battery boxes
  • Telecom site batteries
  • Standby power racks

Surface Finishes

  • Powder coat (acid resistant)
  • Hot-dip galvanising
  • E-coat
  • Passivate
  • Polyurethane coating

Industries Served

  • Automotive & EV
  • Telecom & 5G
  • Warehousing
  • Renewable Energy
  • Industrial Equipment

What drives the price of this part

Derived from the callouts on this page. Where a driver is not on the drawing, it is not on this list.

Tolerance
Overall tolerance at ±0.5 mm is the tightest callout this family carries. Tightening a callout is a process decision, not a machining decision: below the standard ±0.005 mm the work moves to grinding or jig boring, and the price moves with it.
Part size
Thickness at 1.5–4.0 mm decides which machine the part lands on and how many setups it needs. Size is the driver buyers most often leave out of a first enquiry, and it is the one that changes the quote fastest.
Material
The first material listed, Stainless Steel 304 / 304L, rates 4/10 on our machinability scale at 201 HB. On this shop's scale a harder alloy means slower passes and more tool changes, and that is cycle time the quote has to carry.
Order size
Minimum order is 25 pieces, where setup and tooling are amortised across the batch and per-part cost settles around cycle time and material. Below that quantity the same part costs more per piece, not less.

See how cycle time is calculated in the machining time calculator and what else moves a price in the cost driver reference.

How these parts are inspected

Matched to the callouts above and the instruments actually on the floor.

  • Coordinate measuring machine (Zeiss CONTURA G2, two machines, GR&R 8.4% on the critical feature)
  • Dimensional report against the drawing, with a 100% check on critical features rather than a sample
  • Certificate of conformance and the mill certificate with every shipment

The full equipment list, with counts, is on the capability page; the inspection sequence is on quality and inspection.

Questions buyers ask

Why not strap over the top of the cells?
Because the strap crosses the terminals. A hold-down that grips the cell case lets the lid come off for watering without disconnecting anything.

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