Shopping Cart Manufacturing
Shopping Cart manufacturing is an affiliate of Consumer Equipment Plant, established in 2026 on a 25,000 m² area, with an investment capital of 20 million USD. Collaborating with The Mechanical Complex Affiliate, the company is equipped with advanced machinery and equipment imported from Sweden, Japan, South Korea, and other countries, achieving an annual capacity of 10,000 shopping carts.
2026
Year of establishment
$20 Million
Investment capital
10,000 Shopping Carts
Annual Capacity
Standard Metal Cart
THACO INDUSTRIES manufactures and supplies standard metal cart models, applying in large chain supermarkets in different sizes. The products are equipped with standard metal structure using high quality steel or stainless steel frame, with additional rollers to support smooth operation.
Two-tier Carts
Two-tier carts are favored due to its flexibility in medium and small markets, supporting adequate goods without interfering with the store efficiency.
Crafted from high-quality plastic, the double basket style grocery carts are not only durable and sturdy but also allow for easy customization. It can also come with two metal baskets to enhance structural stability.
Crafted from high-quality plastic, the double basket style grocery carts are not only durable and sturdy but also allow for easy customization. It can also come with two metal baskets to enhance structural stability.
Specialized Carts
Customized shopping carts are designed to meet unique operational needs. They are often harder to standardize, which results in increased manufacturing costs. Common customization features that increase cost include reinforced plastics and high-strength steel for increased durability or customized wheel sizes.
Common specifications are: kid-friendly shopping carts, and heavy duty trolley
Common specifications are: kid-friendly shopping carts, and heavy duty trolley
PRODUCTION LINE
Billet Processing Line
- The process begins with creating blanks, cutting, bending pipes, and stamping the components of the trolley. This step is conducted in the Mechanical Complex Affiliate, with the production system supported by machinery sourced from leading manufacturers in Sweden, Japan, and South Korea, ensuring stable quality and production consistency.
- Before transferring to the Consumer Equipment plant, the manufacturing of shopping carts and trolleys involves advanced sheet metal and tubular steel processing technologies. THACO INDUSTRIES operates laser cutting systems with capacities that can reach up to 30 kW, while shopping cart production typically utilizes laser cutting equipment in the 3–6 kW range to achieve precise cutting quality and material efficiency.
- Besides laser cutting, specialized production lines for tube and box-section processing also include advanced machinery like CNC bending, tube cutting, profile forming, and shaping operations, enabling the efficient manufacture of high-precision shopping cart structures.
Welding Line
- A mixture of CO2 and Argon welding, with smaller welding wire diameter offers faster speed and reduced heat input, tailoring for thin metal parts. This process follows AWS D1.1 quality and is conducted at the Consumer Equipment Plant.
- The qualified weld is free from porosity, cracks, burn marks, and slag inclusions. If the surface needs to be free from excessive burrs, TIG is applied to meet the requirements.
- Notable equipment: eight-head mesh welding machine with power reaching 200kW, and welding robots applying MIG/MAG technology.
Surface Treatment Line
- Surface treatment is operated in the Mechanical Complex Center, mainly involved Zinc plating and hot dip galvanizing, especially suitable for shopping cart products.
- The product can also experience shot blasting or surface-coated with dry powder paint according to customers’ requirements.
- For aluminum carts, it’s possible to apply coating by having them anodized to create a hard oxide layer.
- Notable technology: ED coating line using grand tank size: 17,000×1,600×4,000 mm; powder coating line, product size: 5,400x700x2000 mm.
Plastic Components Production Line
- Involving Plastic Component Company, this collaboration also provides plastic extrusion capabilities (suitable for making components such as handles, and other small parts). With this, THACO INDUSTRIES also positions as a distributor for shopping carts’ plastic components.
Quality Inspection
- Consumer Equipment Plant enforces strict quality control from the selection of raw materials to the finished output through rigorous control processes.
- Standard quality control processes apply advanced machinery such as: Vertical/horizontal flammability tester, melting point testing machine, welding inspection and operation test before delivery to customers.
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Billet Processing Line
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Welding Line
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Surface Treatment Line
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Plastic Components Production Line
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Quality Inspection
CERTIFICATIONS & QUALITY STANDARDS
With rigorous production and quality control processes at every stage, adhering to the standards of the Quality Management System ISO 9001:2015, the company's products fulfill the stringent requirements from ISO 3834-2 for steel welding structure, as well as EN 1090 for Europe market, with EXC4 level for welding structure.
Our Markets
THACO INDUSTRIES has exported shopping carts to the North America market, including the USA, Canada, and Mexico. Additionally, Australia and the EU are also prominent markets of THACO INDUSTRIES.
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USA
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Canada
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Mexico
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Australia
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EU
REASONS THAT SET THACO INDUSTRIES AHEAD AS A PIONEER IN SHOPPING CART MANUFACTURER
Manufactured under a Consumer Equipment Plant, the company emphasizes R&D activities, applying market knowledge to the production process to optimize the performance of supermarket shopping carts, meeting the needs of various business models. With many years of experience in structural welding techniques, THACO INDUSTRIES possesses a highly skilled welding team and modern machinery systems to optimize the production process and ensure high quality.
THACO INDUSTRIES’ welding procedures follow AWS D1.1 and AWS D1.2 standards, and are integrated into a quality system certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, IATF 16949, EN 1090 and ISO 3834-2 for structural steel fabrication.
FAQs
Can you develop shopping carts based on our businesses ?
Yes. In the R&D activities, the engineering team from THACO INDUSTRIES not only pay attention to the business model, but also external factors such as environmental operation, weather conditions, floor types, such as concrete or rough surfaces to determine which specifications should be added to boost the performance of the carts.
What is the maximum capacity of the shopping cart manufacturer?
Established in 2026, the Consumer Equipment Plant can produce 140,000 shopping carts annually beside other household products such as 150,000 fitness equipment products, 100,000 household appliances, 50,000 sets of high-end furniture, urban train seats, and other mechanical components.
How can THACO INDUSTRIES conduct quality control for shopping carts?
By sourcing raw materials from factories within an integrated ecosystem, home appliance factories can leverage the advantages of transportation and consistent quality across plants. Combined with high-quality welding techniques, supermarket shopping carts and many other types of carts undergo rigorous quality control and testing processes to ensure output quality.
