Workpiece carriers for Tier 1 suppliers

Process reliability & automation for powertrain, e-mobility & system assemblies

As a Tier 1 supplier, you are responsible for quality, delivery reliability and efficiency in complex supply chains. Whether powertrain, electrification, chassis or system assemblies - your components must be transported and processed through highly automated processes in a traceable, damage-free and ready-to-assemble manner.

ZELL workpiece carriers secure your components from the blank to the line - media-resistant, stackable, automatable and 100% process-reliable. Well-known Tier 1 companies such as Bosch, BorgWarner, SFS and many others rely on ZELL systems - as do OEM-related lines from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ford and others.

Typical applications

• Powertrain components: E-motor housings, rotors/stators, gearbox housings, shafts, clutch parts
• Electrified drives & hybrid modules: Power electronics, HV components, cooling modules
• Assembly & JIS delivery: control units, sensors, modular assemblies
• Component cleaning in the carrier: contact-free, position-safe, media-compatible
• Traceability & automated transfer to testing or packaging stations

Your advantages with ZELL

🛠️ Tailor-made for complex geometries

ZELL carriers are precisely matched to your component contour - including protection of sealing surfaces, functional surfaces or sensitive windings.

🔧 Example: stators are clamped contact-free - without deforming the copper winding.

🔁 No repackaging between process steps

One carrier - for the entire chain: CNC machining → cleaning → assembly → delivery → return.

🕒 Up to 15 % time saving per component due to elimination of manual repositioning processes (industry standard value).

🤖Robot-compatible & automatable

ZELL systems are stackable, indexed and grip-compatible. Ideal for:

• Pick & Place
• Palletizer
• Robot cells
• Conveyor technology
• Autostore & transfer systems

🧼 Cleanable without repositioning

Media-resistant carrier systems enable rotating or static cleaning of sensitive components - without repositioning. Perfect for high-performance cleaning systems (e.g. Pero, Ecoclean, iFP).

🎨 Variant handling with colored clips

ZELL Multiclips are available in any number of colors - for visual assignment by line, component type or vehicle model.

✔️ Reduces picking errors and facilitates quality assurance.

🔍 Traceability & digitalization

ZELL carriers are compatible with VDA-compliant DMC fields, engraving surfaces and RFID tags - ideal for component tracking, SPC data feedback and Industry 4.0 processes.

OEM level ex works - references included

ZELL systems meet the logistical and technical requirements of leading OEMs - whether JIS delivery to assembly lines, multiple internal circulations e.g. at Valeo, or prototyping and series support for e.g. Bosch Powertrain and Mobility Solutions.

Logistics solutions with up to 100% higher component density per carrier have also been developed together with OEMs - e.g. to increase transport efficiency in internal plant traffic.

Your advantages at a glance

✔ Tailor-made protection for complex powertrain components
✔ No reloading: one carrier - all steps
✔ Robotics-compatible, stackable, automatable
✔ Cleaning possible without repositioning
✔ Visualizable via color-coded clips
✔ Traceable via DMC, RFID, engraving
✔ Durable, recyclable & series-tested by Tier 1 & OEMs

👉 Get advice now - ZELL develops your individual carrier solution for series production & logistics in the powertrain environment.
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