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In the defense industry, the highest demands are placed on production reliability, material resistance, and technical cleanliness. Whether weapon parts, ammunition components, sensor housings, or air defense mechanisms – ZELL part carriers offer proven solutions for the safe transport, the residue-free cleaning, and the process-stable handling of critical components.
Numerous well-known companies in defense technology already rely on individually developed carrier systems from ZELL to guide sensitive components efficiently and without damage through demanding manufacturing processes.
Components in the defense industry are often heavy, angular, or highly precise. ZELL carrier systems are designed to remain dimensionally stable even under high weight and continuous load, without causing damage to components.
Many components must be free of oil, grease, and particles – e.g., for electroplating or assembly. The cleaning-optimized ZELL carriers can be completely flushed, dried, and easily integrated into cleaning systems (e.g., aqueous, ultrasonic).
Functionally relevant surfaces such as sealing zones, bearing points or threads are protected against damage by precisely fitting storage - even during transport between production stations or with external partners.
ZELL carriers can be integrated as inlays in standard reusable containers (KLT, Euroboxes), are stackable and suitable for automated transfers, pick & place or robotics processes.
On request, carriers are equipped with DMC, laser marking, or RFID – for complete batch tracking and quality documentation, as required in safety-critical industries.
ZELL develops carrier systems tailored to your component geometries and process conditions – from prototypes and small series to large-scale production. All systems are reusable, durable and, if required, 100% recyclable.
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👉 Contact us now – and develop safe, robust and reproducible workpiece carriers for your defense technology together with ZELL.
Depending on the application, we recommend starting with our "Factory" workpiece carriers, as these can be configured both as inserts for Euro containers and as standalone functional carriers. More demanding applications are better suited to our reinforced "Carrier" or "Stainless Steel" carriers.
Yes, all carriers are washable. Samples can be provided for specific critical process parameters.
Yes, all workpiece carriers are compatible with automation systems, form a defined matrix, and can therefore be configured for robotic use. Components are arranged in such a way that grippers can be positioned accordingly. Because the carriers are designed to be cleanable, they are slightly heavier; therefore, their weight and center of gravity must be taken into account when handling the entire carrier.
Our plastic carriers operate reliably over extended periods at temperatures of approximately 60–70°C, and in some cases even at significantly higher temperatures during short cycles. Our stainless steel carriers—particularly the GRID carriers—can be used in furnaces at temperatures up to 1,200°C. For additional specifications, please refer to our material data sheets.
Yes, all plastic components can be manufactured with an antistatic additive. See also the data sheet in the Downloads section.
Yes, ZELL can custom-manufacture component holders, as well as entire workpiece carriers or inlays for containers, as a single injection-molded component. We typically start by reviewing the more than 1,300 available variants using our ZELL configurator; if no satisfactory solution is found there, customers can work with our engineering team to develop a “new clip.” These can be tested in 3D and as prototypes before the corresponding injection mold is manufactured.
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