Automotive & parts. Catwalks, conveyor support, robotic-cell platforms.

Where it fits

Production-floor steel, not storage steel.

Automotive plants and parts suppliers use mezzanines and platforms differently than 3PLs. The structure isn't holding pallets — it's holding conveyor that moves a body, robotic cells that weld a sub-assembly, paint-line racks that traverse a curing oven. Static load is rarely the governing case; dynamic load, fatigue cycles, and tight dimensional tolerance at equipment mount points are.

Common scopes

• Conveyor support — assembly-line, paint-line, takeaway, and accumulation conveyors.
• Robotic-cell platforms — for weld cells, pick-and-place, vision-system mounts.
• Service catwalks — line-side inspection routes, conveyor service access.
• Cage ladders — vertical access to elevated platforms above stair-feasible reach.
• Sub-assembly work platforms — operator stations for kitting, sequencing, and pre-assembly.

What changes for automotive

• Fatigue load — high-cycle conveyor and robotic motion transmit cyclic load. CSA S16-19 §13 fatigue checks apply on top of static design.
• Dimensional tolerance — robotic cells and conveyor splice points need tight repeatable mount geometry. Shop fabrication tolerance gets specified per project.
• Vibration isolation — at high-cycle equipment, isolation pads matched to operating frequency prevent harmonic transfer to the building.
• Coating spec — paint-shop / oven adjacency sometimes specifies a thermal-rated finish; powder-coat above 80°C ambient needs higher-Tg formulations.
• Lockout coordination — install in occupied automotive plants happens within tight LOTO windows; the install plan is on the drawing alongside the structure.

Typical project parameters

• Load classper equipment foot pattern + dynamic factor
• FatigueCSA S16-19 §13 (high-cycle equipment)
• Toleranceshop-tolerance specified per project
• Coatingpowder-coat / thermal-rated where needed
• Install windowLOTO-coordinated, often weekend
• Lead time6 – 10 weeks from sign-off