Case Study: Sheet Metal Structure Parts for Battery Racks & ESS Cabinets

This is a representative supporting project for Xingyuan Electric in the energy-storage industry (anonymized, not a named customer; figures below are representative industry ranges, not specific contract data). The client is an energy-storage system integrator in East China that wanted to move battery-rack and ESS-cabinet sheet-metal parts to us, mainly to fix two recurring problems: cumulative hole-position deviation and heavy-load sagging, and to turn multi-model parts into reusable standard supplies.

1. Client pain points

  • Original shelves used thin trays that sagged mid-life under stacked loads, leaving uneven gaps that hurt both looks and load;
  • Layer spacing was set by feel, so modules from different makers would not slide in or align, causing heavy rework;
  • Busbar supports were too far apart; long-term vibration wore through insulation, a safety risk;
  • Hole-position cumulative deviation exceeded ±1mm, forcing on-site reaming that broke the coating and shortened life.

2. Our solution

We started with a joint drawing review: every module outline, busbar route and BMS sampling position was pinned to coordinates, then key-dimension datum control held bending and welding cumulative deviation within ±0.3mm. Trays were thickened per load calculation with reinforced flanges; columns and base got equipotential-grounding design where insulation pads, sleeves and grounding did not conflict. Finishing was galvanized base + weathering powder for the required outdoor salt-spray grade.

3. Representative project parameters

ItemRepresentative range
Load per rack0.8–2.0 t (stacked whole rack several tons)
Hole-position cumulative deviation≤ ±0.3 mm
FinishingGalvanized base + weathering powder (salt-spray ≥720h)
Supply rhythmHundreds of sets/month after first article

4. Outcome

After first-article approval we moved to volume supply with a sharply higher incoming pass rate and the on-site "hammer engineering" largely gone. The structure was later reused across several of the client's models as a standard supplied part, and became our standard method for ESS-cabinet sheet metal.

5. Reusable lesson

An ESS bracket is not just a frame — it carries five functions at once: load, positioning accuracy, insulated grounding, heat path and seismic resistance. Front-loading the drawing review and treating key dimensions as special characteristics is what prevents rework. This is the logic we have validated repeatedly in our ESS cabinet sheet metal work.

Related: Energy Storage Cabinets · All technical articles · 中文版
→ View all products · Contact us