Third-party tool builders
With the Hoeflon TC1, you don't start from an empty chassis, but from a compact electric transport carrier that already drives, steers, and can deliver power. The TC1 is suitable for builders who want to develop their own tool, robot, installation, or inspection system without building a complete tracked platform themselves.
For machine builders and system integrators
You develop the application. Hoeflon supplies the rolling foundation.
Many specialized machines require the same foundation: a compact mobile platform that can reliably drive, steer, carry, and supply power. Think of inspection systems, assembly solutions, firefighting robots and other applications for emergency services, agricultural applications, or autonomous machines for repetitive work.
The challenge often lies not only in the tool itself, but in everything underneath. Developing your own crawler platform requires time, inventory, maintenance, controls, documentation, and further development. The Hoeflon TC1 takes care of that part. This allows your engineering team to focus on the specific application, while the carrier base is already in place.
Building your own chassis requires more than just engineering time.
Anyone developing a new machine easily underestimates the amount of work involved in the mobile platform. The vehicle must not only carry a load but also drive safely, maintain grip, be electrically powered, remain controllable, and fit within the form and software of the application.
A generic chassis sometimes seems like a quick solution, but often offers too few integration possibilities. A fully proprietary chassis provides freedom but also makes you responsible for propulsion, control, power supply, maintenance, and parts.
• A proprietary crawler platform slows down the development of your own machine.
• Generic chassis are often limited in terms of control and integration.
• The application requires power, mounting, and control on a compact base.
• Maintenance, service, and parts supply quickly become a second product line.
• The end customer expects a complete system, not a prototype on a standalone chassis.
The Hoeflon solution
A carrier base ready to become part of your system
The Hoeflon TC1 is a compact electric transport carrier that can serve as the basis for specialized machinery. The carrier runs on tracks, is remotely controllable, and can be integrated into the application's control system via CAN bus.
For tool builders, this means: less time spent on the vehicle itself, and more focus on their own technology. The tool connection makes it possible to power external equipment from the carrier. The compact design helps keep the entire machine deployable in locations where heavy equipment does not fit.
In this way, the TC1 does not become a standalone means of transport alongside your product, but a functional component of the system you are developing.
A compact machine builder as the basis for your compact machine
Hoeflon builds compact machines for professional applications where space, weight, and control are the deciding factors. This experience is valuable for builders who want to construct their own solution on a mobile platform. The TC1 is not a bare frame, but a further developed transport carrier featuring electric drive, track drive, remote control, and integration capabilities.
This makes Hoeflon a good fit for companies that are not looking for a standard transport cart, but rather a foundation upon which they can build further technically.
Faster from concept to application
Because the carrier base already exists, your team does not first need to develop a complete mobile platform. This shortens the path to prototype, test setup, or first customer application.
Integration via CAN bus
The TC1 can be integrated into the control of the machine itself. As a result, the carrier can become part of the control system instead of a separate vehicle with separate logic.
Capacity for external tools
With the tool connection of up to 48V/60A, equipment on the carrier can be powered. This reduces the need for a separate battery or power supply on the superstructure.
Compact base for cramped work environments
Many specialized machines must operate precisely where space is limited. The TC1 remains compact and can navigate routes where larger platforms are not practical.
Suitable for further development
An application often changes after the first version. The carrier base offers scope for further development without having to redesign the entire vehicle every time.
Less in-house maintenance equipment
By not building the mobile platform yourself, you also limit the responsibility for parts, service, and further development of that platform.
Why TC1
The TC1 is interesting for builders because it remains compact but is not limited to light work. With a width of 700 mm and a height of 335 mm, the base remains low and maneuverable. At the same time, the carrier can carry loads of up to 1,000 kg, and there is room to build a custom tool or machine concept on the carrier.
700 mm wide
Compact enough for narrow routes, workshops, and technical environments.
1000 kg capacity
Suitable as a base for heavier tools, modules, or workpieces.
Crawler drive
Grip and weight distribution on uneven, wet, or technical surfaces.
Tool connection
External equipment can draw power from the carrier.
Remote RC6 control
Suitable for integration with your own controls or software.
Technical integration
Developed to work under your application
For third-party applications, the key question is how the carrier base interacts with the machine itself. The TC1 can serve as a mobile foundation for a tool, robot arm, inspection unit, assembly aid, or other specialized superstructure.
Possible integration points:
• CAN bus control for driving and steering functions.
• Tool connection up to 48V/60A for external equipment.
• Modular mounting options for custom superstructures.
• Remote operation for testing, service, or manual operation.
• Electric drive without fuel logistics.
For companies that want to solve heavy internal transport in a controlled manner
This application is particularly relevant for companies developing their own machine or tool and requiring a compact electric carrier base.
• Machine builders • Robotics developers • Inspection and maintenance systems • OEMs with their own tool or module • Builders of extinguishing, assembly, or installation systems • System integrators looking for a mobile platform
Contact Wessel
Tell Wessel which application you are developing, what load is required, and how the carrier needs to work with your system. Hoeflon helps you think through the right foundation, technical integration, and next step.
