However, any business that requires movements of goods with hygienic importance, let that be raw material, semi-finished goods, or finished goods, should ensure Plastic Pallets are used for safety and easy handling of the goods. on the other hand, also reduces the need for any other packaging materials.
In other words, to get the best result It is very important to use the right pallet as there are plenty of pallets available in the market in different sizes, types, structures and made of different plastic components. Crateco always recommend our clients to consult with our service team to understand the requirement and choose the right pallet for them.
It is used in all the industries, however please see the major industries using plastic pallets.
It is the right choice for food industries as it protects from fungus and other spoilt happens in wooden pallets.
Plastic Pallets are the perfect choice for pharmaceutical industries as they have to maintain a particle-free and sterile environment for instance even the smallest fragment can contaminate the product.
The automotive industry requires the use of the highest quality material handling equipment in the long run and heavy-duty plastic pallets assist greatly in this area.
By choosing the right dimension, type and structure we can find the right pallet for our use. Crateco team is pleased to be at your disposal to check the special requirements of your individual application.
Firstly, customers can choose the size based on the products they are keeping on pallets and warehouse or storage space that suits the size of the pallet. However, crateco can supply any size of plastic pallets. Please see the few common sizes:
Secondly, there are 3 major types of plastic pallets from which customers can choose the right one.
Majorly used in food industries as its top and the bottom surface is flat, therefore it’s very easy to clean, and chances of getting food particles in between the pallet ventilation parts and thereby bacteria, odors, and other contaminants absorption is avoided.
The product which required air circulation chooses ventilated pallets. However, this is the common pallet in the market.
Pallets with both surfaces being the same are reversible pallets. Most importantly these are usually heavy-duty pallets and majorly used for dynamic loading of rice flours, maida flours, and other kind of raw material or goods packed in sacks.
Structure or shape of pallets are categorized into few, they are:
3 runner pallets are very easy for the usage of Hand Jack, Forklift and Stackers. However, it is suitable if the movement of pallets is more and dynamic capacity required in below 1.5 ton.
5 runner pallets helps to get more strength in Dynamic and Racking Loading, and little easier for the usage of Hand Jack and Forklift compared to 6 Runner Pallets. These are usually medium duty pallets.
Above all 6 runner pallets gives more strength to the pallets and most heavy duty and racking pallets are 6 Runner Pallets.
9 leg pallets are with no runner in the structure. However, these pallets are suitable only for light-duty pallets and not recommended for Racking or heavy dynamic purpose. But, plastic pallets used to keep permanently in the cold storage and cold storage vehicles or refrigerated vehicle or freezer vehicle are 9 leg pallets.
There are many categories of plastic pallets, for example:
Heavy Duty Pallets or Racking Pallets
Please follow the below instruction to better durability of plastic pallets
Don’t Slide or drop the pallets from hights or stacks
Avoid throwing goods on plastic pallets this way.
Never apply spot preassure on pallets.
Everyone secure goods with strapping tape or stretch wrap to prevent dislodging of goods
Subsequently, always load goods in a layer by layer & uniformly distributed manner for maximum stability
Importantly keep a constant speed when forward & withdraw or up & down in the forklift operation process. For example, No Sudden Brakes, No Flashback, No Clash! However ensure fork has an appropriate length and angle, over 2/3 in depth at least and the maximum spacing in width.
Above all, don’t use a forklift to push pallets across the floor, as bottom will get damaged.
