A pallet must support the product, allow safe material handling and remain suitable throughout storage, transportation and delivery. Wooden, plywood and plastic pallets are commonly used for these purposes. However, not every shipment requires a...
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Products do not always fit safely onto a standard pallet. Long products may extend beyond a conventional pallet footprint, while shorter products may require a more precisely sized supporting area to prevent unnecessary movement. Some products...
MoreWhat Is Self-Adhesive BoxRunner and How Is It Attached to Cartons ?
A product packed inside a corrugated carton does not always need to be placed on a separate conventional pallet. In suitable applications, pallet runners can be attached directly beneath the carton. The box and its handling base then become one...
MoreWhat Is Flatboard and How Is It Used in Industrial Packaging ?
Industrial products may require a strong, flat protective component without needing a complete box, thick panel or shaped corner profile. Products can become damaged when delicate surfaces rub against one another, when strapping presses against a...
MoreStatic, Dynamic and Racking Loads Explained for Paper Pallet Buyers
A pallet may support a product successfully while resting on a warehouse floor but behave differently when it is lifted by a forklift or placed across warehouse rack beams. This is because pallet load capacity is not represented by one universal...
MoreWhat Is Honeycomb Board and How Is It Used in Industrial Packaging ?
Industrial packaging must often provide strength, cushioning and structural support without adding unnecessary weight to the shipment. Some products need rigid panels around their sides. Others require dividers, void fillers, weight spreaders or...
MoreWhat Is FramePack® and How Does It Support Stacked Products ?
Products stored or transported in multiple layers require packaging that can manage vertical compression. When one packaged product is placed on top of another, the lower package must support not only its own contents but also the weight applied...
MoreWhat Is a U-Profile and How Does It Protect Three Sides of a Product ?
Products with exposed edges and delicate surfaces can be damaged during production, storage, handling and transportation. A door, furniture panel, glass component, steel product or long board may not require a complete box. However, its exposed...
MoreWhat Are Dunnage Bags and How Do They Prevent Cargo Movement ?
Cargo may be correctly packed onto pallets but still become damaged if the complete load is able to move inside a container, truck, train or ship. Empty spaces between palletised loads can allow products to shift when the vehicle accelerates...
MoreWhat Is The Box ? A Paper-Based Alternative to Plywood Transport Crates
Industrial products often need more than a standard corrugated carton during transportation. Products such as appliances, machinery components and other large or fragile items may require stronger side walls, reinforced corners, a stable load...
MoreWhat Is EdgeRunner® and When Should Manufacturers Use It ?
A separate conventional pallet is not always the only way to create a transportable unit load. For suitable applications, the pallet base can be integrated directly into a carton box, display structure, top board or product packaging. This can...
MoreWhat Is PallRun® and How Does It Replace Wooden Pallet Runners ?
What Is PallRun® and How Does It Replace Wooden Pallet Runners? Pallet runners form the supporting structure underneath a pallet, transport box or unit load. They help raise the product from the floor and create a structure that can be...
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