Hygienic and clean
You avoid dust, wood splinter and moisturous pallets.
Durability and strenght
Plastic pallets can be used year after year and they are constructed for rough handling.
Economical
The price on one-way plastic pallets are often compared with the price
for wooden pallets. Multi-way plastic pallets can be used again and again, year after year, which in itself provide an attractive economical saving.
Homogenious size
Plastic pallets are injection moulded and produced with a tolerance of 1 mm or less - unlike wooden pallets, which often variate several cm's. Racks, conveyer belts etc. often requires plastic pallets because of sensitivity of the equipment.
Weight
Plastic pallets always have the same weight unaffected by weather conditions or use in moisturous environments. Wet wooden pallets sometimes doubel the weight. The plastic pallets constant weight makes it possible to weigh in accurate with goods on.
Always approved
Plastic pallets can be used for export all over the world without
certificates, approvals etc.
Ergonomics
Light weight pallets have a very low weight, often between 5-7 KG, which is a big advance by manual handling.
Transport, logistic
Light weight plastic pallets are space-saving up to 2/3 because of the way they can be stacked. An advantage under both transport and storage.
Environment
Matsa's plastic pallets are produced in 100% recyclable plastic material.
Many international industries, including food, pharmaceutical, rubber, electronics, building and construction, automotive, freight forwarding, agriculture and plant nurseries have switched from using wooden pallets to plastic. Companies using closed-loop distribution systems which allow plastic pallets to be returned benefit greatly from the recycled pallets, since returned pallets may be used up to 500 times before repair or remanufacture is required. Non-closed loop companies, which are often hesitant to invest initially in plastic pallets, often use bar-coding systems to track the whereabouts of pallets to ensure their eventual return. Smaller companies have used a deposit system or imprinted the company name on the plastic pallet itself.
Matsa Warehouse Solutions serves as experienced and skilled plastic pallet manufacturers. With assorted standard plastic pallets for sale, Matsa also has extensive capabilities for custom plastic pallets. Features include: blue, black & gray color options, one-piece high density polyethylene structural foam construction, thick legs for impact protection, four-way entry, 100% recyclable materials and a cleanable, flow through design.
Plastic pallets are platforms which are used for the storing and transporting of products. They are designed to be long-lasting, hygienic, safe and low maintenance. Plastic pallet manufacturers mold their products as standard stackable pallets, rackable pallets, nestable pallets or export pallets in order to suit a wide range of material handling applications. In Europe, the standard block style type of pallet is called the Euro pallet; typically wooden, plastic versions of this pallet are emerging. They are water, chemical and extreme temperature resistant and may be used for outdoor storage, for use in automated warehouses and for use as shipping pallets which must undergo a range of potentially harsh temperature, chemical and salt spray environments. Custom pallets are designed to accommodate special requirements of size, handling and storage, such as drum pallets or spill containment pallets. Because plastic pallets are capable of being reused many times, used plastic pallets are a popular cost-effective alternative to new pallets. Plastic skids and pallet frames are often used in conjunction with stackable pallets to keep loaded pallets off the ground.
Beverage manufacturers, agriculturalists, warehouse suppliers and virtually every other product industry use pallets for shipping and storage, and many manufacturers choose plastic pallets above wooden or metal pallets for their light weight and their reusability. Typically compression injection molded from high density polyethylene, plastic pallets are sometimes fabricated with abrasive materials such as sand to give added traction. Plastic pallet manufacturers typically offer sizes from 20" x 28" to 48" x 72" but can easily meet custom specifications. Like all other pallets, plastic pallets are configured to be forklifted from all four sides. Pallets may have top surfaces which are open deck or closed deck, and pallet bottom decks may be supported by a full surface, two runners, three runners or distributed legs. Pallets with bottom runners are rackable pallets; pallets with closed bottom decks are stackable pallets, and pallets which rest on legs or skids which nest inside one another when stacked empty are nestable pallets.
Plastic pallets hold a distinct advantage over wooden pallets. Although plastic pallets are initially more expensive than wooden pallets, plastic pallets have a much longer lifespan, averaging between 50 to 500 uses, whereas wooden pallets only average 10-50 uses. HDPE and other polymers are far more hygienic and easy to clean than wooden materials and may be sterilized in industrial pallet washers at high temperatures. Plastic pallets are also lighter than wooden pallets by about 30 to 40%, and they may be designed to hold more weight. They are safer than wooden pallets, as plastic pallets contain no splinters, nails or sharp corners. Plastic pallets are 100% recyclable, are non-absorbent and impervious to odors, acids, fats or solvents. Because of plastic pallets' high resistance to bacterial infection, plastic export pallets are unlikely to cause product contamination or to be delayed or quarantined due to infestation.