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Heavy-Duty Plastic Pallets – Champions of Reliability and Cost Savings

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Let us be honest: logistics managers always have a hard time justifying packaging expenses. “Let’s look for a lower-tier price alternative” is the usual recommendation from the financial department. However, when it comes to buying heavy-duty plastic pallets, there are no reliable alternatives.

In this article, the Logistic Packaging experts prepared a list of arguments logistics and purchasing managers can use to justify the need for the best heavy-duty pallets for product shipping.

These are not our arguments, but the feedback we received from many clients over the years during the after-sale implementation phase.

There Is No Better Alternative in Terms of Reliability

Companies that truly need heavy-duty plastic pallets usually ship very heavy and very expensive products. Or, they send large shipments very frequently, and need to pack as many EURO containers and totes on a pallet as possible to reduce the overall volume of each shipment.

Anything less than a large and sturdy closed deck pallet will not do the job. Lighter pallets are less expensive, but also have a lower loading capacity for all types of use cases:

  • Stack load
  • Static load
  • Dynamic load.

Sooner or later they will break down under the weight, causing significant loss in terms of damaged products.

You Can Customize Heavy-Duty Plastic Pallets to Increased their Capacity

If you need more than the standard loading capacity, we can add metal tubes or a reinforced base to create a custom pallet that fits your needs. This type of customization is only possible for the heavy-duty closed deck pallets.

Other models, designated for medium loads, will not increase their loading capacity significantly to justify the cost of customization.

Ideal for Frequent Use Cycles in Demanding Environments

Pallets are usually subject to intense use, but that goes to the extreme level in environments such as:

  • warehousing
  • postal and courier services
  • ecommerce distribution hubs
  • the internal logistic loop in the automotive industry.

In these environments, only heavy-duty plastic pallets can withstand the intense use at maximum load until they reach full return on investment (ROI). Other types of pallets will break down after a short period of use, and need to be quickly replaced with new pallets to avoid bottlenecks in the supply chain.

Designed for Easy Forklift Manipulation

Fast and safe handling of loaded pallets is essential in warehousing and order fulfilling hubs. To satisfy this need, our heavy duty plastic pallets feature open skids that allow four-way manipulation by forklift or pallet truck.

Handling during loading/unloading is often the moment when most accidents happen, as overloaded pallets break down, causing significant loss, and in some cases even injuries to workers assisting with the procedure.

Long Lifespan and Low TCO Equal Maximum ROI

The final argument in favor of heavy duty plastic pallets is their long lifespan. Many clients told us that they typically use a pallet for over 5 years, even on conveyor belts and with robotic handling systems.

Despite the intense use, the pallets do not need repairs and will be ready for the next use cycle after a standard washing process. The low total cost of ownership (TCO) is another key factor that helps achieve full ROI on the pallets, and even exceed it.

Logistic Packaging offers a diversified range of pallets, including heavy-duty plastic pallets for intense use cases. Send us an email describing your packaging application and our experts will recommend the best pallet for your needs!