| Plastic corrugated or corrugated plastic as | | | | plastic corrugated can look just as nice, |
| it is commonly referred, is one of the main | | | | will last longer, and cost less than silk |
| products used in the reusable packaging | | | | screening on corrugated plastic.6. Ask if a |
| industry. Sure, there are other items in this | | | | utility or recycled grade of corrugated |
| packaging sector such as molded totes or | | | | plastic is available. Utility plastic |
| heavy gauge thermoformed plastic trays, but | | | | corrugated is less expensive than virgin |
| nothing says returnable packaging quite like | | | | material.7. Evaluate the cost of running a |
| plastic corrugated. Virtually anything that | | | | small production run of plastic corrugated |
| is made of paper corrugated can be duplicated | | | | (less than 100 pieces) using sample making |
| using corrugated plastic. These items | | | | equipment instead of purchasing a die. There |
| include plastic corrugated boxes, stackable | | | | could be a significant price difference.8. |
| totes, corrugated plastic partitions and | | | | Consider having plastic corrugated partitions |
| dunnage, as well as material handling carts | | | | and dunnage rod locked so they don't come |
| and racks using this resilient material as a | | | | apart. Corrugated plastic dividers made this |
| main component.The following tips regarding | | | | way are more stable and last longer.9. Test |
| plastic corrugated will help you think like | | | | plastic corrugated against your product to |
| packaging professional the next time a | | | | make sure it doesn't scratch. Plastic |
| reusable packaging application crosses your | | | | corrugated is generally non-abrasive but |
| desk.1. Try different styles of plastic | | | | there are some products that are susceptible |
| corrugated containers before purchasing a | | | | to scratching. For these applications use |
| production quantity to make sure you have all | | | | plastic corrugated lined with a non-abrasive |
| of the features your project needs. The best | | | | coating such as spunbond fabric or even cross |
| catalog descriptions in the world are no | | | | link foam.10. Consider corrugated plastic |
| substitute for testing corrugated plastic in | | | | for internal dunnage that traditionally has |
| real situations.2. Test different | | | | been done using wood, steel, or aluminum. |
| thicknesses of plastic corrugated with your | | | | Recent advances in plastic corrugated |
| particular application. Corrugated plastic is | | | | technology allow it to be nailed, screwed, |
| available in thicknesses ranging from 2mm to | | | | and bolted which results in reusable |
| 13mm. You may be able to save money by using | | | | packaging that is incredibly strong yet |
| thinner material.3. Check to see if your | | | | lightweight.In closing, these tips should |
| supplier has stock sheets of plastic | | | | help the novice as well as the seasoned |
| corrugated from which they can produce your | | | | veteran find alternatives to paper packaging |
| corrugated plastic containers. This will | | | | while reducing their cost. In this day and |
| result in a quicker lead time.4. Compare | | | | age of pressure for cost reductions, plastic |
| prices between using a stock sheet of plastic | | | | corrugated returnable packaging solutions can |
| corrugated which is then die cut to your | | | | help any company improve their bottom |
| container size and having custom run | | | | line.David Marinac |
| corrugated plastic sheets for your project. | | | | |
| Custom run plastic corrugated sheet sizes | | | | Built Containment Systems (ABC Systems) is |
| should be more efficient for your supplier to | | | | the only company that custom designs |
| run which will result in a lower price per | | | | specialty packaging via the Internet without |
| container.5. Consider applying a printed | | | | having to meet with a customer face-to-face. |
| label instead of direct printing or silk | | | | This allows them to respond faster than any |
| screening on plastic corrugated. Labels on | | | | other company at the total lowest cost. |