Pallet Interlayer sheet: What is it for?
Updated: Apr 21, 2022
Like any good cost hunter, you wonder what a pallet interlayer could be used for? Perhaps you have already imagined that your pallets could travel without it!
So let me tell you why, more than a palletizing accessory, it is a real tool that contributes to the efficiency of your packaging:
3 good reasons not to dump it !
1- First, the interlayer protects the products.
►Positioned at the foot of the pallet:
The cardboard plate prevents pollution and damage associated with the use of a pallet. The cardboard format acts as a shock absorber and avoids perforations. It avoids marks created by wooden planks or openwork patterns of plastic pallets. Finally, the plate prevents the boxes from sagging between the interstices of the boards.
►Positioned between the layers:
The pallet spacer separates the products and prevents any pollution from defective packaging. The interlayer also prevents friction and deterioration of the products between them.
►Positioned on the top of the pallet:
The top sheet protects the last layer of products against dust and other contaminations related to the transport or storage of double stacked pallets.
2- Second, the intermediate link plate stabilizes the loads.
The pallet spacer ensures cohesion between the different units of palletized products. It also makes it possible to stiffen the load and contributes to a better distribution of the weight of palletized loads.
In the case of columnar palletization, it ensures the stability and cohesion of the batteries, which makes it possible to increase the height of the palletized load.
Depending on the nature of the interlayer, it offers a flat surface which allows the stacking of products of irregular or shapeless shape.
Thanks to a non-slip surface palletizing tray, you can remove packaging or shipping boxes and palletize your products directly in their ready-to-sell packaging.
3- The pallet spacer plate is a communication medium like any other.
The interlayer can be printed on all or part of its surface with a logo or an advertisement. It may optionally have a communication tab that protrudes from the side of the pallet. This tab can support a promotional message.
Finally, the interlayer can be transparent. In this case it will be a plastic film, which will reveal the primary or secondary packaging and its communication surfaces.
A palletizing interlayer is used in the first place to protect your products; it separates the layers that make up the pallet and stabilizes the palletized loads; finally, it is also a means of communication.
4- Finally, the use of pallet dividers save you money!
Don't dump it!
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