Standard automotive metallic containers

Containers with closed metal walls

The containers with closed metal walls heavy-duty type have also models on different dimensions, depending on the products they are ordered for.

They are stackable, walls can be rigid or foldable, and are usually produced from metal sheets.

These containers have also a sturdy design and construction, are produced from metal profiles, this ensuring for them as well a long service life.

Due to the robust construction, the steel containers they resist to intensive or long term use, and, in time, the clients come back with orders for new containers mostly due to the increased transport volume, and less because they need to replace the deteriorated ones.

The are handles with standard machines: pallet trucks, forklifts, lifting rings, cranes.

They can have internal separators or interlayers, increasing the density of products for packing, offering protection in the same time.

Wire mesh containers

These  containers can be produced on many dimensions, they have wire mash walls, and the base is usually closed. They can be foldable or with rigid walls, are stackable, and, upon request, they can have access doors on the laterals.

The base can be pallet type, with full or partial (only in the corners) skids/crossbeams, or they can have feet.

The access of the pallet truck or forklift is east.

Depending on the applications, the walls can be left open (only with wire mesh) or they can be closed with compact boards placed inside.

Wire mesh cages are used with internal separators and dunnage, and have label holders for a quick identification of the packed products.

Also , they can have contact zones which are plasticized, and are galvanized or painted in electrostatic filed.

Mesh pallet cages have low maintenance costs, and due to their sturdiness, they have a long service life.

Platform type containers, with completely open side and bars on the 4 corners (also called metal racks, or automotive racks)

Metal racks are widely used in automotive industry. They are build from a metal platform with skids on the base, and the 4 corners they have positioned 4 bars also from metal.

Automotive racks are especially destinated for packing and transport heavy or oversized pieces and components, like various car body parts, leather pieces, front boards, mufflers, engines and drives, various modules, car transmissions, chairs, suspensions, etc., which need supplementary protection.

The platform type containers are successfully used withing the production and assembly segments, they ensure a high density of the packed products and are ergonomic, the changing of the insert models between them being doe really quickly.

Their advantage, and the main concern of the designers is that they can fit with many models and types of inserts and separators on the same platform, changing only the dunnage according to the product which needs to be packed.

This option brings low costs with packaging, especially if we take into consideration that a platform’s service life can go even up to 20 years.