When comparing metal and wood pallets there is virtually no contest. Metal pallets were designed as an alternative to wood and plastic pallets to advance and solve problems with modern manufacturing methods. Business is a serious game, and profits and losses are determined according to the methods you presently use to operate your business.
Studies and comparisons have been made, and the results in every category are unanimously in favor of metal pallets. But don’t take our word for it. Compare for yourself the advantages of metal pallets over wood and plastic pallets. And you will decide, as many other companies have, to use metal pallets. We want to reduce your overhead and increase you profits.
| Metal | Wood | Plastic | |
Safety |
Excellent • Seldom Breaks • Hard to Contaminate • Easy to Decontaminate |
Poor • Causes Splinters • Breaks Easily • Nails Protrude • Will Contaminate Easily • Hard to Decontaminate |
Good • Breaks Moderately • Will Contaminate Moderately • Fairly Easy to Decontaminate |
|---|---|---|---|
Repair |
Excellent | Good • Basically Inexpensive |
Poor • Non-Existent at This Time |
With ASRS Equipment |
Excellent • Works Well with Conveyor Systems |
Poor • Racks out of Square • Pieces Jam Moving Parts of High-Priced Equipment |
Fair • Plastic Gets Chewed up by Chain Conveyors |
Design Flexibility |
Excellent • Easy to Make Different Sizes & Shapes |
Good • Easy to Make Different Sizes & Shapes |
Poor • Very Costly to Make • Dyes for New Models Normally Limited to Existing Models (Dyes) |
Cleanliness |
Excellent • Excellent for All Clean-Room Applications |
Poor • Due to High Breakage, Hard-to-Keep Warehouses Clean of Splinters & Pieces of Wood, Harbor Bugs, Fungus, Spores, & Other Contaminates. Should Not Be Used in Clean-Room Situations. |
Good • Good for Some Clean-Room Applications |
Fire |
Excellent • Gets Hot |
Poor • Adds to Fire |
Poor • Adds to Fire • Gives off Toxic Fumes |
Climate |
Excellent • Cold-No Change • Mild-No Change • Hot-Becomes Hot |
Good • Cold-Stiffens • Mild-No Change • Hot-No Change |
Poor • Cold-Becomes Brittle • Mild-No Change • Hot-Becomes Soft • Direct Sun-Loses Oil & Becomes Brittle |
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