plastic slipsheet

plastic slipsheet Theslipsheetisusedasaunitloadsupportdeviceinvehicledeliveryandtransportationofproducts.Whenslipsheetsaresupportedbyapalletboard,rollerconveyorsurface,flatloadcarryingsurface,oracartorlifttruck,thestructuralstrengthoftheslipsheetsupportstheproductloadsweight[1].Withtheslipsheetsupportedbyoneofthesetransportationdevicestheunitloadcaneasilybetransportedbothinternallywithinafacilityandexternallybetweentwofacilitylocations[1].Thebasicsetupforliftingtheslipsheetunitloadisseenbelow(Fig.1). PlasticSlipSheetMaterial:Theplasticslipsheetismadeofacombinationofpolyethylenematerials[1].Thistypeofmaterialallowsforgreaternon-tearstrengthandanincreasednumberofusesincoldandhumidenvironments[1].Theonlydisadvantagetotheplasticslipsheetisthehighcost[1].Yet,itsadvantagesincludelongersheetlife,durablelips,abilitytobestoredincoldorhumidenvironments,andcanbehandledbyarollerconveyor,slipsheetlifttruck,AGV,orpoweredunitloadtransportationdevices[1]. SlipSheetAdvantages: ·Usingslipsheetsinsteadofwoodenpalletsallowsfor12-15%moreproductsinmaterialhandlingcontainers[2] ·Slipsheetsdonotrequiremaintenance,butcaneasilybereplaced ·Significantreductioninmaterialhandlingcosts ·Decreasesloading/unloadingtimebyupto60%[2] ·Weighs20timeslessthanwoodenpallets,savingshippingweight[3] ·Canbecustomizedtofitanysizeload[3] ·Eliminatestheneedforpalletexchange ·Reusableandreliable ·Mostarerecyclable ·Iscost-effective