Injection Molded Shipping Trays Used to Transport Engine Sprocket Assemblies

摘要

Component shipping trays continue to be an important element in the manufacturing process for automotive and light truck manufacturers. Just-in-time inventory strategy, combined with a supplier base that is more global, brings into the process additional transportation factors that ultimately could become quality issues. Such things as secure part containment, part protection from damage and contamination, and the durability of the trays or dunnage are factors that have to be considered. Some of the leading Tier I and Tier II suppliers are now using dunnage or trays that are thermoplastic injection molded, where the ability to design specific functionality and flexibility into the material handling device is adding value.