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Plastic Crate Manufacturers and Suppliers

IQS Directory provides a comprehensive list of plastic crate manufacturers and suppliers. Use our website to review and source top plastic crate manufacturers with roll over ads and detailed product descriptions. Find plastic crate companies that can design, engineer, and manufacture plastic crates to your companies specifications. Then contact the plastic crate companies through our quick and easy request for quote form. Website links, company profile, locations, phone, product videos and product information is provided for each company. Access customer reviews and keep up to date with product new articles. Whether you are looking for manufacturers of plastic produce crates, plastic shipping crates, plastic packing crates, or customized plastic crates of every type, this is the resource for you.

  • Cranbury, NJ

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    As a leader in the plastic container & plastic food container industry, Rahway Steel Drum Company supplies plastic storage containers, plastic shipping containers & more, to be used for regulated & non-regulated liquid & solid packaging. Choose from our many sizes from 1 quart to 330 gallons. For 60 years we have been a plastic container distributor of lightweight, space saving, bulk containers.

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  • Venice, IL

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    Container Distributors offers a solution for all of your plastic container needs, including all sizes of new and reconditioned plastic containers, as well as steel and fibre drums. We also carry a wide range of cubic yard boxes and IBC/totes. We specialize in plastic containers for environmental hazardous waste and material disposal. For more information about our plastic containers, call us today or visit our website!

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  • Lincolnwood, IL

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    At House of Cans, Inc., we are committed to being a premier distributor of versatile and high-quality plastic containers, dedicated to serving the diverse needs of our customers across various industries. We offer an extensive selection of plastic containers, ranging from small jars and bottles to large bulk containers, each designed to deliver reliability, durability, and convenience.

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  • Winfield, KS

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    For the past 30 years, Western Industries has been manufacturing plastic containers for a variety of industries, and fulfilling the needs for businesses large and small. At our 350,000 square-foot manufacturing campus, we have the technology and the expertise to manufacture plastic containers of all shapes and sizes, defect-free. We are a customer-centric company, and we aim to make a positive impact on our clients’ applications by working with them from the designing stage to the final product.

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Plastic Crates Industry Information

Plastic Crates

A plastic crate is a type of plastic container that is usually characterized by the portability and an air-permeable design.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Plastic Crates

Advantages

Lightweight

Ease of Transportation

Disadvantages

Not Air Tight

Not Waterproof

Short Term Lifespan

Less Durable

Design of Plastic Crates

Plastic crates can be designed in open or closed configurations. Closed plastic crates are designed with detachable or hinged lids, while open crates may be lidless and feature a grid pattern through which the crate’s contents are visible. They are often made with handles and can be stacked or nested for easy storage. The plastic used to make crates comes in a wide variety of colors, shapes, and sizes and is able to withstand variable temperatures, impact, and the weight of other loaded and stacked crates.

Applications of Plastic Crates

Food Service/Delivery

Dairy Products

Beverages

Meat and Seafood

General Storage

Warehousing

Manufacturing Process of Plastic Crates

Plastic crates are manufactured through a process called plastic injection molding. An injection mold is a machine that takes the raw plastic product or stock and processes it into a usable product.

  • Beginning with a collection of stock in a hopper, it is directed into a conveyance channel.
  • A screw will turn in the conveyance channel, which, combined with heating, helps to liquefy the plastic in preparation for the mold.
  • A mold is a specially shaped cavity that, when filled with liquefied plastic, gives the plastic its shape. Under strict temperature control measures, the newly molded plastic is allowed to cool and harden.
  • Once hardened, the product is cleansed of imperfections if present and then shipped or sent to additional processing.

Every mold is capable of imprinting the customer or molding the company’s name into the finished product; the mold needs only to be designed with protruding letters positioned appropriately. In many cases, the stock used for plastic crate design is made of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE), which is a thermoplastic known for its durability.

 


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