Comparison

There’s No Gamble With Metal Pallets

When comparing metal and wood pallets, there is virtually no contest. METAL PALLET 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 your profits. International Metal Pallet Co., “Better than Wood”, has developed a product to eliminate the gamble and change your conventional warehousing methods into cost savings values for your operation.

Comparison: Metal Pallets vs. Wood and Plastic Pallets

Wood and plastic pallets have long been the conventional choices for businesses across various sectors. However, let’s delve into why metal pallets surpass these options in terms of functionality, performance, and long-term cost savings.

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 East to Decontaminate

REPAIR

EXCELLENT GOOD

* Basically Inexpensive

POOR

* Non-Existent at This time

WITH ASRS EQUIPMENT

EXCELLENT

* Works Well With Conveyors 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 and Shapes

GOOD

* Easy to Make Different Sizes and Shapes

POOR

* Very Costly to Make

* Dyes for New Models Normally limited to Existing Models (Dyes)

CLEANLINESS

EXCELLENT

* Excellent for All Clean Room Application

POOR

* Due to high Breakage, Hard to Keep Warehouses Clean of Splinters and Pieces  of Wood, Harbors Bugs, Fungus, Spores and 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 and Becomes Brittle