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Polymer Solutions has recently introduced a metric, four-pocket Prostack modular bottled water rack system for Home and Office Delivery (HOD) bottlers.
The one-piece, all-plastic Prostack includes a first ever pallet-free option for customers that would like all the benefits of the Prostack at a lower cost and reduced weight and height. The height reduction alone allows a 17% payload improvement per rack, while giving drivers the benefit of a much shorter reach height.
Dan Kelly, President of Polymer Solutions, said: “We introduced the New Metric Prostack to give bottlers more options to help substantially reduce their transportation costs.
“The new options will increase the bottler’s payload and versatility when loading transport trailers, delivery vans and small route trucks, and greatly improve the working conditions of drivers. It will also increase warehouse storage capacity over alternative systems by 17%.
"As the global economy becomes more competitive, we need to continue following our path to regularly offer new product improvements that provide long-term, sustainable cost reductions to our customers in as many areas of their operations as possible.”
He continued that the combination of reusable water bottles and reusable modular plastic racks is one of the greatest untold environmental stories of today.
“Our products are designed to last a lifetime and have greatly extended the life of reusable bottles. As a company, we have always been involved in reusable packaging. The extended life for bottles provided by the use of the highly durable Prostack and Tierstack products increase plant efficiency, reducing downtime and saving costs and energy.
“We greatly reduce the negative impact on the environment by continuous efforts to reduce our products' weight along with the use of recycled resins. These improvements have the additional benefits of enhancing operational production efficiency and lowering transportation costs.
“Our company has been committed to designing and manufacturing the highest quality products which optimise bottle protection, rack life and durability, safe and stable handling in warehouses and on routes, while exploring new ways to protect the environment,” said Kelly.
Like the rest of the Prostack products, the four-pocket Prostack rack allows for additional layers of HOD bottles per stack as compared to other taller systems plastic rack systems.
This lower module height will accommodate seven layers (56 HOD bottles), or in the nine-leg option, eight layers (64 HOD bottles), to be placed in standard transport trailers.
The lower module height and rack strength will also allow HOD operations to stack three full racks, (16 filled layers) while others systems are rated at only 12 layers. The reduced rack height provides a 25% reduction in necessary warehouse space.
The four-pocket Prostac modular rack system, like all of Polymer Solution’s product lines, can be made from recycled resins and has a flat-top surface to allow for stacking of case goods, coolers and cups.