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From lightweight paper pallets to rugged returnable solutions –
Sonoco will design, specify, quantify, and deliver the right pallet; without bias to any one platform.
Packaging Technical Centers
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Industrial Products / Paper - Hartsville, SC
Pilot Plant
Paper Science Expertise
Protective Packaging - Nashville, TN
Distribution Testing
Engineering Design
Technical Analysis
Protective Packaging and Transport Package Design and Testing facility located in Nashville, TN
Transport Packaging Testing Laboratory
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Lab testing based on ASTM and ISTA standard for palletized materials
Test products to ensure quality
State of the Art CUSTOMER CENTER
20,000 sq. ft. facility
Professional Staff
Focused on TOTAL SOLUTION Development
Capabilities
Ideation, Design, Prototyping, Testing, Multi-Material
ISO 9001, ISTA Certification, Whirlpool Certification, Sears Certification
64 Protective Packaging related patents around the world
International Packaging Experience
Logistics/Distribution Knowledge
Testing Capabilities
Full Pallet & Product Testing: Conditioning, Vibration, Incline Impact, Drop, Schock Compression, Clamping
Large Volume Testing Capabilities
Transport Packaging Solutions
FirmaLoad® - Bulk Bag Pallets for the
Supersack market
FirmaCore® - Light Weight corrugated
board pallets for Light Product Loads
FirmaMax® - Plastic pallets for Closed
Loops & Export
FirmaLoad® Pallet Case Study
Problem: Kaolin Clay market needed to eliminate continuous product damage due to punctures into the bulk bags, created by wood splinters and nail pops found in current pallets
Solution: FirmaLoad® Bulk Bag Pallet
Solid deck platform made of corrugated eliminate wood splinters and nail pops – stopping damage to bulk bags
Light weight design allowed for freight savings on export shipments
Lower profile allowed for more material to be placed in specialized export containers, offering additional freight savings
Results: Market converted to FirmaLoad® and realized the following savings
$1,100,000 in initial pallet cost differentials ($10 ea wood vs $7.50 ea FirmaLoad)
$1,250,000 in overall export freight savings efficiencies, due to weight and lower profile
FirmaMax® Plastic Pallets
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Lightweight
16lbs to 50lbs
Freight Savings
Ergonomic Savings
Economical
Total Systems Cost Savings
Return Credits
Sustainable
100% Recycled Plastic Pallets
No End to Life Cycle
Double Click to see PDF of Brochure!
FirmaMax® Case Study
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Problem: A food manufacturing customer was looking to eliminate wood pallets which could potentially harbor pathogens and create cross-contamination issues inside their facilities.
Solution: FirmaMax 100% recycled plastic pallet design
New pallets are sanitized to safeguard the integrity of their products
Pallets are used once and returned to Sonoco where we regrind and recycle the resin to make new pallets
Results: Customer pays in the $19 range for new pallets. Sonoco then buys back in the $6 range, which makes the $13 FirmaMax cost competitive to new wood pallets.
Customer ensured their raw ingredients never touch wood pallets
Customer no longer has to deal with the expense and process of cleaning used pallets