slip sheet
A slip-sheet is a thin pallet sized sheet typically made of paperboard,
plastic or a solid fiber. The sheet is designed to replace the pallet during
ground or ocean transport. It typically has tabs on either one or two sides
which protrude approximately 80mm (3”), beyond the base size in order
to allow the ‘gripper’ of a push/pull attachment to clamp down on the tab.
Slip sheet advantages
•Using slip sheets instead of wooden pallets allows for 0–30% more products in material handling containers.
•Significant reduction in material handling costs, especially on air shipments.
•Weighs 1/30 as much as wooden pallets, reducing shipping costs.
•Eliminates the need for pallet exchange.
•Reusable and reliable.
•Most are recyclable.
•Is cost-effective.
•Unlike wooden pallets slip sheets are not subject to phytosanitary restrictions.
Stacked with Slip sheet
Stacked with Pallets
30 deg. Angle tilt.
The thin profile of a slip-sheet is only a small fraction of the vertical
height of a pallet. This provides more space for additional product
meaning more goods can often be shipped as a result. Since the sheet
weighs far less than a pallet, it can also help reduce transport costs.
An additional benefit is cost avoidance as expensive heat-treated pallets
are no longer necessary to comply with phytosanitary regulations such
as HACCP. Injury and contamination risks caused by wood splinters,
loose nails, etc… on wooden pallets, can also be reduced or eliminated.
