Industry
Chemical & Drum Load Protection
Drums and carboys are round, heavy and awkward to unitise. What holds them together on a pallet is strapping - and strapping needs something to bear against.
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01The problem, specifically
Where the damage actually happens
A palletised drum load has no flat vertical edge for a strap to follow. The strap either cuts into the drum rim or slides down it, and either way the unit load loosens in transit. Once it loosens, the drums move, and moving drums on a pallet is how spills start.
Round loads do not hold a strap
Without an edge to bear against, strap tension is lost as soon as the load settles.
Weight per pallet is high
Drum pallets are among the heaviest unit loads that move on ordinary transport, so the pallet itself has to be rated properly.
Contamination risk is two-way
Packaging that sheds, splinters or carries treatment residue is a problem both for the chemical and for the handler.
Regulatory attention on the outer pack
Hazard classification, labelling and unit-load integrity get inspected, unlike on most other freight.
02What we supply
The build that works here
A wrap-around board around the drum cluster gives the strap a continuous flat surface to bear on, so tension is carried by the board instead of the drum rim. PET strap over it retains tension as the load settles instead of going slack the way steel does. Board thickness here follows drum weight, not stack height, so specifications tend to sit at the top of our range - 6 to 8 mm.
Edge protection
Paper Angle Board
Paper angle board is an L-profile kraft board that takes the compression load off your pallet corners. 3-12 ply, 30x30 mm to 100x100 mm,…
Angle board variant
L Shape Edge Protector
An L shape edge protector is the standard 90-degree profile - two equal legs that sit on a pallet corner and carry the strap.…
Angle board variant
Wrap Around Edge Board
A wrap around edge board is one scored length that folds around the full perimeter instead of four separate corners. Notched, the same board…
Strapping
PET Strap
PET strap manufacturer and supplier of high-tensile polyester strapping for palletised and heavy loads - the safe replacement for steel strap, with retained tension…
03Compliance
What applies here, and what does not
Hazard classification, UN marking and dangerous-goods documentation are your consignment's responsibility and are outside what we supply. What we can state is the material, dimension and HSN of the protective packaging itself.
04Where this sector sits
Bhiwadi & Khushkhera and the surrounding belt
Bhiwadi, Chopanki and Khushkhera together form the largest chemical and ancillary belt within our regular delivery radius - eleven RIICO estates in one town.
Bhiwadi & Khushkhera is 112 km from our plant by road — about 1 hr 35 min in clear traffic.
Delivery schedule and industrial estates in Bhiwadi & Khushkhera
Industrial estates in this belt
- Bhiwadi RIICO Phase I-IV
- Chopanki
- Khushkhera
- Tapukara
- Kaharani
Estate list compiled from official HSIIDC, UPSIDA, RIICO, DSIIDC and SIIDCUL records.
05Questions buyers ask
Questions from chemicals & drums buyers
No. We manufacture protective paper packaging - edge protection, pallets, cores and strap. UN-certified drums and inners are a separate product class and we do not claim them.
Usually the upper end of our range, 6 to 8 mm, because the load is heavy and the strap tension high. Send us drums per pallet and gross weight.
It is widely used for exactly this, and its advantage over steel is that it recovers tension as the load settles. Break strength varies by width - we will confirm the rating for the width you need on the quote.
As outer protection on the unit load, yes, and it is preferred where treated timber would introduce a treatment history into the consignment. It is not a containment product.
Tell us what you ship, not just what you need
The specification comes out of the load: what is on the pallet, how high it stacks, how hard it is strapped and where it goes. Give us those and the quote comes back with a spec on it.