Molded Pulp Molded Trays

Why molded trays hold products that cardboard cannot

A folded tray has flat walls and square corners, because that is what a die-cutter can do. A molded tray has any shape the tool can press, which is why it is chosen whenever the product is not a box.

The physical differences that matter in service:

• Three-dimensional cavities that hold a product at defined contact points instead of letting it slide on a flat base.
• Wall thickness that varies by design - thicker where load passes, thinner where only dust needs to be kept out.
• Ribs, shoulders and dividers formed in the part, which add stiffness without adding material or assembly.
• Draft and nesting geometry for stacking filled trays and denesting empty ones.

Trays are moulded in recycled kraft for industrial protection or bright bagasse for retail, dry pressed for economy or wet pressed for a smooth printable face, and they are drawn to your product rather than selected from a stock size list.

For industries as different as electronics, hardware, ceramics, glass and produce, the same principle applies: the tray is engineered around how the product sits, moves and fails. MOQ is 10,000 pieces per design; tooling 7–15 days; production 15–25 days after sample approval. Send the product details - or see the molded pulp packaging range.