3. Slip sheets are thin pallet-sized sheets made of plastic, heavy
laminated kraft paperboard or corrugated fiberboard used in
commercial shipping.
In the US, these often replace the traditional wooden pallet.
The unit load is usually stretch wrapped or shrink wrapped for
stability.
What is a Slip Sheet ?
How to use a Slip Sheet ?
The slip sheet is placed on the ground, the merchandise placed on
top of the slip sheet.
A fork lift truck with specially adapted forks, slides it’s thin
blades between the floor and the slip sheet. The merchandise is
then carried to the lorry or sea container.
Once the slip sheet is lowered to the floor, the blades are
withdrawn from underneath whilst the hydraulic ram holds the
merchandise in place.
4. Avantages
- A slip Sheet is 80% cheaper than a pallet
- A Slip sheet = 3% of the thickness of a pallet – up to 9m3
- A Slip Sheet is 20 times lighter than a pallet
- A Slip Sheet is Ecological (the trees stay where they belong)
- No pallet fumigation issues
Disadvantages
- The Supplier and the customer need to invest in special
equipment
- Change of working method for drivers
- Complicated if the merchandise is not of a uniform shape
5. Dimensions 40’ HC
Door Opening Interior
Width Height Length Width Height
2340 2585 12035 2340 2679
7. 8 or 9 Bobbins High in a 40’ HC Container ?
DoorHeight
InsideHeight
9bobbins
6 – 8 cm
8bobbins
AS = 8 TO BE = 8
10 – 12 cm
8. Optimal Bobbin Diametre
The US standard slip sheet for shipping containers is 114cm x 114cm :
Bobbins de 28 cm
4,5 kg
11520 kg
Bobbins de 22,5 cm
3 kg
12 000 kg
AS IS = 13120 kg
Slip Sheets can be made to measure
We can keep the 100 x 120 if we want to
Width of a shipping container Width of a shipping container
9. How to use a Slip Sheet
Uniform & Stable loads
Variable Shaped
& unstable loads
