PREFORM STORAGE BASKET

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Product details

The preform storage cage is a specialized handling and storage container custom-designed for PET preforms in the beverage and food processing industries. Built upon mature pallet cage manufacturing technology, it effectively addresses common industry challenges such as disorganized storage of plastic preforms in injection molding workshops and raw material warehouses, susceptibility to damage and contamination during transportation, and low warehouse utilization.

Unlike ordinary plastic bins or simple metal wire baskets available on the market, this wire mesh storage cage is designed according to food-grade anti-contamination standards. Its fully enclosed mesh enclosure prevents dust and debris from entering, safeguarding preform materials from contamination at every stage of storage and aligning with production control requirements in the food and beverage sector.

The security storage cage features a standard pallet-style base with universal feet, compatible with manual pallet trucks and forklifts for full-cage transport, enabling seamless, non-disassembly movement of preforms throughout the entire process—from raw material intake and workshop temporary storage to finished product dispatch. Additionally, equipped with hinged side doors and a foldable structure, the cage inherits the space-saving advantages of collapsible storage containers. When collapsed, it occupies significantly less space, making it an essential storage solution for optimizing warehouse management and improving material turnover efficiency in mineral water and beverage preform manufacturing facilities.

Product Function

This bottle preform storage basket integrates three practical functions—material storage, full-basket transportation, and multi-tier stacking—making it suitable for use throughout the entire bottle preform production chain.

1. Organized Storage Function: The compact grid structure allows centralized storage of bulk PET preforms, eliminating the clutter and disorder caused by random stacking. This helps plastic bottle manufacturers standardize 6S warehouse management in their workshops. Thanks to the open, transparent design of the wire mesh storage cages, warehouse staff can visually check internal inventory levels without opening the containers, facilitating daily stocktaking and material withdrawal.

2. Bulk Transfer Function: The uniform bottom pallet feet and pallet-style cage design enable forklifts to directly lift entire cages, allowing one-step transfer of large quantities of preforms between raw material warehouses, injection molding workshops, and finished goods warehouses. This reduces labor costs associated with repeated repackaging and manual handling.

3. Vertical Stacking Function: The reinforced frame design supports stacking up to 3–4 layers when fully loaded, maximizing vertical space utilization in warehouses and significantly improving storage capacity efficiency—ideal for medium to large-scale preform manufacturing plants requiring high-density storage solutions.

Product Features

1. Corrosion-resistant material: Entirely processed with hot-dip galvanizing, meeting the production standards of the same series of hot-dip galvanized storage baskets. A dense zinc coating forms on the steel surface, providing excellent resistance to moisture and dust corrosion. After daily contact with bottle preform debris, simply rinse with water for easy cleaning—no rusting or flaking occurs, significantly extending service life compared to painted iron baskets.

2. Flexible design: Side doors with hinges allow convenient loading and unloading; empty baskets can be folded compactly, reducing storage space by over 65% when not in use. The mesh and frame are fully automated spot-welded, ensuring strong welds without burrs, preventing scratches on preform surfaces that could lead to product damage.

3. Food-grade compatibility: Frame features no sharp edges or loose debris, meeting hygiene requirements for raw material storage in the food and beverage industry. Eliminates risks of rust or paint contaminants falling into PET preforms, ensuring product purity.

Scope of Application, Usage Instructions, and Precautions

Applicable Scope

This product is primarily designed for PET preform injection molding factories, bottled drinking water, and carbonated beverage manufacturers, and can also be used in food raw material warehouses and daily chemical plastic parts storage rooms. It is a universal metal mesh basket for packaging industry supply chain storage.

Usage Instructions

Place the bottle preforms evenly into the container up to the rated load capacity, then close and lock the side latches to secure the fence. When storing fully loaded, use a forklift to stack the containers in layers. After emptying the contents, unlock the side hinges, fold the frame inward, and store compactly in a centralized location.

Usage Notes

① Strictly prohibit overloading to prevent frame deformation and weld cracking;

② When using forklifts, avoid strong impacts of the forks against the corners of the container to prevent damage to the galvanized anti-rust coating;

③ Regularly clean accumulated preform dust from the mesh gaps to maintain food storage hygiene standards.

Advantages Compared to Competitors' Products

Compared to similar preform baskets on the market, our product stands out with distinct advantages in craftsmanship, materials, and customization:

1. Upgraded rust-resistant materials: Most competitors use cold-rolled steel with paint coating, which is prone to chipping and rusting, causing rust residue to easily contaminate bottle blanks. Our product features full-basket hot-dip galvanizing, meeting the production standards for hot-dip galvanized storage baskets, effectively eliminating rust and paint flaking from the source—ideal for the stringent requirements of the food industry.

2. Customization support: We offer personalized customization based on customer-specific bottle blank dimensions, including mesh size, basket length and width, and door placement. In contrast, most competitors offer only fixed standard sizes, resulting in poor adaptability.

3. Advanced welding technology: Utilizing robotic automatic spot welding ensures smooth, strong welds without burrs, preventing scratches on bottle blanks. Smaller manufacturers typically rely on manual spot welding, resulting in rough welds that are prone to wire breakage.

4. Longer service life: Under normal operating conditions, our products last 8–10 years, compared to just 3–5 years for conventional painted storage baskets. All components of our steel wire storage cages are available for long-term supply, significantly reducing after-sales maintenance costs.

Product Manufacturing Process Flow

The complete production of bottle preform storage baskets follows the standardized manufacturing process for warehouse metal mesh baskets, consisting of six core steps:

1. Raw material precision cutting: Low-carbon steel wire and square tube materials are accurately cut according to drawings using CNC cutting machines;

2. Mesh welding: The cut wires are neatly arranged and automatically spot-welded into sheet-like mesh panels;

3. Frame stamping: Square tubes undergo bending and punching processes to form the basket frame and bottom tray legs;

4. Assembly welding: The mesh panels are assembled with the outer frame and then robotically spot-welded to create a semi-finished basket;

5. Hot-dip galvanizing: The semi-finished product is pickled to remove rust, then hot-dip galvanized at high temperature to form a corrosion-resistant zinc coating, maintaining consistency with foldable storage boxes in process;

6. Quality inspection and assembly: Hinges and snap fasteners are installed, and the product passes three-stage testing—load-bearing capacity, rust resistance, and appearance—before being packed and shipped.