Container Inserts

If you are looking to customise and improve the performance of any tote box, container or tray that you currently use (or are looking to source), GWP can help.

Your business can specify a wide range of container inserts and dunnage options, each designed and manufactured to your exact requirements.

Besides the range of Correx® plastic dividers and inserts for your containers, if you require additional protection for delicate parts or equipment, you can also source a range of foam dunnage.

These foam inserts, Plastazote® dividers and other foam dunnage options provide additional cushioning protection for delicate parts during handling, transit, or storage.

Besides the range of insert options available from GWP Correx®, you can simultaneously source your outer handling totes and any inserts you require. Doing so has benefits in terms of cost efficiencies, compatibility (i.e. better fit) and reducing your admin.

Perhaps surprisingly, there are three distinct and important benefits to using container inserts and reusable plastic dunnage.

In essence, these are improving your business productivity and efficiency, enhancing the protection of your parts, products or components during handling and transit, and reducing the costs associated with your handling processes.

Realising these benefits can frequently be achieved using any of the many insert options available to your business (or even using them in combination). Many of these can be further customised to match your required sizes and include additional specialist properties.

If you are unsure what the most suitable option for your business would be, please speak with a member of the GWP team (who can provide friendly, free, and impartial advice).

The key benefit of using container inserts and divider sets is that it allows for the safe, easy, and efficient handling of multiple items within a single outer tote.

Using Euro container inserts, for example, allows individual staff and operatives within your manufacturing environment to move more components or products in a single trip. The principle also applies to shipping items between your sites or your customers.

For line-side assembly in particular, segmenting components or items can also help improve productivity in several ways.

Using plastic container inserts allows for easier access to the components within the tote than if they were simply loaded in. It also allows “at a glance” checking of stock to see how many items are left and when production staff require more to maintain production.

Finally, using an adjustable insert such as Correx® plastic box dividers also allows the reuse of the cell divisions for various sizes of components. This flexibility can help segment different items within a single container or reuse the same division sets across multiple production runs.

Small or delicate components or products can often become damaged. Damage is particularly common during transit but can also happen during usual manual handling processes.

In fact, it can frequently be the case that components can damage themselves if they are simply placed into containers in large numbers (i.e. without using container inserts), colliding with each other when being moved.

By eliminating this movement within the outer container during handling and transit, Correx® dividers, foam inserts and other custom packaging inserts can vastly reduce or even eliminate damaged items.

The impact of this can be huge.

Critically, the cost associated with damaged components written off due to becoming unusable will decrease, directly impacting your operational profits.

It can also improve manufacturing times if you experience delays due to the number of damaged components at certain stages of your production cycle.

Besides the reduction in costs your business can expect from improved productivity and decreased damage, there are several other ways Correx® and reusable packaging inserts can positively impact your costs.

For example, the durable and robust nature of virtually all plastic box inserts and dividers ensures longevity over hundreds of trips (unlike single-trip packaging inserts manufactured from corrugated cardboard).

Besides this, as most container inserts are easily cleaned further boosts their lifespan, ultimately lowering the overall costs to your business.

Suppose you select one of the adjustable options (Correx® dividers being the prime example). The dividers can easily be adapted even if components or production cycles change, eliminating the possibility of them becoming redundant (as can happen with vac-formed trays or foam dividers).

While selecting the totes and handling containers you require for your business may be relatively straightforward, choosing suitable dunnage, inserts, or dividers can often be much more difficult.

As such, you can see several of the most frequently asked questions on this topic here. If you still have further questions, however, you can contact a member of the GWP team at 01793 754 457 or via email at correx@gwp.co.uk.

So why should your business trust GWP with your crucial supply chain packaging?

Well, for starters, GWP Correx® have more than 25 years of experience supplying a vast range of manual handling and returnable packaging products.

As well as working alongside the largest independent converter of Correx®, your business can also benefit from the broadest range of container inserts, dunnage and returnable packaging from a single supplier.

For any custom requirements, a team of Correx®-specific designers will be on hand to guide and advise you at every stage of the design process.

Besides this, sourcing your outer totes and containers alongside any inserts and dividers also ensures much greater compatibility – and therefore improved efficiency, protection, and costs.

And finally, all of this is coupled with a genuine focus on customer service, including a dedicated account manager offering detailed knowledge of the product you require and the challenges your industry faces.