The quality issues of plastic pallets are often hidden in details, and without the need for complex instruments, mastering simple observation techniques can avoid most inferior products. Starting from the experience of frontline practitioners, this article summarizes the intuitive judgment method that everyone can learn.
Visual observation
Judging by color: High quality new material products present a uniform matte texture, while low-quality return trays have cloudy colors, often with black spots or color spots.
Look at the edge: Touch the edge of the tray with your hand, the well crafted texture is smooth and free of burrs, while inferior products often have uneven injection molding "burrs".
Observe the transparency: Observe the tray under light, high-quality materials have uniform transparency, and areas with impurities will form mottled shadows.
Pressing the edge: Pressing the edge of the tray with your fingers will leave a noticeable dent in the returned product and make it difficult to rebound.
Touch the bottom: The reinforcing ribs of high-quality trays are sharp and angular, while inferior products often exhibit round, dull, and blurry patterns due to cutting corners.
Lightly tap different parts of the tray with a hard object, and new products will make a crisp "dada" sound, while the sound of returned products will be dull, similar to the "dong dong" sound of tapping an empty box.
Lifestyle testing: simulating weight-bearing with daily scenarios
Single legged standing test
Place the tray flat on a hard ground, with an adult standing on the weakest point of the edge of the tray with one foot (such as the corner support point of a nine foot tray). If there is obvious deformation or abnormal noise, the load-bearing capacity is questionable.
Drop the empty tray freely from a height of half a meter (such as a tabletop) onto the cement floor and check for cracks. Attention: This test may cause damage, and it is recommended to use discarded samples.
Judging the quality of plastic pallets does not rely on complex parameters, the key is to establish a systematic observation logic: first check whether the overall workmanship is fine, then try the resilience of key parts, and finally verify practicality by combining it with usage scenarios. When encountering questionable products, merchants can be requested to provide photos of long-term use cases. Remember, a truly good tray will become more and more authentic in daily use - stability that can withstand the test of time is the best proof of quality.
2025-03-25
