Molded fiber industrial packaging & trays Carries in the line, stacks on the pallet
Workpiece carriers and transport trays — specified by component weight, stacking height and environment, nestable and designed for your pallet size.
Designed around your component, load-tested on the prototype — design, tool and series production from a single source.
Why a tray
Your product secure, from the line to the recipient
Your components pass through production, warehouse and shipping. A tray that holds every component in position, stacks when full, nests when empty and fits your pallet size makes every station predictable: every component sits counted, organized and protected in its place.
Fixation
Sits in its recess
Every recess is designed for one component — fitting, valve, roller or assembly. What you put in arrives in the same position, even after transshipment.
Stacking
Carries in multiple layers
The tray stacks layer by layer on the pallet and nests into itself when empty — we define load capacity and stacking height on your component.
Environment
Keeps its shape
Dimensionally stable under temperature changes in storage and transport, with a functional barrier as corrosion protection for metal workpieces on request.
What your tray looks like depends on component weight, stacking height and environment. The shape is designed around your component, the load capacity tested on the prototype with your component, and only then is the production tool built.
Examples
From workpiece carriers to custom transport trays
What lies in the tray determines its shape. Yours is created the same way as the following examples.
Filling
Glass & bottles
Flacons and bottles stand in a grid — from empty containers to filling in one tray.
Assembly
Assemblies & accessories
Components of an assembly in one tray — sorted for assembly, protected in shipping.
Devices
Transport trays
Water meters and valves in one layer — every device in its compartment, from the plant to installation.
line
Workpiece carriers
Components secured in circulation — in the line, in the warehouse, in shipping, the same tray.
Rolls
Roll protection
Molded fiber end caps on the roll core — film and material rolls sit securely in the carton.
Food
Secondary packaging
Transport trays for food — tubes or bottles stand in the tray, from the warehouse to the shelf.
Industrial packaging made of molded fiber consists of workpiece carriers, transport trays and end caps made of virgin fiber that secure components in line, warehouse and shipping. Plus supports for large components, end caps for profiles, caps for frames and tubes. We clarify in the consultation what is possible for your component — load capacity, stacking height and dimensions are later listed in the data sheet for your molded part.
At a glance
Predictable from the first conversation
You know in advance what your tray needs and when it arrives — volume, format, timeline and tooling terms as planning values, binding with your quote.
Minimum quantity
100,000 trays per year
From this annual volume, we develop your tray as a shape of its own — precisely fitted to your components, in Wet Molding from Arnstadt. Trays are counted, not components.
Molded part format
The shape follows your product
Workpiece carriers and trays up to 690 × 430 × 160 mm, wall thickness 1 to 5 mm according to load capacity; we discuss larger formats in the consultation.
Timeline
Around 12 weeks from your approval
First prototype: around 4 weeks after the kickoff. From your approval, tool making, pre-production run and start of production follow in around 12 weeks.
Tooling costs
We contribute
How we share your tooling costs depends on annual volume and term — in Wet Molding, up to full coverage. The terms and the five-year warranty on tools from our tool shop are set out in your quote.
From first conversation to series production
How your tray is made
Four steps from the first question to ongoing production.
01
Initial consultation
You tell us component weight, stacking height, environment, volume and target date — a component or a photo is enough, CAD data if available. You get back feasibility and a budget price with a quote for the start of development. Within a few days.
02
Samples and examples
Samples that match your project — similar molded parts from existing projects or standard products: you assess material quality, wall thickness and edge on a real molded part.
03
Design and prototype
Design and CAD based on your component, a prototype for the load test with the real component, then your approval. Around 4 weeks after the kickoff.
04
Tool and series production
Production tool made in-house, pre-production run and sampling, then ongoing production from Arnstadt or Appingedam — nestable on pallets. Around 12 weeks from your approval.
These times are planning values; they depend on your approvals, our teams' workload and the scope of your project. Your project team at PAPACKS presents the detailed plan around 1–2 weeks after the kickoff. You receive the process and the quote after our initial meeting; binding dates are set out in your detailed plan.
Evidence
Certificates and documents for your approval
Certificates with certification body and scope, specifications with data sheet — the documents for your supplier assessment in one place.
Specification
Data sheet per molded part
Every molded part gets a data sheet — load capacity, stacking height and format, tested according to your specification.
Barrier
Corrosion protection
On request, the tray receives a coating as a functional barrier against corrosion for metal workpieces — test scope according to your specification, result in the data sheet.
Quality
ISO 9001:2015
Documented processes from inquiry to delivery; every batch traceable back to raw material receipt.
ISO 9001:2015 · TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH — Download documents
Raw material
FSC® Mix Credit
Virgin wood fiber from responsible sources: FSC® Mix Credit, a volume balance across the supply chain.
License FSC-C125098 · applies to items identified as FSC® Mix Credit on the invoice and delivery note — Download documents
Material
Virgin fiber, white or in your color
Virgin wood fiber from responsible sources (FSC® Mix Credit): consistent fiber quality, clean edges. Standard in white / natural white. On request, we dye the fiber in your color — with food coloring directly in the formulation.
Proof of origin for the fiber raw materials used — Download documents
Disposal
Recyclability
We have the recyclability of your tray tested product-specifically with cyclos-HTP; we commission the report for your item on your request.
Test method: cyclos-HTP according to the ZSVR minimum standard and DIN EN 13430
Frequently asked questions
What customers ask before the first sample
Next step
Let's talk about your product
Step 1
Consultation
You tell us your component, annual volume, component weight, stacking height and environment. You receive feasibility, an initial price estimate and the timeline.
Consultation →Samples
Request samples
Samples that match your project — similar molded parts from existing projects or standard products, so you can assess material quality, feel and look.
Request samples →Form
Send inquiry
Describe your project in the form — dimensions, annual volume, ideally with a drawing or sketch as a PDF — no appointment needed. We review your details and get back to you with an initial assessment and the next steps.
Send inquiry →