Plastic and Injection Methods, the Keys for a Quality Shopping Basket

Many shops and supermarkets buy commercial equipment that is simply functional. However, every detail in the production is of vital importance to obtain a product that also results in a benefit for your business. It will be key to building customer loyalty, increasing the purchase ticket, providing long-term profitability and, in conclusion, increasing your company's revenue.

For this reason, in Shopping Basket, there is the need to employ the best materials with high quality and the most advanced techniques to be able to manufacture a product of maximum quality. One of these materials is plastic, the basis for all our products.

Materials for use in the plastic injection methods is of high significance. This means that it will definitely affect the quality of the final product. However, good and reputable manufacturing companies, would use high quality materials for the various parts of the shopping basket. For example, the polypropylene material is used for the body and handles of the baskets and trolleys, which accounts for 91% of their total mass.

During manufacture of the shopping basket, the molten plastic is injected with advanced techniques. This allows the manufacturers to achieve a uniform thickness of 3mm, which makes the walls of the basket robust and resistant to shocks. In addition, our injection method eliminates sharp edges, resulting in safe baskets for hands.

The type of polypropylene used is of low grammage, which allows for obtaining very light and resistant baskets and trolleys. And it is recyclable!

On the other hand, the wheels are made of polyurethane, also of high quality, which reduces the noise in store to less than 18dbs.

In short, durable baskets, safe, resistant to the busy activity of your store and respectful of the environment.

Plastic built shopping baskets seizes the great advantage of a powerful structural design that unlike steel baskets does not get permanently dented or deformed if it is knocked or bumped against shop or shelving displays. They are designed with strong comfortable plastic handles that do not bend underneath the weight of the heavy shopping load along. In addition to this, there is a well venting base which helps to ensure that any potential spillages are stored low and will not spoil other products within the basket. The can be easily stacked due to the design and style of the plastic baskets. In contrast to the steel made shopping baskets, the plastic baskets stay with other baskets when being lifted in the stack and don’t tangle.

When it comes to weight, the plastic shopping baskets are lighter than their metal counterparts. This means a lot of advantages. With such significant low weight, the plastic baskets are simpler to lift and bear by a customer. This is a huge benefit for those customers who are of age and may not be able to bear the weight of the steel made baskets. Being lightweight does mean that if they’re knocked or noticed shelving, reason for purchase displays or perhaps other shoppers they’re less inclined to cause harm or injuries. It is a lot more comfortable to hold shopping inside a basket built from plastic as possible frequently carry more shopping because of the plastic baskets reduced weight.