Nearly all of our plastic boxes, totes and containers stack securely on top of each other, this is essential for safe storage in a warehouse or transport on a vehicle or pallet.
The Australian Standard Range (ASR) of boxes are designed on a modular system, meaning two smaller boxes will stack on one larger and so on.
Most industrial boxes and ASR boxes are designed to fit exactly onto standard size or pallets, ensuring optimum handling and maximising use of space in the warehouse or when transported. The maximum stacking height and loading capacity of any plastic box or container will depend on weight of stored items and strength of material and design of box. This must be considered when planning highly stacked storage with heavy contents. Failure to do this can lead to possible collapse of the box with potential dangerous consequences.
Storage when not in use / Nestability
A great advantage of most plastic storage boxes is their ability to save space when not in use. Nesting is when one box will go inside the other when empty therefore only taking up a fraction of the space.
Nesting boxes are ideal for distribution or warehouse storage as these containers use approx 60-80% less space when nested. Ideal for when not in use in the warehouse or on return transport, therefore offering a potential saving on distribution costs.
Various boxes stack or nest in different ways, some containers are designed with bale arms, which swing out to support stacked boxes but otherwise nest if these are not in place. Attached lid boxes stack with lids closed and nest inside each other with the lids open alongside the box.
The final common method is where the shape of the box is moulded in such a way that swivelling the box 180 degrees will allow easy stacking or nesting.
