Plastic Milk Bottle Crate | Renovator Appliances Ltd

Product Overview

Plastic Milk Bottle Crate is a durable and reusable plastic container designed for the safe handling, storage, stacking, and transportation of milk bottles. It is commonly used in dairy processing plants, milk collection centres, distribution networks, warehouses, and retail supply chains.

The crate can be manufactured according to specific bottle size, bottle count, compartment configuration, external dimensions, load capacity, stacking requirements, handle design, wall thickness, material, colour, and surface finish using precision plastic injection moulding.

Key Features

• Durable reusable plastic construction

• Individual bottle compartments

• Helps prevent bottle-to-bottle contact

• Strong stacking capability

• Reinforced side walls and corners

• Ergonomic hand-grip openings

• Stable bottle positioning

• Easy to wash and sanitize

• Resistant to moisture and repeated handling

• Suitable for dairy distribution

• Customized bottle-cell configuration

• Available in multiple colours

Industrial Applications

Plastic Milk Bottle Crates are used in:

• Dairy processing plants

• Milk collection centres

• Milk bottling facilities

• Dairy distribution centres

• Milk transportation

• Cold-storage facilities

• Retail milk distribution

• Dairy warehouses

• Food logistics

• Commercial dairy operations

Manufacturing Process

The Plastic Milk Bottle Crate is manufactured using the plastic injection moulding process. Selected plastic granules are fed into an injection moulding machine and heated to the required processing temperature.

The molten plastic is injected into a precision-engineered mould cavity containing the required bottle compartments, divider walls, outer walls, handles, stacking features, and reinforcement ribs. Controlled cooling allows the plastic to solidify into the required shape.

After cooling, the mould opens and the finished crate is ejected. The moulded crate is inspected for overall dimensions, bottle-cell dimensions, wall thickness, stacking accuracy, load-bearing capacity, handle strength, surface finish, flash, and warpage.

Mould Manufacturing Process

The mould is designed according to the required product drawing or 3D CAD model. Particular attention is given to the bottle-cell arrangement, bottle clearance, divider walls, stacking features, handles, reinforcing ribs, corner geometry, wall thickness, draft angles, parting line, cooling channels, and ejection mechanism.

Suitable mould steel such as P20, H13, or S136 can be selected according to production volume, mould life, product complexity, and surface-finish requirements.

Mould components are manufactured using CNC machining, EDM, precision drilling, grinding, polishing, and precision fitting. After mould assembly, trial moulding is performed to verify filling, cooling, ejection, bottle-cell dimensions, stacking performance, structural strength, and overall product quality.

Raw Materials

Suitable materials may include:

• HDPE

• PP

• Food-contact suitable HDPE

• Food-contact suitable PP

• Impact-modified PP

• Recycled HDPE where permitted

• Recycled PP where permitted

• UV-stabilized grades for suitable outdoor applications

Material selection depends on impact resistance, load capacity, bottle weight, temperature exposure, cleaning conditions, durability, and food-contact requirements.

Quality Control

The Plastic Milk Bottle Crate can be inspected for:

• Overall dimensions

• Internal dimensions

• Bottle-cell dimensions

• Divider-wall thickness

• Product weight

• Handle strength

• Stacking accuracy

• Load-bearing capacity

• Impact resistance

• Bottle retention

• Corner strength

• Surface finish

• Colour consistency

• Flash and burrs

• Warpage

• Cracks and sink marks

• Compatibility with specified milk bottles

Production Capacity

Production capacity depends on mould cavity count, injection moulding machine capacity, crate weight, cycle time, cooling time, plastic material, and machine operating efficiency.

Large milk bottle crates generally require injection moulding machines with sufficient clamping force, injection capacity, platen dimensions, and mould installation space.

Actual production capacity is determined according to the final crate dimensions, bottle-cell configuration, product weight, mould configuration, machine specifications, and required production quantity.

Buyer Guide

When ordering a Plastic Milk Bottle Crate, buyers should provide:

• Bottle diameter

• Bottle height

• Bottle shape

• Number of bottles per crate

• Bottle-cell arrangement

• Required crate dimensions

• Load capacity

• Stacking requirements

• Handle design

• Wall thickness

• Material

• Colour

• Expected production quantity

For dairy applications, buyers should also specify the required washing and sanitization conditions, temperature range, impact requirements, transportation conditions, and food-contact material requirements.

Why Choose Renovator Appliances Ltd?

• Customized milk bottle crate mould development

• Precision plastic injection moulding

• Customized bottle-cell configurations

• Strong divider and stacking structures

• Food-contact material options

• Impact-resistant material options

• Customized dimensions and colours

• Ergonomic handle designs

• High-volume production support

• Single-cavity and multi-cavity mould solutions

• Consistent dimensional quality

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. What is a Plastic Milk Bottle Crate?

A Plastic Milk Bottle Crate is a reusable plastic container designed to hold, separate, protect, stack, and transport milk bottles during dairy processing and distribution.

2. Which plastic materials are suitable for milk bottle crates?

HDPE and PP are commonly used. Where required, food-contact suitable grades can be selected according to the intended application and applicable requirements.

3. Can the crate be customized for different milk bottle sizes?

Yes. The bottle compartments can be customized according to the bottle diameter, height, shape, quantity, and required clearance.

4. Can the Plastic Milk Bottle Crate be used for repeated dairy transportation?

Yes. Suitable HDPE or PP grades can provide the durability required for repeated loading, unloading, stacking, washing, sanitization, and transportation.

5. Can Renovator Appliances Ltd. manufacture the mould and produce the milk bottle crate?

Yes. Renovator Appliances Ltd. can provide customized plastic mould manufacturing and injection moulding solutions according to customer drawings, 3D CAD models, bottle specifications, material requirements, and production quantities.