Capabilities: Value Added Services

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State-of-the-Art Handling, Packaging & Shipping Logistics

The Astro Shapes designed fully-integrated material handling, shipping rack and packaging system is designed to protect finished extrusions from paint line on through shipping. The system provides significantly improved inventory storage and utilization, loading and unloading efficiencies, and reduced product handling.

• With the use of Astro-designed returnable shipping racks, finished extrusions move from the paint line to stretch wrapping and shipping dock by an automatic packing conveyor that significantly reduces material handling, thus eliminating the two main causes of returned product - handling and metal strap dents.


• The Astro Shapes stackable racks have optimized the loading/unloading time to approximately 30 minutes.


• Rack Sizes:

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Did you know ...

• ... Astro shipping racks are available in four sizes, and can support up to 4,000 lbs. of aluminum extrusions with a 13,200 lb. stacking capability.


• ... 85% of all production is shipped stretched wrapped on Astro shipping racks.


• ... Astro shipping racks help customers improve productivity and reduce costs.