Custom Plastic Tray Inserts
Thermoformed trays with the finest detail of any insert type. Crystal-clear or opaque, food-safe grades available, and tooling costs far below injection moulding.
Why Custom Plastic Tray Inserts
Maximum precision, minimum tooling cost
Thermoforming heats a plastic sheet and draws it over a mould with vacuum. It captures detail no other insert process can match — undercuts, thin ribs, precise snap-fit retention — and the tooling is a fraction of injection mould cost, so it stays viable at moderate volumes.
Clarity is the other reason buyers choose it. A clear PET tray lets the product be seen and assessed through the pack, which matters in retail confectionery, medical kits, and any category where the buyer needs to verify contents without opening. The honest trade-off is recyclability: rPET and PET are widely accepted, PVC and PS increasingly are not.
Specifications
Standard Sizes, Materials & Order Info
Materials
PET, rPET (recycled), PVC, PS, PP; food-grade available in all
Thickness
0.25mm to 1.5mm sheet depending on cavity depth and rigidity
Clarity
Crystal clear, frosted, or opaque in custom colours
Tolerance
±0.3mm — the tightest of any insert format we offer
Tooling
Aluminium tool, 10-15 days, low cost relative to injection moulding
Finishing
Anti-fog, anti-static, and food-safe coatings available
MOQ
2,000-5,000 pcs
Lead time
15-22 working days including tooling and a first-article sample
Built-In Advantages
What Makes Our Custom Plastic Tray Inserts Stand Out
Finest detail of any insert type
Snap-fit retention, undercuts, and thin ribs come out crisp, so the product locks in place without extra components.
Clear product visibility
The customer can see and assess contents through the pack — decisive in retail, medical kitting, and assortment packaging.
Low tooling cost
An aluminium thermoform tool costs a fraction of an injection mould and is made in ten to fifteen days, so a design revision is not a budget event.
Food-safe and medical grades
Certified food-contact PET and medical-grade materials with full documentation where regulated.
Common Uses
Where Custom Plastic Tray Inserts Are Used
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