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Plastic Core Tray

The Impala core tray has all the obvious benefits of a plastic core tray - No sharp edges, non-magnetic & chemically inert, impervious to sulphides and non-corroding. Available in high visibility white or trays may also be ordered in black for less glare when photographing the core. A unique nesting design that reduces the freight cost and improves ease of use underground where space is a factor the nesting also facilitates improved transportation to site and reduces transit damage particularly in remote locations. The tray has also been designed for pallet stacking where bulk storage is required. When stacking the core tray locates on the core in the tray beneath and there are a range of blocks that may be inserted in the tray, for supporting the tray above, where the core is soft or has been split. (These blocks may also be used as dividers as required)

The design and material create a lightweight nesting core tray that is also very robust. In addition the trays are UV protected, giving longer life in the field.

All the major sizes are available - BQ, NQ, HQ & PQ in 1 metre this allows a clear 1 metre run of core to be stored per row BQ, NQ, HQ are available in 800mm lengths. There is also a 700mm BQ available for special underground applications. All these trays were designed with economy in mind and aim for the maximum number of core slots in each, achieving up to 8 meters of core in one tray.

Benefits of using Plastic Core Trays

Summary of benefits when using plastic over metal core trays are as follows :-

The trays have no sharp edges resulting in less work related injuries due to unnecessary cuts - so potential reduction in down time.
The trays are non-magnetic and therefore inert when testing for magnetic susceptibility.
The trays are chemically inert and therefore impervious to attack by Sulphides so no more picking up metal core trays that fall apart due to ongoing corrosion experienced with metal trays therefore retention of valuable core samples over longer periods of time becomes a reality not a gamble. View a photo of a corroded metal tray.
Marking of the tray with paint pen to ID the hole may be easily achieved on all 4 sides for easy reading whether the trays are palletized or racked. View photo of marked trays.
The trays may be made in black if required allowing far better contrast and reduction in glare when photographing the core.
A range of core support blocks are available so when splitting the core for Analysis it is still possible to pallet stack the trays by inserting blocks where required. View photo.
The trays are UV stabilised and have a long track record of field exposure to sun with continued satisfactory performance. View photo.
The trays allow 2 hands per end via finger holds resulting in easier / safer manual transport of full trays from A to B. View photo.
As the trays are one piece mouldings there are no more pop rivets to come out through poor assembly or corrosion resulting in a much more functional tray.
The tray is also available in 800mm size for BQ,NQ & HQ with the same number of rows allowing a reduction in the loaded weight of the tray for health and safety reasons.
As the trays interlock when empty this reduces the cost of transportation to site particularly where access is poor and significantly reduces transit damage. View photo.
The container utilization and packing stability is excellent so the tray is ideally suited for export and have been sent as far a field as Eastern Europe - we get 2,100 trays / 20ft & 4,400 / 40ft standard container loose packed View photo , alternatively we can get 4000 trays pallet stacked in a 40ft Highqube. View photo.
Depending on work load we endeavour to keep all sizes of tray ex-stock so can generally give favorable lead times.

Core Tray Specs for 1 metre "Impala 1" Core Trays

(For 800mm trays reduce the length by 200mm all other dimensions remain the same)

External dimensions as follows - all trays are full core height and hold exactly 1 metre of core unless in 800 mm format for reduced tray weight

BQ 1metre	8 Rows	47mm x 416mm x 1060mm	2.04Kg
NQ2 1metre	6 Rows	61mm x 412mm x 1055mm	2.44Kg
HQ 1metre	5 Rows	72mm x 414mm x 1060mm	2.68Kg
PQ 1metre	4 Rows	95mm x 423mm x 1060mm	2.38Kg

Pallets of trays @ 100/pallet packed on 1100mm x 1100mm pine pallets :- Pallets are approximately 20Kg and are about 140mm High.

BQ1M	1100x1100x1070mm	224Kg (including pallet)
NQ2 1M	1100x1100x1230mm	264Kg
HQ1M	1100x1100x1400mm	288Kg
PQ1M	1100x1100x1450mm	258Kg

NB Trays may be packed on plastic pallets for export in to countries that require fumigation of wood reducing export costs.

Core Saws

Impala Plastics recommend Almonte Diamond Pty Ltd core saws.

The benefits of the Almonte Core Saw:

Automatic operation.
Continual core feed allows the operator to cut off samples virtually hands free with ease and without suffering fatigue. Safe continuous operation is now a reality.
Increased productivity due to reduced operator physical stress that enables faster results and higher turnaround.

Learn more about their core saws by visiting their website at www.almontecoresaw.com.au