Solutions

Transportation packaging solutions

Five product lines across two brands: physical transportation packaging from Vanguard Polymer Packaging, and engineered, intelligent packaging from ChemTray Innovations. Designed and engineered in Houston.

Physical transportation packaging

Vanguard Polymer Packaging

Packaging that physically holds, protects and moves freight.

Vanguard Polymer Packaging

Bulk liquid packaging

Vanguard flexitanks from 18,000 to 24,000 L for 20ft dry containers, 1,000 L paper IBCs, bulkheads, valves and heater pads, stocked in Houston and ready to ship for non-hazardous bulk liquids.

  • Six flexitank sizes, 18,000 to 24,000 L
  • 1,000 L paper (corrugated) IBCs
  • Bulkheads, valve options, heater pads
  • Stocked in Houston, ready to ship

Flexitank sizes and specs

Vanguard Polymer Packaging

Custom pallet design

Pallets engineered around your load, not the other way round. We design polymer pallets to your part geometry, weight, racking and handling equipment, including foldable and nestable formats that cut return-freight space.

  • Load-specific deck and fixture design
  • Racking, forklift and conveyor compatibility
  • Foldable and nestable formats for return logistics
  • Knockdown totes for parts and bulk goods

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Engineered and intelligent packaging

ChemTray Innovations

A separate brand within the group: packaging that senses, tracks and protects.

ChemTray Innovations

Smart, tracked pallets

Know where your pallets and their loads are. ChemTray Innovations integrates RFID tags for scan-point visibility at docks, gates and warehouses, and IoT trackers for continuous location visibility between them.

  • RFID for automatic reads at dock doors and gates
  • IoT trackers for continuous location visibility
  • Pallet IDs tied to your shipments and assets
  • Fewer lost pallets in returnable loops

Smart pallets at ChemTray Innovations

ChemTray Innovations

Reusable smart trays with leak sensing

ChemTray Innovations designs modular, reusable transport trays for chemical containers, with leak sensors that flag a spill early, so a small problem doesn’t become a contaminated load.

  • Modular, stackable and reusable
  • Inserts sized for smaller chemical containers
  • Moisture-sensitive leak sensing
  • Rides on ChemTray smart, tracked pallets

Leak-sensing trays at ChemTray Innovations

ChemTray Innovations

Engineered packaging for advanced manufacturing

High-value parts need packaging designed for them. We develop engineered polymer trays, dunnage and pallet systems with manufacturers in battery, semiconductor, electronics and automotive supply chains.

  • Part-specific trays and dunnage
  • Designed for clean handling and reuse
  • Battery and component transport
  • Developed with your engineering team

Engineered packaging at ChemTray Innovations

Not sure which fits?

Many programs combine lines: a custom Vanguard pallet carrying ChemTray RFID and IoT tracking, or a reusable ChemTray tray on a ChemTray smart pallet. Tell us what you ship and we’ll recommend a combination.

  1. Understand the load

    Your product, weights, hazards, lanes, handling equipment and return loop.

  2. Design and engineer

    We design the pallet, tray or packaging system in Houston, around your requirements.

  3. Prototype and validate

    Samples and trial runs with your team, so the design proves itself on your lanes.

  4. Supply and support

    Supply programs, tracking set-up and ongoing support from Houston.

Let’s design packaging for your next shipment

Tell us what you ship, how it moves and where. We’ll reply with a recommendation, pricing and next steps.

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