How Pallet Top Sheets & Layer Pads Protect Your Freight

Every pallet that leaves your warehouse is a direct reflection of your business. A perfectly wrapped load can still arrive damaged if the top layer isn't properly protected, whether the damage is from dust, moisture or crushing by unsupported layers. These are not minor inconveniences but preventable losses that directly affect profitability and customer satisfaction. Pallet topsheets, pallet caps, layer pads and anti-slip pallet sheets are essential tools in ensuring total load protection.

What are topsheets and cardboard layer pads?

To build a strong and stable pallet, you often need more than stretch film. Pallet sheets, whether in the form of plastic topsheets, cardboard layer pads or anti-slip pallet sheets, add a critical layer of protection and stability to your load.

Pallet Topsheets

Pallet top sheets are a protective layer (they can be plastic film or paper), and they are placed over goods on a pallet before wrapping. FROMM offer waterproof plastic topsheets in clear or black, designed to shield against dust, water and airborne contaminants. They are ideal for warehouses or transport environments exposed to dirt, moisture or spray. However, plastic topsheets are not recommended for products that are wrapped whilst still warm, as condensation can occur if steam is trapped under the waterproof film. Learn more about FROMM's plastic pallet topsheets >> 

Cardboard Layer Pads

A cardboard pallet layer pad is a sheet of corrugated cardboard placed between layers of goods, including at the bottom of the pallet and the top. They add reinforcement, stability and increase cleanliness for products throughout transport and storage. 

Anti Slip Sheets

Anti slip pallet sheets are designed with a textured surface that increases friction between layers. They prevent cartons and goods from sliding during transport. By stabilising the pallet, these sheets reduce product damage and can even lower the amount of stretch film required to secure the load. 
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Key benefits of using topsheet and layer protection

Product protection

Pallet covers like topsheets guard against dirt, rain, condensation and UV exposure. This barrier keeps goods in top condition, reduces returns and boosts customer satisfaction. Adding a cardboard layer pad on top of a pallet before stacking it with product will protect goods from stray nail heads, splinters and rough surfaces that are common on wooden pallets.

Enhanced load stability

Anti slip sheets improve grip between layers, reducing movement during transit. This prevents internal and external damage and helps maintain product quality. Using cardboard layer pads to separate layers of product can also keep your cargo organised and prevent shifting.

Cushioning and crushing prevention

Cardboard layer pads distribute stacking pressure evenly, preventing goods on the lower layers from being crushed. The corrugated material also provides shock absorption for fragile goods. Commonly used for pallets stacked with layers of bottles and other products with uneven surfaces. 

Decrease product slippage during transit

The friction created by anti slip pallet sheets 'locks' layers in place, allowing less slippage between layers when the load is tilted during transit. 

Decreased stretch film usage

Anti slip and cardboard sheets enhance load retention and stability, which may mean fewer revolutions of stretch wrap are required - cutting costs and reducing plastic waste.

Choosing the right product for your application

For basic dust and weather protection: Pallet Topsheets

Economical and effective, waterproof plastic pallet topsheets are ideal for general purpose protection. FROMM supplies perforated rolls in standard pallet sizes for ease of use.
Explore FROMM's plastic pallet topsheets >>

 For stacking and support: Cardboard Layer Pads

Perfect for shielding goods from rough pallet surfaces and reinforcing stacked loads, cardboard layer pads provide strength and keep products clean.

For maximum stability: Anti Slip Sheets

Best suited for unstable or glossy loads, anti slip sheets reduce shifting and improve safety during transport. 

A vital part of a complete wrapping solution

Pallet covers, cardboard layer pads and anti slip sheets aren't just accessories, they're integral to professional load containment and security. In fully automated wrapping lines, a top sheet applicator robot can be added as an option for seamless protection. 

To maximise protection, efficiency and load security integrate these solutions into your wrapping operations.

Contact FROMM Packaging Australia today to discuss how pallet sheets and topsheets can safeguard your freight.