Shelf-matched footprint
Tray size taken from your actual shelves.
Multi-cavity tooling · chiller shelf trays
Trays that use every inch of your chiller shelf.
Shelf space in a chiller or blast freezer is expensive. A tray sized to the shelf gets more product set per cycle.
Overview
Chiller shelf trays, done properly.
Stock trays rarely match your shelves, so gaps are wasted every cycle. A tray sized to the shelf fits more cavities in the same space.
We measure your shelves and design trays that fill them, with a flat base and stacking features if you need them.
What we design for
The details that make this format work.
Flat base
A base that stays flat so product sets level.
Stackable options
Stacking lugs where shelf height allows.
Mixed-site sizing
A common footprint across several sites.
What we ask up front
The same four questions we ask on every job like this.
Your line rate
Trays per hour or trays per shift — that drives cavity count.
Your chiller shelf or oven rack
The tray must sit flat on your shelf. Send shelf dimensions and we'll fit within them.
Your demould method
One-shot tip, invert-onto-belt, hand-lift. Silicone spec sits around it.
Your cleandown
The tray still has to survive your wash. Wall thickness and cavity spacing take that into account.
Related case study
A patisserie chain's mousse entremet tooling.
Four sites, one signature dessert, one shared cavity design. A project about consistency across venues rather than clever geometry.
At a glance
The ideas in pictures.
How a production tray is laid out
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How a food mould gets made
- 01DrawingWe agree the shape with you
- 02MasterMade to the drawing
- 03Proof cavityPoured in food-grade silicone
- 04Your testTry it with your own recipe
- 05Full trayPoured or pressed to size
- 06On recordGrade and drawing kept for reorders
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Questions
What people ask about this format.
Our sites have different chillers.
We design to the smallest common footprint, as we did for a patisserie chain.
Can trays stack?
Yes, if the product and shelf height allow.
Can you work from photos?
Yes, with a few measurements.
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Talk to us about chiller shelf trays.
Send a photo, a sketch or a sample. We'll come back with a route and a quote.
Real people, a real workshop
You deal with the people who make it.
No call centre and no middlemen. When you contact TCI Culinary, you speak to the team who design, build and check your mould.
- A real Warwickshire workshopUnit 15, Waterloo Park, Bidford-on-Avon, Alcester B50 4JG.
- Real people on the phoneCall the team on 01789 224228, Monday to Friday.
- The same team on every jobDesign, production and aftercare come from the people you see here.
- BRCGS Grade AATechcraft Industries Culinary Ltd. See the certificate details.
Thomas LaneManaging Director
George PrestonDesign & Project Manager
Kelly BallingerHead of Partnerships
Jim AndertonProduction Manager
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