One of the biggest overhead costs in any material handling operation should not be pallets. This is the easiest type of cost to keep track of and the easiest to control. Here are a few pointers to help cut costs associated with pallets and damage to palletized materials. QC Your Pallets Check your pallets often … Read more
We often take pallets for granted, but we shouldn’t. Pallets make it easy to move heavy loads of materials safely and efficiently. Yet they are a relatively new technology in materials handling. While loads of products have been moved on pallets since the development of the lift truck in the 1920s and ’30s, it wasn’t … Read more
White & Company, headed up by Dr. Marshall White, recently began selling Best Pallet – a software program for stringer pallet design and structural analysis. The software can help supply chain owners avoid workplace safety issues and in minimizing product damage resulting from poor pallet design. Dr. White, a former professor and director of Virginia … Read more
Plastic pallets are useful for as a space saving storage. Using of plastics has been a big issue that can cause environmental hazards and increase chemical waste in the society. We are encouraging the use of environmentally friendly products however the advantages of using plastic pallets cannot be denied. We can use and recycle … Read more
Pallets are used in handling, storing and transporting materials for commercial enterprises. These structures are available in different sizes, colors and shapes. These are made with different materials like wood, plastic, foam, paper and metal. Orbis is known for manufacturing durable pallets that are made with structural foam and recycled plastic. Pallets from Orbis are … Read more
A pallet is a platform that is used to support and transport goods and heavy materials. It is sometimes refer to as skid. This structure is often used in commercial enterprises such as but not limited to warehouses, storage facilities, retail stores, factories and pharmaceuticals. Pallets are often lifted by forklift trucks, stackers, pallet jacks … Read more
Pallets are an essential part of your material handling activities, and there are number of considerations when choosing the style of pallet for your business. You want to balance cost and usefulness when deciding on the type of pallet you need. There are four basic styles to choose from. The first style is a plastic … Read more
