Typically, the
unit load is made up of three basic components:
In the future, Patell says, pallets will be a central component of the grocery industry's supply chain and, in the company's view, will remain the
unit load transport platform.
In response to these requirements, the Center for
Unit Load and Design is developing the basis for vacuum control of insects in solid wood packaging materials, which would serve as an alternative to the current method of eliminating insects in wood.
The company said the magazine is dedicated to users of supply chain packaging systems and carries content that "directly benefits decision makers involved in
unit load management."
"It's because of rigid engineering and specifications -- designed to allow for a uniform stable
unit load platform -- that Chep is able to significantly reduce product damage for its customers," he notes.
Summary: DUBAI - Etihad Airways, along with its
Unit Load Device, or ULD, partner Jettainer, has embarked on a program to replace 3,000 containers from the original aluminium ULD fleet with environmentally friendly lightweight versions.
A typical
unit load, as shown in Figure 1, consists of corrugated containers stacked on a pallet and stabilized with stretch wrap or other materials.
In independent testing conducted by the Virginia Tech Center for Packaging and
Unit Load Design, the 40 x 48-inch RackoCell plastic pallet was shown to have 18 times the lifespan of a 40 x 48-inch whitewood stringer pallet.
During use, the
unit load applied to pallets has an effect on their properties.