Assessing the life-cycle environmental impacts of the wood pallet sector in the United States
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128726
Abstract: Abstract Wood pallets play a critical role in the movement and storage of goods worldwide. They are an important component in the complex global supply chain and used by almost every industry. It is therefore… read more here.
Keywords: pallet; impact; life; life cycle ... See more keywords
An automated guided logistics robot for pallet transportation
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DOI: 10.1108/aa-04-2020-0052
Abstract: Purpose This study aims to present an automated guided logistics robot mainly designed for pallet transportation. Logistics robot is compactly designed. It could pick up the pallet precisely and transport the pallet up to 1,000 kg… read more here.
Keywords: automated guided; pallet transportation; logistics robot; pallet ... See more keywords
An optimization model for multi-type pallet allocation over a pallet pool
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DOI: 10.1177/1687814017705841
Abstract: Pallets are widely used around the world. Pallet pooling, as a useful management method of pallets, has become more and more popular. It is very important to allocate pallets over a pallet pool efficiently. However,… read more here.
Keywords: pallet allocation; optimization model; pallet; pallet pool ... See more keywords
Analysis of Forklift and Pallet Jack Injuries in Wood-Related Industries
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DOI: 10.13073/fpj-d-20-00032
Abstract: Many wood-based businesses rely on forklifts and pallet jacks to load, unload, or move product around facilities. The use of forklifts or other powered industrial trucks (PITs) to facilitate movement and storage of goods is… read more here.
Keywords: pallet; related industries; wood related; wood ... See more keywords
Investigation of new and recovered wood shipping platforms in the United States
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DOI: 10.15376/biores.15.2.2818-2838
Abstract: This study was performed to acquire key market and raw material usage information for the wood pallet and container industry in 2016. Historical trends in the wood pallet market were also analyzed between 1991 and… read more here.
Keywords: pallet; market; recovered wood; investigation new ... See more keywords
Investigation of the Warpage of a High-Density Polyethylene Pallet by Plastic Injection Compression Molding: Part I—Numerical Approach
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DOI: 10.3390/polym14071437
Abstract: Many challenges are associated with the injection compression molding process for producing a half-pallet (1320 mm × 1110 mm × 75 mm, length × width × height), which is butt-welded to another one for enhancing… read more here.
Keywords: injection compression; half pallet; pallet; warpage ... See more keywords
A Comparison of Numerical and Actual Measurements of Large-Scale Rib-Structured Pallet Flatness Using Recycled Polypropylene in Injection Molding
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DOI: 10.3390/polym14081631
Abstract: Many challenges are associated with the injection molding process for forming a rib-structured pallet (1100 mm × 1100 mm × 140 mm, length × width × height) because greater flowing resistance through the rib channels… read more here.
Keywords: actual measurements; pallet; injection molding; rib structured ... See more keywords