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Trends of the 1990s Propelling Pallet... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsDecember, 1, 1999
The pallet core shortage, the continued growth of rental, and the tight labor market top the list of the pallet industry’s leading concerns going into the next century. But make no mistake about it. The lag factor looms large when...
Technological Advances Making Plastic Pallets More... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Alternative Materials (Plastic, Corrugated, etc.)December, 1, 1999
Composites — hybrids between plastic and some other material, such as wood — may hold the most promise for pallet design and manufacturing in the future, he suggested. Plastic pallets comprise a subject "near and dear to your hearts," Mark...
Pallet Chief Manufacturing Penetrates Market Further... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Equipment, Products & ServicesDecember, 1, 1999
Penetrates Market Further with Pallet Chief VI Tandem Nailing System SYLACAUGA, Ala. — ‘Shiners’ — those nails protruding from sides of stringers on a finished pallet — are a common problem in the pallet industry. Not only are they dangerous...
Innovation Makes Batey Sawmill a Leader - Pallet Enterprise
Sawmills > Sawmill Case Studies: SoftwoodDecember, 1, 1999
MT. PLEASANT, Iowa — When Robert "Bob" Batey started his sawmill business in 1987, he had a handset Frick mill and a five-man crew. Little did he know that in a mere 13 years Batey Sawmill would become one of...
Industrial Resources Machine Stacks, Dispenses Pallets - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Equipment, Products & ServicesNovember, 2, 1999
Free Reweld Service To celebrate its 10th year as a grateful supplier to the wooden pallet industry, Dixie Precision now extends part of its “no quibble” warranty to include any competitor’s disassembly or thin kerf resaw blades. Dixie provides this...
Split Conveyors Option on Newman KM-16 - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Equipment, Products & ServicesNovember, 2, 1999
Free Reweld Service To celebrate its 10th year as a grateful supplier to the wooden pallet industry, Dixie Precision now extends part of its “no quibble” warranty to include any competitor’s disassembly or thin kerf resaw blades. Dixie provides this...
Reusable Pallet and Container Coalition Holds... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > AssociationsNovember, 1, 1999
Washington, D.C.—Remember the famous New York City garbage barge? Ever since then citizens have been more aware of RECYCLING. However, the concept of REUSE typically doesn’t register on the awareness scale. Reuse requires an adjustment in mindset of what we...
What Will Happen to the Pallet... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsNovember, 1, 1999
People repeated ask, “What is going to happen to our industry? How is the explosive growth in pallet rental going to affect the pallet industry?” After examining the factors involved and the total impact of pallet rental, not just the...
Indiana Recycler Is Ready To Reach... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsNovember, 1, 1999
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Steve LeFebvre thinks he has the right solution for the tight labor market that is a proverbial thorn in the side of the pallet industry: automation. Steve, 36, is on the verge of taking his pallet...
New on the Market – November... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Equipment, Products & ServicesNovember, 1, 1999
Free Reweld Service To celebrate its 10th year as a grateful supplier to the wooden pallet industry, Dixie Precision now extends part of its “no quibble” warranty to include any competitor’s disassembly or thin kerf resaw blades. Dixie provides this...
