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Letter from Ed: Am I Getting... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Pallet NewsOctober, 1, 2007
It may at times seem difficult to remember, but there was a time when I was young. When I first started working with the pallet industry in 1977, most people felt I looked awful young to be taking...
MHIA Administers New MH1 Pallet Standards - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Industry StandardsOctober, 1, 2007
Pallet standards have been one of the debated issues in the pallet industry over the past couple of decades. Everybody in the pallet industry agrees that pallet standards are usually loosely applied. Many pallet users and pallet companies...
OSHA Guidelines for Personal Protective Equipment:... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsOctober, 1, 2007
A decade ago, you could have walked into many pallet and lumber operations and not seen any employees wearing ear, eye, hand or foot protection. But that is all starting to change as companies realize the value in...
EPAL Looks to Global Expansion, And... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > International MarketOctober, 1, 2007
As the world becomes smaller, the packaging decisions of one country easily can become a headache for others. Europe has discovered this to be the case as it strives to enhance its primary exchange pool of 800 x...
Big G Wood Products Plans to... - Pallet Enterprise
Sawmills > Sawmill Case Studies: HardwoodOctober, 1, 2007
Timberland Machinery Big Jake Scragg Mill Is Workhorse in Arkansas Scragg Mill WALDRON, ARKANSAS —George Gustafson dreamed of owning and operating a scragg mill, but he was involved in other entrepreneurial endeavors for a good 25 years. “I...
G.J. Weck & Sons, Ltd.:Bin Manufacturing... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > International MarketOctober, 1, 2007
Patumahoe, New Zealand — The same pallet group that toured Timpack (see article in July Pallet Enterprise) also had the privilege of visiting G.J. Weck & Sons, Ltd. this March. In addition to being impressed by the differences...
Move to Replace Oil with Ethanol... - Pallet Enterprise
SawmillsOctober, 1, 2007
For the past two years, legitimate strides have been made to reduce America’s dependency on foreign oil by increasing the availability of alternative fuels. The leading alternative fuel candidate so far is corn-based ethanol, and the...
Pallet Design System Adds Capabilities, New... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Equipment, Products & ServicesOctober, 1, 2007
The Pallet Design System © (PDS), the computer software program available through the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA), now features expanded pallet design capabilities and improved, three-dimensional graphics. PDS, first introduced in 1984, is...
Forest Certification Programs: Environmental Dreams Become... - Pallet Enterprise
Logging > Forest HealthOctober, 1, 2007
As more companies hop on the environmental sustainability bandwagon, forest certification is becoming a popular marketing trait. But just in case you believe it’s just for lumber companies, think again. Progressive pallet companies have even found innovative ways...
Pallet King Gears Up to Serve... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsOctober, 1, 2007
STOCKTON, California — Logistics is taught well in universities, but frontline personnel in actual manufacturing and distribution settings put theory to the real test. In fact, those who assemble and route goods inevitably add to the body of...
