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Viking Releases New Champion 304A Classic... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Equipment, Products & ServicesOctober, 1, 2011
In response to market demand, Viking has reintroduced a Champion similar to the old 304A, but better. The new Classic Nailing System is a 60”x60” three-stringer system, either right...
Orbis Obtains FM Approval for DecaBDE... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Alternative Materials (Plastic, Corrugated, etc.)October, 1, 2011
Trying to avoid all the controversy around the use of DecaBDE (Deca) as a fire retardant in its pallets, Orbis Corp. (www.orbiscorporation.com) has been testing a Deca substitute to replace the current additive used in its fire retardant pallets. Orbis...
Vecoplan Adds Two People to Engineering... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Pallet NewsOctober, 1, 2011
Vecoplan Integrated Controls, a leading manufacturer of industrial control panels and plantwide integrated control systems, has added Ron Carter, an electrical engineer, to its electrical engineering team. In addition...
NWPCA Elects New Slate of Officers... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > AssociationsOctober, 1, 2011
Earlier this year, at its annual meeting, the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association elected five new board members and its new slate of officers. The new board members...
European Biomass Demand Increase Coming - Pallet Enterprise
SawmillsOctober, 1, 2011
A significant rise in European demand for biomass is expected over the next decade. A new study from...
Proposed Trucking Regulations Among Most Costly - Pallet Enterprise
Logging > GovernmentOctober, 1, 2011
Two proposed regulations for the trucking industry are among the top seven most expensive regulations currently being considered by the Obama administration. ...
Weyerhaeuser Sells Hardwood Business Unit - Pallet Enterprise
Sawmills > Equipment, Products & ServicesOctober, 1, 2011
Weyerhaeuser Company has completed the sale of its hardwoods business to American Industrial Partners. Total proceeds from the sale will be approximately $108 million. ...
Boiler MACT Threatens Industry Jobs - Pallet Enterprise
SawmillsOctober, 1, 2011
A new study has found that more than 20,000 primary pulp and paper industry jobs and as many as 36 mills around the United States would be at risk...
Center for Unit Load Design Taps... - Pallet Enterprise
Unit Load > Research/TestingOctober, 1, 2011
The Department of Wood Science and Forest Products at Virginia Tech recently appointed Dr. Laszlo Horvath as the new director of the Center for Unit Load Design (Center). The...
Safety Zone: Is Forklift Safety Something... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsOctober, 1, 2011
With apologies to the Beach Boys: Well, he hopped into the forklift and went cruisin’ through the whole parking lot now Seems he forgot the ‘triangle of stability’ that he was taught now He went up on two wheels around...
