The recycled pallet market has fallen back to earth after a period of historic price escalation in 2021 and 2022. The pandemic created never-before-seen conditions in the U.S. pallet market. Demand escalated at the same time that retailers kept more...

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After the success of its Urban Sawmill ™ trim saw system, Alliance Automation has responded to customer requests by developing the Badger Sawmill Series. This new model includes the same laser scanner and saw system used in the Urban Sawmill,...

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Daven Lucy is the owner of Virginia Pallets & Wood, located in Lawrenceville, Virginia. The company mainly recycles pallets although it also builds new pallets, serving customers within 150 miles. The business was started with two people in 2011 and...

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We are witnessing a rapid technological evolution in the pallet industry with advanced automation, robotics, scanners and more. One of the most transformative technologies that is reshaping industries involved in the supply chain is Artificial Intelligence (AI). And this technology...

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Given the competitive pressures in the pallet market today, companies that thrive must be efficient and produce little waste. These values are also helpful when it comes to good environmental and sustainability scores. That’s why undertaking lean manufacturing principles and...

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Many pallet manufacturers and mills that produce cut stock for pallets are equipped with horizontal bandsaws to resaw blocks cut from cants and low-grade lumber into pallet deck boards and stringers. The saws may be set up as a single...

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La Porte, TEXAS—If there’s a typical playbook that most pallet manufacturers follow in the United States, Larry and Hinton Howell threw it out the window a long time ago. While many pallet companies try to do a little bit of...

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When I first became a part of the pallet industry in the 1970s, low-grade hardwood dominated the sector in the East. Many people wouldn’t think about using softwood. The idea was that hardwood is strong, and softwood works for some...

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Automated Industrial Technologies (AIT) is rebranding the part of its business that manufactures automation for the pallet cut stock sector. AIT has built a strong reputation for developing high-throughput and labor-saving equipment, especially saws and stackers. According to Gary Sill,...

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Michael Krisher is the owner of Midland Wood Products, a pallet and crating manufacturer and broker. The company’s headquarters is in Mascoutah, Illinois. Pallet Enterprise: What is the best piece of business advice that you have ever received? Krisher: Our...

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