Unit
Load Design Testing Laboratory
 The
Center for Unit Load Design is located in the Corporate
Research Park on the Virginia Tech campus. The 4000 ft²
office and high bay laboratory facility is adjacent to the
William H. Sardo Jr.
Pallet & Container Research Laboratory.
The
Unit Load Design Testing laboratory contains automated material
handling equipment typically found in many automated warehouses,
such as a dynamic storage rack, roller conveyors, chain
conveyors, and a 4-deep glide rack system. New equipment
is continuously being added.
The
Center also houses a comprehensive packaging testing laboratory,
including a flat bed compression tester, a hydraulic vibration
table, a shock tester, a drop tester, and an incline/impact
ramp tester.
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