NEW! The MH1 Pallet Standard is now available online at the MHIA bookstore.
The standard includes information about the design and construction of wooden pallets.

Pallet Navigation

Unit Load - "A single item, a number of items, or bulk material which is arranged and restrained so that the load can be stored, picked up, and moved between two locations as a single mass." (Tanchoco)


See our article in FPJ:
Pallets Move the World: the Case for Developing System-Based Designs for Unit Loads

 

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RALPH RUPERT named new center Director - Marshall S. White retires January 2007 (click for details)
The Mold Conference Website is now available. For more information go to palletmold.com.


...helping the packaging, pallet, and materials handling industries save money, resources, and lives.

Why waste time tweaking component-based problems, when the real cost savings can be found in systems-based design? Understanding the interactions of packaging, pallets, and unit-load handling equipment is the first step toward increasing your competitiveness. Let us show you how at the only laboratory with facilities to evaluate all aspects of unit load and material handling design and efficiency.

The Center for Unit Load Design develops systems-based technologies to optimize material handling efficiency. Laboratory facilities feature a comprehensive packaging testing laboratory and automated material handling
equipment typically found in many automated warehouses.

Center Services

MESSAGE TO MEMBERS:
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Introducing SLICK!
Searchable Library of Integrated Center Knowledge

(Member passwords have changed: contact Bonnie at bjmac@vt.edu)

The center's team includes experts in packaging,
palletization, material handling, and unit load design.
Center staff serve on national and international industry
committees and frequently conduct presentations,
seminars, and short courses. Developments at the center
include the acclaimed Pallet Design System (PDS).

Affiliates of the center receive priority access to our technical assistance team and research laboratories, while helping to support center activities.

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For more information contact Bonnie Maccubbin at bjmac@vt.edu

 

 

 

 

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