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A pallet | A pallet (also called a skid) is a flat transport structure, which supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a [[Forklifts|forklift]], a [[Pallet jacks|pallet jack]], [[Front loaders|front loader]], or [[Cranes|crane]]. A pallet is the structural foundation of a unit load which allows handling and storage efficiencies. Goods or shipping containers are often placed on a pallet secured with strapping, stretch wrap or shrink wrap and shipped. Since its invention in the twentieth century, its use has dramatically supplanted older forms of crating like the wooden box and the wooden barrel, as it works well with modern packaging like corrugated boxes and intermodal containers commonly used for bulk shipping. | ||
=Challenges= | =Challenges= |
Revision as of 01:16, 3 May 2021
Tools: | Wrenches |
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Parts: | Frames, End caps, Bolts, Nuts, Plates |
Techniques: | Shelf joints, Tri joints |
Introduction
A pallet (also called a skid) is a flat transport structure, which supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, a pallet jack, front loader, or crane. A pallet is the structural foundation of a unit load which allows handling and storage efficiencies. Goods or shipping containers are often placed on a pallet secured with strapping, stretch wrap or shrink wrap and shipped. Since its invention in the twentieth century, its use has dramatically supplanted older forms of crating like the wooden box and the wooden barrel, as it works well with modern packaging like corrugated boxes and intermodal containers commonly used for bulk shipping.
Challenges
Horizontal surfaces often need to move. Sometimes with their contents intact. Locations and methods for installing horizontal surfaces should facilitate interchangeability.
Approaches
Build pallets from standard Replimat components.
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Ken Isaacs pallet
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EUR pallet