Research reveals ORBIS plastic pallet can withstand up to 200 cycles
Researchers from the Virginia Tech Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design used the center’s FasTrack life-cycle analysis to compare relative durability.
ORBIS Corp., Oconomowoc, Wis., learned its 40x48-inch RackoCell plastic pallet has approximately 18 times the life span of a 40x48-inch whitewood stringer pallet, according to a recent study.
Researchers from the Virginia Tech Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design, Blacksburg, Va., used the center’s FasTrack life-cycle analysis to compare relative durability. The FasTrack life-cycle analysis included a 10-step handling sequence, which involved routine pallet handling activities, followed by inspections of the plastic and whitewood pallets. In testing, the RackoCell plastic pallet completed the sequence up to 200 times without failure, while the wood pallet’s average failure was after 11 cycles.