The wooden pallets They represent between the 90% and the 95% of the pallet market, so it is interesting to know how they are manufactured, what type of wood is used, what regulations they follow and what advantages they offer to the industrial and domestic sector. At a domestic level, for example, they are positioned as one of the most reused natural materials, to be used as furniture or to decorate a home, since they provide a rustic touch, are economical and can become practically any object of everyday use. At an industrial level, pallets also provide great advantages (especially to the logistics sector) and, therefore, at Reciclajes Moa we are going to talk to you about them and all their characteristics.
What should a wooden pallet look like?
The wooden pallets They are made from a sum of wooden elements or derivatives of this material, grouping them as a platform. They are manufactured with a low height, the minimum possible, so that it is much easier to transport them with forklifts or any other mechanism.
They are products that must be very resistant, to support the greatest possible weight of merchandise, providing support and a stable and robust base. They present many advantages for the logistics sector, because they can be stacked easily, transport products, take up little volume, have great resistance, allow for good storage (both in a warehouse and inside a truck or transport trailer). They are easy to handle and are also highly reusable and recyclable.
The sawn wood used to make wooden pallets It is divided into classes P1 and P2 (if we refer to a visual classification), defining the particularities of each type in the UNE-EN 12246 standard, which determines the quality classes of the wood used in pallets and packaging. The UNE-EN 12249 standard, for its part, refers to sawn wood used in pallets. Allowable deviations and recommended dimensions.
What type of woods are the most used?
The wood species that are most used for the manufacture of flat and recoverable pallets are:
- The hardwoods; Birch, alder, acacia, chestnut, poplar, beech, ash, plane tree, elm and oak
- conifers; Larch, fir, spruce, pine and Oregon pine
Other spices can be used as long as the wood offers a static bending resistance equal to or greater than 42N/mm2 and its moisture content does not exceed 22%.
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