RM2 and Jabil collaborate on NA production of pallets
September 28, 2016
The agreement will allow RM2 to scale production more efficiently to market demand.
World pallet market growing at 4.9% CAGR to 2020 driven by wooden pallets
August 3, 2016
The uptick in manufacturing and resultant need to transport materials, including exports will drive the demand for pallets, according to a recently released report.
PECO Pallet appoints new CEO
June 9, 2016
Former Con-Way Freight president Joseph Dagnese bring more than 30 years of logistics experience.
Pallet wraps offer unitizing alternative to stretch wrap
June 7, 2016
Line of reusable pallet wraps unitize as well as protect loads and the environment.
Packaging Corner: Pallet envy
April 8, 2016
Because I write my monthly Modern column, “Packaging Corner,” from my own cozy corner home-office in Oregon, I don’t often get to see the new packaging technologies I write about up close and personal.
Automation Plus offers ergonomic solution to handle empty pallets
April 7, 2016
Automation Plus (Booth 4863), a division of CSF Inc., has invented a new way to handle pallets, called the Pallet Return Device (PRDTM). The PRDTM is designed to operate in distribution center pick modules or with pick tunnels.
Day 2 at Modex: From solutions to services
April 6, 2016
When is a pallet more than just a pallet? When it's a service.
Composite pallet from RM2 has new gel coating
April 5, 2016
Although RM2 USA’s (Booth 1316) BLOCKPal pallets already had a high coefficient of friction, they’ve been further enhanced with a new gel coat finish.
Packaging Corner: New pallet on the block
April 1, 2016
A new composite pallet offers reusable, returnable benefits to new markets.
Brambles commits to 2020 Sustainability Goals
March 30, 2016
Global supply chain logistics company adopting closer alignment with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
RM2 pallets accepted into supply chain of Canada’s largest retailer
March 17, 2016
Program includes further pallet deployment in coming years.
New members added to RPA Board of Directors
February 9, 2016
The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has elected four new members and returned three members to the Board of Directors for the two-year term 2016-2017.
David Lee announces planned exit as CEO of PECO Pallet
February 5, 2016
Lee joined company in 2005 and brought it back from the brink of bankruptcy.
Beumer celebrates 80th anniversary
December 18, 2015
Third-generation family-owned company charts steady growth worldwide.
How Federated Co-operatives practices sustainable distribution
December 2, 2015
A Canadian retail co-op has embraced sustainability to reduce its costs and return the savings to its members and customers.
Federated Co-operatives: Lean, green machine
December 2, 2015
Federated Co-operatives uses technologies that are environmentally and worker friendly in its Saskatoon warehouse.
Pallets: Money hiding in plain sight
October 2, 2015
Join Modern Materials Handling Senior Editor Josh Bond, and renowned pallet guru and president of White and Company, Marshall White, as they put context behind the findings of the 2015 Pallet Usage and Trending Study.
Reader Survey: Pallets as a reflection of your business
September 1, 2015
Modern’s annual reader survey shows how trends in pallet use point to priorities around cost control, customer compliance and operational efficiencies. More customers are asking for pallet type changes and having minor availability issues with used wood pallets, while pallet cost and durability continue to be dominant decision factors.
When is a pallet not a pallet?
September 1, 2015
Experts make the case for elevating the humble roles of pallet and packaging design from a fragmented race for savings to a central part of an optimized supply chain.
Other Voices: NIOSH study highlights ergonomics of bag palletizing
August 31, 2015
Study illustrates how worker and pallet location can influence stress on back muscles and provides suggestions for improvement.