EPAL launches ‘more robust’ half pallet
The European Pallet Association (EPAL) has introduced a new EPAL half pallet with three skid boards.
The independently quality assured 800 x 600 mm EPAL half pallet has been developed under the remit of being more robust and longer lasting than the current “Düsseldorfer” half pallet used on the market.
The new EPAL half pallet came into being as the result of active discussions with trade and industry users and has been field tested. The use of wood as the raw material makes the EPAL half pallet particularly sustainable, says EPAL.
“The new, four-way EPAL half pallet is tailor made to meet the needs of the users and combines the flexibility of the half pallet with the advantages of the EPAL system,” says EPAL CEO Martin Leibrandt.
Half pallets are particularly popular in the drinks and food industry, as well as with discount stores and the retail trade.
“In addition to the high quality and loading capacity, the ability to access the pallets on all four sides with materials handling equipment – in other words, from the 600 mm side as well – is important for the users. With the new EPAL four-way half pallets, goods are easy to manoeuvre within the sales areas and different articles can be displayed on the same sales area,” explains Martin Leibrandt.
The new EPAL half pallet is half the size of an EPAL euro pallet and can be exchanged without restrictions as part of the world’s largest open pallet exchange pool. EPAL says it has achieved the greatest possible insertion width on the 600mm side, thereby providing optimum conditions for handling with forklift trucks. It is produced from wood and steel only.
The load capacity of the EPAL half pallet is more than 500kg, with a net weight of less than 10kg. The seven upper edge boards as well as the six stringer and lower edge boards are 21 mm each. Six 3-mm thick steel angle brackets provide additional stability and protect the four-way pallet against damage in daily use. The new EPAL half pallet, which is suitable for automated warehouses, complies with the ISPM-15 standard and is marked on the steel angle brackets with the established EPAL logo.
The wooden “Düsseldorfer” half pallets currently used on the market are not independently quality assured.
