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Article: A pallet-able solution: a European technology offers an alternative to steel pallets.(What's New)
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- The Concrete Producer
- Article date:
- September 1, 2006
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Most zero-slump product producers in the United States have avoided using wooden pallets. In a plant's fast-paced production setting, producers often found that the pallets wouldn't last long enough. In a very short time, they would absorb moisture and begin to warp.
That attitude may change. A new alternative to traditional wood pallets was introduced to North American at the Manufactured Concrete Products Expo in February. The product features a new base plate with laminated wood core and polyurethane casing.
The new DuroBOARD is a base plate consisting of a dimensionally stable, non-distorting laminated veneer lumber (LVL) laminated core and a ...
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