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Global economic structural changes always pose new challenges for the logistics industry. In view of both the automation of material flows and globalisation of commodity flows, all means of transportation, such as the EPAL-pallet, must meet ever-increasing expectations. This in turn requires stricter quality controls. EPAL guarantees the highest quality standard for EPAL-pallets throughout the world.
EPAL (the European Pallet Association) was founded in 1991 to work with the European Railways to maintain a European-wide quality assurance and inspection standard for the EURO pallet.
EURO-pallets produced by EPAL licensed manufacturers are inspected under strict quality procedures, at regular intervals.
All EPAL-controlled wooden pallets are marked with a quality control staple bearing the EPAL quality mark. Repaired EURO-pallets are certified with an EPAL repair marking nail.
Based on standardised quality-assured EURO pallets, the ”EPAL-System“ is a cross-sector open pallet exchange pool.
On the basis of quality criteria given by EPAL and the UIC, partners agree upon the most suitable exchange basis for their circumstances: “pallet for pallet”, pallet accounts for future settlement, etc.
EURO-pallets bearing the EPAL quality mark, certifying they have been inspected by EPAL, offers global safety.
Only quality inspected EURO-pallets guarantee smooth material flow – anywhere. Either within your business or internationally – in transport and storage.
The EUR-flat pallet is designed to withstand the following loads when stacked on a shelf or on the fork of a fork-lift truck:
The moisture content shall not exceed 22% of the weight of the wood in an anhydrous state (dried weight). Should the moisture content be less, the shrinkage values as per UIC 435-2 are relevant. A moisture content between 22 and 26 % is considered as a minor defect during a quality inspection.