Do you need a durable wooden pallet quality? Ever used wooden pallets from other suppliers but had problems due to insects? Choosing wood pallets for both warehousing and shipping cannot be done without careful consideration. Then, what needs to be considered when choosing the right wood pallets with the best quality? Here are some ways to choose the best quality wooden pallets.
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What Should Be Considered in Choosing the Best Quality Wooden Pallet?
Pay Attention to the Material for Making Pallets
First, pay attention to the materials used for the production of wooden pallets. You need to know that there are two types of materials for making wooden pallets, which are softwood and hardwood. Each wood has different characteristics.
In general, the characteristics of softwoods are they leave streaks easily but are strong enough to withstand loads. Softwood is obtained from tree species that do not have seeds or whose seeds are covered by fruit flesh. One example is the pine tree. Meanwhile, hardwood has a spiral shape and is obtained from tree species that have seeds. Examples of hardwood-producing trees are teak and mahogany.
It should be noted that the drying process for hardwood takes longer than for softwood because hardwood has many pores that absorb water.
Pallet Size Selection
Wooden pallets are manufactured in various sizes and styles. Currently, various sizes of pallets are used in various countries around the world. To decide on the pallet size that will be used by a company or country, one of the easiest ways is to choose the pallet size that is most widely used by existing trading companies.
Determining pallet size is not easy. You have to put some concerns to several components such as strength, cost, repair, and ease of maintenance. Apart from that, you also need to consider the distribution facilities that will be used, for example, trucks, cargo, trains, ships, aeroplanes, warehouse size, port facilities, and so on.
Lastly, you have to know the importance of knowing the standard pallet sizes accepted in the destination country if you want to send export commodities abroad. Therefore, it is very important to know the various sizes of pallets that are accepted in several countries. For example, a pallet size of 1100 x 1100 mm is an acceptable standard in Japan, Taiwan and Korea.
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Insect Free-Wooden Pallet and ISPM15
Make sure that the wood pallets you choose are insect free. Especially for wooden pallets that will be used to export goods. There are quite a number of cases of problematic wood commodities and pallets, including being rejected overseas due to insect problems. In addition, the selection of insect-free wood pallets is also important to keep the product safe.
One of the safe ways to choose insect-free wood pallets is to choose pallets that have ISPM15 certification. This means that the pallet has been processed in accordance with ISPM15 regulations through heat treatment and fumigation with methyl bromide.
You can get ISPM15 wooden pallets at BMR. Certainly, with a process that uses sophisticated tools, BMR wooden pallets have the number one quality. All the wood materials are processed by heat treatment until the core temperature of the wood reaches a minimum of 56° Celsius.
Based on all aspects that need to be considered in choosing the wooden pallets above, you can get the best quality wooden pallets at BMR. Want to get a quote? Click link below!
