Lower your logistics costs and optimise your supply chain performance by choosing pallets adapted to your automated systems
For many companies that use automated systems in their supply chain, there’s always one requirement: to get the best possible pallet quality.
Indeed, these handling and production systems require specific pallets adapted to the required dimensions, quality and moisture content.
How do you make sure you have the right pallets for your supply chain?
Not all pallets are created equal, especially when it comes to selecting a pallet for automated handling and production systems. Find out what the most important points to consider are to make the right choice.
Above all, avoid pallets made from composite wood: it can swell in contact with water or twist on impact leading to supply chain automation system stoppages.
Each automated system has its own acceptable pallet standards: size and weight being the most obvious criteria. Some distributors reject pallets that fail to meet their automated systems’ standards.
For your automated systems to run properly, every pallet must be in perfect condition. Choose a supplier that guarantees delivered resource quality by inspecting it beforehand.
Choose a supplier whose teams are trained to treat pallets as valuable assets and not disposable resources. You’ll reduce the risk of damage to the pallets on delivery and thereby reduce your automated system rejection rates.
To make good pallets, you need good wood. At LPR – La Palette Rouge, the pallets we use are made from solid wood from PEFC label managed forests.
After each rotation, our pallets are inspected and repaired if they don’t meet our quality standards. We make sure the pallets we deliver are in perfect condition for use in automated systems by carrying out over 20 checks.
Our range of pallets is designed to meet the different FMCG industrial and European distributor standards. Therefore, our pallets are calibrated to perfectly fit into automated production and handling systems and are accepted by all major distributors.
At LPR, our team of specialists will support you in your daily activities and make sure that our pallets are compatible with your automated systems. Due to the flexibility of our solutions and our teams, we guarantee an optimised process customised for each client.
What value do pallets add to your automated system?
Choosing the right pallet is critical to your automated system performances. But how can you recognise a well-made pallet from a questionable one? LPR has the answer in our guide!
When we work on our customers’ automated supply chains, we take into account all their automated production and handling system specificities to propose a solution that respects their technical needs while guaranteeing high performance for their business.
That’s what we did at Saint Louis Sucre, who came to us as the European pallet rental and management experts for help.
Find out how we helped them!
Saint Louis Sucre has a production plant in Roye, France, which is in the process of being automated. To successfully automate its finished goods management, Saint Louis Sucre needs precisely calibrated pallets that can be accepted by their automated handling systems. To meet this automated system pallet quality-related challenge, Saint Louis called on our services.
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