Aluminium system pallet with a future

Investment payback calculations compared to pallets made of other materials clearly show the aluminium system pallet to be the most economical solution every time. What makes the aluminium system pallet such a favourable option?

Only system pallets can be individually designed and systematically optimized in line with their specific application. The outstanding benefits and added value features take some listing: An exceptionally hygienic hard gloss surface finish, AluClean^®, GMP compliant design, consistent tare weight, antibacterial and antistatic material, high-bay warehouse capable design, automation-oriented functional features, extremely long service life, minimal cleaning costs, environmentally friendly, value retaining and 100% recyclable.

Today, the aluminium system pallet may be considered in holistic terms as an optimum material flow technology with capacity for full integration into modern information and communication systems.

With the increasing complexity of logistical requirements, pallets benefit in terms of their safe stackability, ensuring optimum use of warehousing space, and also offer capability for optimum handling, from roller conveyor transport through to the fully digitized high-bay warehouse.

They are required to withstand even the most extreme conditions, allowing them to be used without hesitation in hostile environments such as deep freeze storage, wet environments, or hot sterilization chambers.

The aluminium system pallet has to prove itself an indispensable and integral part of the automated conveying system chain. When it comes to technical optimization, it has already become an established and essential link.

Throughout the transfer and handling technology sector, the pallet excels as a very specific type of returnable container in its capacity as a special load carrier. It must be capable of adjusting to automated order picking processes and forming an integral part of the supply chain management system.

With selective use, the system pallet can contribute towards optimizing volume utilization not only of the pallet itself but also in the storage area as a whole. After all, no fewer than 74% of all consignments are palletized and depalletized at some time during their transportation. This alone highlights the enormous potential they offer for rationalization.

Every chemical element of a mineral determines its properties. Non-metals (sulphur, fluoride and many more) and the semi-metal element silicon determine the characteristics of whole classes of minerals, while metals determine the specific properties of a mineral.

The highest content of aluminium occurs in rubies. Rubies are a member of the corundum family. In chemical terms, they are an aluminium oxide (formula Al2O2) and belong to the mineral group of oxides. Aluminium is also present in many other precious stones, as these examples show:

Aquamarine - Beryllium-aluminium silicateBeryllium - Aluminium silicate Chrysoberyl - Aluminium-beryllium oxideLapis Lazuli – Aluminium silicate containing sulphurTurquoise – Basic copper-aluminium phosphate

Tanzanite is a blue zoisite, a alkaline calcium aluminium silicate – a gemstone characterized by a fantastic blue colour of unfathomable depth. It is found in only one location, the Merelani Hills near Arusha in northern Tansania, making it rare and expensive. With a Moh’s hardness of 6.5 to 7 it is comparatively soft and brittle. Its blue colour is due to its iron component. However, in their raw state 95% of the stones are more brown and only achieve their characteristic blue after firing.