„EPAL Pallet exchange system’s evolution “ Riga Food 2014-09-04
Speaker: Janas Likso , CEO of EPAL National Committee in Baltic States
What actually came before the introduction of the Euro pallet? Through the introduction of the Euro
pallet, the costs and time required for loading railway carriages was reduced by more than 90%.
The product •
Most cost effective
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Regulated thickness and quality of elements
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Supervised manufacturers of pallets, nails and blocks
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Supervised repairers
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Regulated load bearing capacity
The significance of the EPAL europallet to industry •
500 million EPAL europallets are in circulation around the world
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The dimensions of europallets determine - interior width of trucks - technical dimensions in storage systems - the technical configuration of automatic conveyance systems - dimensions of many products and packages
Facts: EPAL – European Pallet Association e.V. •
Founded in 1991
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Non-commercial
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European association of the licensed manufacturers and repairers of EPAL cargo carriers
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1,600 licensed member organisations carry out production and repairs around the world
Facts: EPAL – European Pallet Association e.V.
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14 National Committees in Europe operatively realise the objectives of EPAL
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Activities outside of Europe, e.g. in China, Indonesia, Brazil, India
The development of EPAL pallet production •
Annual pallet production 1992 22 million
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Annual pallet production 2012 67 million
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Trend: Further increase
80,000,000 70,000,000 60,000,000 50,000,000 40,000,000
Jahr
30,000,000
Palettenproduktion Pallet production
20,000,000 10,000,000 0 12009
22010
32011
42012
The production figures of EPAL in 2013 •
Europallets produced in the period from 01.01.2013 to 31.12.2013:
63.7 million •
Europallets repaired in the period from 01.01.2013 to 31.12.2013:
21.6 million •
EPAL/EPAL europallets produced in the period from August 2013 to 31.12.2013:
24 million
Since the 1st August 2013 all EPAL Euro pallets have been uniformly labelled with the EPAL
One Brand on all four corner blocks
This development is set to continue •
Further market entries are undergoing preparation, e.g. - Czech Republic - Austria - Hungary - Scandinavia - Croatia
In cooperation with ECR Baltic Pallet assessment cards were prepared (based on the requirements of the standard and practice of European countries)
Practice shows: the resistance to quality control stimulates degradation of pallets quality in your own warehouses
Pallet exchange system is a mirror of companies business culture
Use of counterfeited products in commercial activity is prohibited by law Buying a fake pallets for the sake of small saving, enterprises can punish themselves
Directions of evolution of pallet exchange system - Improvement of pallets quality through licensed repair
- Reduction of defective pallet entry through the buying points - Reduction of the number of pallets, damaged during handling - Improvement of pallets exchange conditions and obligations in contracts - Efficiency improvement of pallets park management - Pallets park management and quality assessment trainings for a staff - Improvement of pallet storage conditions
The EPAL pallet training centre • Establishment of a training centre in Düsseldorf in July 2014 • Training of europallet users in handling and working with
exchangeable europallets
RFID EPAL participates in developing of an RFID loading system Hรถrmann version: RFID transponder attached to the pallet passes over an RFID receiver at close distance, without any interference from liquids or metals borne by the cargo carrier.
EPAL working groups are preparing new projects in the field of “Services”, “Halfpallet”, ‘’Technical’’ etc
EPAL Baltic offers: - further cooperation - seminars on EPAL pallet quality assessment - monitoring of pallets quality at your premises - application of legal measures against pallet forgery
Many thanks for your attention!