DUTCH
start-up Ahrma
has launched a "revolutionary" smart pallet that combines the best
characteristics of both wooden and plastic pallets.
By
using a technique of spraying the PU-Coating Elastocoat-C of BASF on a
specially developed wood composite inner structure, developed by Greenpanel,
Ahrma has created a pallet that is more durable and lighter than other types of
pallets. The pallet is produced in components and assembled with a special
adhesive at the first point of usage.
Currently
a small group of triple-A launching customers are commercially testing this
"pallet loaded with innovation," a company statement said.
"The
pallet industry hasn't shown any major innovation in the last 50 years,"
said managing
director Erik de Bokx. "Ahrma aims to be a frontrunner in this
industry by adapting The Internet of Things in logistics," he said.
The
embedded transponder in each pallet has several radio-protocols: a long-range
protocol for factory and warehouse wide coverage and a short-range protocol for
smartphone scanning.
Transponders
communicate with intelligent low cost receivers that are mounted at strategic
places on the customer premises.
Such
an intelligent system offers great benefits in the reuse of transport packaging
market as all assets can be tracked & traced in real time with very little
operator input and minimal costs and minimal investments in infrastructure.
Furthermore,
the transponder allows for measurement of acceleration, temperature and weight,
allowing users to access operational data through the company's supply chain
big data system.
Source
: HKSG.
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