SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PALLET WITH EMBEDDED SUPPORT STRUCTURES

A system and method are provided for manufacturing a plastic pallet having a plurality of runner assemblies with embedded support structures. Each runner assembly may include a top runner board, a bottom runner board, and a plurality of support structures embedded into the top and bottom runner boar...

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Hauptverfasser: Morris, Gary W, Kivisto, Brian D
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A system and method are provided for manufacturing a plastic pallet having a plurality of runner assemblies with embedded support structures. Each runner assembly may include a top runner board, a bottom runner board, and a plurality of support structures embedded into the top and bottom runner boards. The pallet may be manufactured using heat to at least partially penetrate and soften the runner boards, to soften the support structures, and to weld the support structures to the runner boards in an embedded manner.