CONCURRENT ENGINEERING APPROACH FOR DESIGNING A NOVEL PLASTIC PALLET

摘要

The concurrent engineering approach was used to design a lightweight, one-piece-tailored and very resistant pallet. Three CAD/CAE software programs were involved in the designing process. The pallet design went back and forth between the software until it was optimized and the part met all the functional, mechanical, processing, and machining requirements at the lowest pallet weight possible.