RTP - the past, present and future

摘要

IN THE RUN-UP TO THE UK'S LARGEST INTRALOGISTICS EVENT - IMHX IN SEPTEMBER - JIM HARDISTY, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF GOPLASTICPALLETS.COM AND GOPLASTICBOXES.COM, PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO THE FUTURE OF RETURNABLE TRANSIT PACKAGING (RTP) SOLUTIONS FOR SUPPLY CHAIN INDUSTRIES AND HOW HIS COMPANIES ARE HELPING BUSINESSES TO IDENTIFY ROI OPPORTUNITIES AND DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE OPERATION SYSTEMS. Today's 1,200mm × 1,000mm heavy-duty pallets are produced using the latest techniques and are now half the weight of their predecessors from the late 1980s and early '90s. Despite new manufacturing methods producing a lighter product, the pallets maintain the same loading capacities due to the more complex designs and the latest material combinations that are used today that can be adjusted for strength and resilience.