CENTER FOR UNIT LOAD DESIGN at Virginia Tech

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CENTER FOR UNIT LOAD DESIGN at Virginia Tech

• Brooks Forest Products Center
• 1650 Ramble Road (0503)
• Blacksburg, Virginia 24061

Editorial contact Bonnie Maccubbin,
bjmac_at_vt.edu (540 231-5370
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Center for Unit Load Design Schedules 2006 Short
Courses Two new short courses offered   Virginia
Tech, Blacksburg, VA (December, 2005) The
Center announces its 2006 short course
schedule NEW! Wood Pallet Design and
Performance Short Course January 11 13,
2006 217 Cheatham Hall (CEARS Lab), Virginia
Tech, Blacksburg, VA This course will teach wood
pallet supplier production and sales
professionals, professionals responsible for
pallet purchases, and packaging engineers and
pallet specifiers to learn how pallet design and
selection affects material handling costs learn
the fundamentals of stringer class pallet design
and performance including both new and
remanufactured wood pallets learn the
fundamentals of black class pallet design and
performance learn how to use PDS (TM) to design
block and stringer class pallets learn how to
specify structural panels and design structural
panel deck pallets. Register online at
www.conted.vt.edu/woodpallet/ or call
[phone]. NEW! Understanding Wood and its
Effect on Pallet Performance March 9 10,
2006 The Inn at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,
VA This course, co-sponsored by Industrial
Reporting, Inc. (Pallet Enterprise, Pallet
Profile), will teach pallet and packaging
designers and suppliers, users, and specifiers
the properties of wood and how these properties
effect pallet performance Chemical, physical,
and mechanical properties of wood and how these
differ between wood species How understanding
these properties can be used to control the
corrosion, staining, and odor contamination of
products shipped on pallets Understanding wood
moisture relationships and methods of drying wood
pallets Safe treatments for the control of
insect infestation Controlling mold and mildew
growth on wood pallets and containers. Basic
Corrugated Packaging and Unit Load Design March
22 23, 2006 October 4 5, 2006 The Inn at
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA This course,
co-sponsored by the Fibre Box Association and
Industrial Reporting, Inc. (Pallet Enterprise,
Pallet Profile), is directed to corrugated
packaging, pallet, and equipment suppliers, as
well as the users of these components. The
instructor will be Mr. Ralph Rupert, packaging
engineer and testing manager for the center
(formerly of Weyerhaeuser). The educational
objectives include preparing the attendees to
Be conversant in the corrugated packaging
industry Understand regulations that impact the
design and use of corrugated packaging Select
and design corrugated shipping containers Better
understand the interactions between the
packaging, pallet, and material handling
equipment Understand the effect of pallet design
on box performance. Topics include
Introduction to Corrugated Containers Linerboard
and Medium Basics Papermaking Compression
Engineering Distribution Performance
Manufacturing and Converting Design Case
Studies Laboratory Tour Unit Load Design Short
Course April 11 - 13, 2006 September 26 28,
2006 The Inn at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,
VA This course, in cooperation with ISTA, MHIA,
and Industrial Reporting, Inc. (Pallet
Enterprise, Pallet Profile) is directed to
packaging, pallet, and material handling
equipment suppliers, as well as the users of
these components. Attendees will learn
systems-based optimization procedures that will
improve customer service and increase
competitiveness. By learning to design to the
system instead of to the individual component,
efficiencies and improvements in product
protection can be found. Topics include
Principles of unit load design Unit load
material handling audit Packaging design Pallet
design Material handling systems Interactions
between material handling equipment, packaging,
and pallets Diagnosing and solving material
handling problems Laboratory tour For more
information on this or other short courses
offered by the center, contact Bonnie Maccubbin
at [phone], email at bjmac_at_vt.edu, or
visit the center Web site at www.unitload.vt.edu.
For information on registration or lodging,
contact the Virginia Tech division of continuing
education at [phone]. The Center for Unit
Load Design is a center in the Department of Wood
Science and Forest Products in the College of
Natural Resources at Virginia Tech.
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