Everyday practice shows that a variety of devices are used in logistics production and distribution chains. With regard to some of these devices, the terminology used is not always correct. It should be assumed that in many cases such a situation arises as a result of a lack of knowledge of the subject.
One of the most frequently incorrectly named devices are load pallets. More specifically, it concerns those that are called Euro pallets. Many users use this term to describe all flat wooden four-way single-deck load pallets with a load deck size of 800 mm x 1200 mm. This is highly misleading, because in reality, such load pallets do not exist. Among the mentioned pallets, two types can be distinguished:
1. Flat wooden load pallets of the EUR type
1. Flat wooden load pallets of the EUR type
are produced in many European countries based on the requirements specified in the UIC 435-2 leaflet, a document established by the International Union of Railways (UIC). (…) On the visible front surfaces of the longitudinal supports of the pallet sides, according to the UIC 435-2 leaflet (PN-M-78216: 1997), the following marks should be applied:
– the legally protected EUR mark in an oval on the right support
– the legally protected railway mark on the left support,
– the digital or letter manufacturer code 000-0-00, 20 mm high, on the middle support (…)
The article comes from the magazine “Logistyka” no. 2/2005.