Load bearing is a significant safety consideration because wooden pallets can be susceptible to damage from the elements and from overuse.
Load bearing capacity can also be impacted by how you use your pallet.
Static load: refers to when weight is placed on a pallet at rest, for example stored on the floor.
Dynamic load: refers to the weight that is placed on a pallet and then put in motion, for example while moving your goods with a forklift.
Racking load: for when a pallet is placed in a racking system. There is significant difference between the load bearing capacity between Australian standard and drive-in racking.
A pallet design would return three different load bearing capacities when analysed against the above three styles of use.
Palletmasters takes safety extremely seriously, and we’ll consider a range of factors before advising on the best pallet design for your requirements. Using a pallet design software program, we can analyse nominal load capacities under different scenarios and customise designs to suit