CUSTOMIZED BANDSAW PALLET DISMANTLER MANUAL

Of the three main labor areas ( sort, dismantle and assembly), clearly dismantling is the worst job in the plant and difficult for owners to find or retain labor willing to do this dangerous job.Ī little over a year ago, PalletCentral magazine, which the National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA) publishes, asked owners of pallet recycling firms what they were focused on to more efficiently build a better pallet.

Build new pallets with recycled or new wood or a combination of new and used.

Reclaimed lumber will be cut to size or scrapped and ground for mulch.

Complete dismantling is done manually by literally dragging the pallet thru a horizontal band saw to cut the nails or screws.

Repair or complete dismantling of stringer pallets for lumber reclamation.

Loop pallets are picked up by the respective owner-company and sent to their own authorized repair center to selectively remove boards (average of two components) for repair and paint.

Sort by type (red & blue “loop” or block pallets whitewood or “stringer” pallets and plastic pallets).Unload pallets from the trailers at their facility and begin the sortation process.Recyclers collect trailer loads of pallets from local area retailers.Ninety-three percent of all pallets in service are wooden, and seventy percent of these are recycled by a network of regional companies that collect used pallets by the trailer load from local retailers to begin their recycling process. There are nearly two billion pallets in service in the United States every day. Yet, the job is critical because the pallet, literally and figuratively, supports the nation’s supply chain.

CUSTOMIZED BANDSAW PALLET DISMANTLER MANUAL

The work in pallet recycling plants is largely manual labor, and it’s always challenging to recruit and retain staff for a job that has people in constant contact with band saws, debris and vibration. Taking apart (or dismantling) wooden pallets is dangerous, deafening and draining for employees. If you’re in business to dismantle and recycle wood pallets, you might say otherwise. It’s been said taking something apart is easier than putting it together.

Customized bandsaw pallet dismantler