Defining Plastic Pallets
Located at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, CA; TranPak once again exhibited at the World Ag Expo. This year brought a lot of sunshine and many attendees.
With another year to go, we are excited to exhibit at next year’s expo and look forward to seeing you there.
TranPak will once again be exhibiting at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, CA. The show dates are February 11-13, 2020. Attend the show and visit us at our outdoor booth, #E26 (located at the corner of Median St and E St.)
For more information about the show, head over to the World Ag Expo website to learn more.
The holiday season is once again upon us. Please observe our business hours during this time.
TranPak will be closed December 24-25, and December 31-January 1.
On these days, please call us at (559) 435-0100 and leave us a message, or email us at sales2@tranpak.com, and we will get back to you during our normal business hours. Thank you and Happy Holidays from the TranPak team!
In observance of Thanksgiving, TranPak will be closed on November 28-29, 2019. We will be resuming our normal business hours on Monday December 2nd, 2019.
Researchers with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Western Regional Research Center (Albany, CA) have been working projects centering on optimizing bioproducts. One of the goals of the USDA ARS project is to scale-up torrefaction of California-derived biomass, such as almond or walnut shells, which are made into a charcoal-like material to displace carbon black. Once example involves preparing composites for pallets, like our Corona 48×40 Plastic Pallet.
Torrefaction is a thermal process where biomass is heated to 200–300°C in the absence of air and oxygen, undergoing mild pyrolysis and drying.
Almond hulls are a byproduct of the almond shelling process. (photo from: http://www.almonds.com/blog/accelerated-innovation-management/almond-board-explores-alternative-uses-almond-byproducts)
The USDA ARS have been looking at ways to reduce the use of plastic fillers and carbon black, in the production of plastic composites such as plastic pallets. With ground torrefied almond shells, a number of advantages have been shown. Cryo-ground torrefied almond shells, typically with particle size of 150 µm, have a lower density than polyethylene and polypropylene (PP). The filler produced by these shells also proved to improve stiffness, raise the heat deflection temperature (HDT) by 5–8°C, and achieve a darker color in the final product, therefore the use of carbon black could be minimized or even eliminated.
The USDA ARS collaborated with TranPak to introduce resins created in the torrefaction/pelletizing process into TranPak’s injection-molded shipping pallet, the Corona. The TranPak team utilized various torrefied biomass feedstocks at low concentrations as plastic fillers with post-consumer recycled polypropylene/polyethylene blends.
The Corona 48×40 pallet manufactured with torrefied biomass.
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For help with choosing or purchasing your plastic pallets, please contact us.
The Grocery Manufacturers Association. (GMA), an Arlington, Virginia-based trade association representing some of the biggest producers of food, beverages and other packaged consumer goods, has announced it will become the Consumer Brands Association (CBA) in January 2020.
The 110-year old organization is going through a major overhaul as of 2018 since the GMA lost 11 of its biggest company-members over philosophical differences. For those unaware, the GMA’s main purpose is to help mobilize packaged consumer goods around the US and ensure that healthy affordable food options are available to everyone. The new agenda represents the broader interests of a modern consumer packaged goods (CPG) company, by focusing on four core pillars: enhancing packaging sustainability, championing smart regulation, creating frictionless supply chains and building trust in CPG.
Read more about the GMA relaunch here: https://www.foodprocessing.com/industrynews/2019/gma-becomes-consumer-brands-association/
To learn more about how the GMA affects the pallet industry, read our FAQ on the GMA standards for plastic pallet here.
Another year, another show. TranPak was excited to exhibit at the 2020 World Ag Expo in Tulare, California. We were able to showcase our most popular products, such as the plastic agricultural bins and handheld containers.
TranPak will once again be exhibiting at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, CA. The show dates are February 11-13, 2020. Attend the show and visit us at our outdoor booth, #E26 (located at the corner of Median St and E St.)
The holiday season is once again upon us. Please observe our business hours during this time.
TranPak will be closed December 24-25, and December 31-January 1.
On these days, please call us at (559) 435-0100 and leave us a message, or email us at sales2@tranpak.com, and we will get back to you during our normal business hours. Thank you and Happy Holidays from the TranPak team!
In observance of Thanksgiving, TranPak will be closed on November 28-29, 2019. We will be resuming our normal business hours on Monday December 2nd, 2019.
Researchers with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Western Regional Research Center (Albany, CA) have been working projects centering on optimizing bioproducts. One of the goals of the USDA ARS project is to scale-up torrefaction of California-derived biomass, such as almond or walnut shells, which are made into a charcoal-like material to displace carbon black. Once example involves preparing composites for pallets, like our Corona 48×40 Plastic Pallet.
The Grocery Manufacturers Association. (GMA), an Arlington, Virginia-based trade association representing some of the biggest producers of food, beverages and other packaged consumer goods, has announced it will become the Consumer Brands Association (CBA) in January 2020.
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In observance of Labor Day, TranPak will be closed on September 2nd, 2019. We will be resuming our normal business hours on Tuesday September 3rd, 2019.
For years, TranPak has been supplying the wine industry plastic field bins, plastic pallets, and other plastic material handling products. In anticipation of this year’s crush season, we have field bins such as the Macro 24 and Macro 48 bins, in-stock and ready for immediate delivery.
TranPak will be closed on July 4th – 5th, 2019 in observance of Independence Day. We will be resuming our normal business hours on Monday July 8th.
On behalf of our team we would like to wish everyone a Happy 4th of July.
