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General Pallet Info |
Pallet Specifications - GMA
Most 48" x 40"
pallets are manufactured as "Grocery
Manufacturer's Association" or GMA pallets.
The original specification is obsolete, but
today it has some generally accepted parameters:
- Stringers
are 1 3/8" x 3 1/2" x 48".
- Stringers
have two notches in the side to allow for
forklift entry. This makes it a 4way
pallet.
- Pallet
boards are 5/8" thick.
- Top of
pallet has a 5/8" x 5 1/2" x 40" board on
each end, and five 5/8" x 3 1/2" x 40"
boards in the center.
- Bottom of
pallet has a 5/8" x 5 1/2" x 40" board on
each end, and three 5/8" x 3 1/2" x 40"
boards positioned between the notches.
- Alternate
acceptable construction for GMA pallet is
six 5/8" x 5 1/2" x 40" board on top, and
four 5/8" x 5 1/2" x 40" boards on the
bottom.
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Pallet Specifications - Non-GMA
Beside our standard
48 x 40 pallets, we have other sizes of
reconditioned pallets in stock. These include:
- 48 x 48
- 44 x 44
- 42 x 42
- 40 x 48 (reverse pallet)
These pallets are sold according to customer
requirements. Customer may specify 2 or 4
way, wing or flush, stringer or block, heavy
duty or standard.
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Reconditioned GMA Pallet
Albany Pallet
Exchange reconditions GMA pallets and sorts them
into the following grades:
#1 Grade Pallet (also referred to as a “Grade
A” pallet)
This pallet has clear stringers. It has no
repair blocks nailed to the original stringers.
We have three sub-grades of the #1 pallet:
#1A - Like New
This pallet has GMA board configuration.
Hardwood Stringers. May have pine deckboards,
but usually all hardwood construction. It has
no visible signs of repair. Bright wood color.
Minimal damage to wood. Often
indistinguishable from a new pallet. It is
ideally suited for delivery to food and grocery
customers. Sometimes referred to as a Sam’s
Grade Pallet.
#1B - GMA Pallet
This pallet has GMA board configuration.
Hardwood Stringers. Stringers may be repaired
with steel plates. May have pine deckboards.
May have some discoloration and more
chips/splits than LIKE NEW.
#1C - Standard Grade
The most common type of #1 pallet, this pallet
may or may not have a GMA board configuration.
It may have 4" leading boards. Stringers may or
may not be hardwood. Stringers may be repaired
with plates. May have pine deckboards.
#2 Grade Standard Pallet (also referred to as
a “Grade B” pallet)
This pallet has one or more repair blocks nailed
to an original stringer. Some portion of an
original stringer may be missing but repaired
with a repair block. Boards may or may not be
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Why Use Wood?
- Provides
customer satisfaction. Make a powerful
first impression. Ship your product in new
wooden crates and containers. When your
customer receives your product in a
professionally built wooden container, it
will convey a level of quality and value
like no other. Your customers know they are
dealing with professionals from the minute
their crate arrives on location and that
your company cares about its product.
- Protects
valuable and delicate products. Properly
constructed wooden containers provide far
greater protection from puncture or crushing
than do fiberboard, cardboard and most
plastics.
- Results
in cost savings. As a rigid material,
wood packaging is less expensive than
plastic or metal. When the wooden container
can be reused, it can pay for itself, and
thus become less expensive than disposable
fiberboard.
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Withstands heavy products. Wood has the
strength to support and brace extremely
heavy or large products, thereby eliminating
container collapse or puncture from the
inside.
- Can be
re-used. Wood packaging has far more
durability than fiberboard, which allows it
to be reused many times. When a wooden
container is painted, it becomes extremely
weatherproof, and its useful life will
increase even further.
- Minimizes
engineering time and costs. When a rigid
material is required for a packaging
application, wood allows for quick and
inexpensive prototype design and production
set-up. Wooden packaging can just as easily
be re-designed, if required, with
modifications retrofitted to finished
containers. Other rigid materials, such as
plastic and metal, are expensive to design,
and may not be modifiable.
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