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Webinar Training
Sign up for a webinar presentation hosted by Dr. Marshall White, Systems Based Design concept creator and BestLoad® software developer. Click on the date and time you're interested in attending, send us an email and we'll sign you up for a Go To Meeting.
Classes are limited to 15 participants. You'll need a computer with speaker (or access to a phone for dial -in)
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SHORT COURSES  registration info
Unit Load Design Short Course:
How to Reduce the Cost of Shipping Units
April 13,14, and 15 2010
September 21,22, and 23, 2010
The Inn at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
This course, co-sponsored by ISTA, MHIA, Industrial Reporting, Inc. (publisher of Pallet Enterprise and Pallet Profile), and the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association
(NWPCA) is directed to packaging, pallet, and material handling equipment suppliers, as well as the users of these components. Attendees will learn systems-based optimization procedures that will improve customer service and increase competitiveness. By learning to design to the “system” instead of to the individual component, efficiencies and improvements in product protection can be found.
Topics include: Principles of unit load design; Unit load material handling audit; Packaging design; Pallet design; Material handling systems; Interactions between material handling equipment, packaging, and pallets; Diagnosing and solving material handling problems; Laboratory Tour.
For information on registration or lodging, contact Virginia Tech Outreach Program Development at (540) 231-5182.
Pallet Design Short Course:
May 18 and 19, 2010
October 26 and 27, 2010
Learn how pallet design and selection affects materials handling cost. Learn the fundamental relationships between wood pallet design and performance. Learn how to use the principles of systems based design and pallet design to reduce packaging cost. Learn how to use Best Load® to optimize pallet design.
Understanding Wood and its Effect on Pallet Performance
October 22 – 23, 2009
The Inn at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
This course, co-sponsored by Industrial Reporting, Inc. (Pallet Enterprise, Pallet Profile), will teach pallet and packaging designers and suppliers, users, and specifiers the properties of wood and how these properties effect pallet performance; Chemical, physical, and mechanical properties of wood and how these differ between wood species; How understanding these properties can be used to control the corrosion, staining, and odor contamination of products shipped on pallets; Understanding wood moisture relationships and methods of drying wood pallets; Safe treatments for the control of insect infestation; Controlling mold and mildew growth on wood pallets and containers.
Wood Species Identification for Pallet and Packaging Suppliers
November 5 – 6, 2009
The Inn at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
This course, co-sponsored by Industrial Reporting, Inc. (Pallet Enterprise, Pallet Profile), will teach a method of wood identification that is scientific yet sufficiently simple to be practiced successfully by the layman. Participants will learn what wood is, how woods are classified, and how to identify commercially important North American softwoods and hardwoods. This course has a wide range of applications for industries using wood, museum curators, antique dealers, furniture builders and restorers, homeowners, and hobbyists. Included in your participation fee is a copy of the Wood Identification Handbook (authored by Marshall S. White, instructor of the course) and a beautifully crafted domestic wood identification kit (featured on the front of the brochure).
Topics include: How wood is classified; How to prepare a wood sample; Identifying hardwoods and softwoods; and Wood identification keys.
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