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October 22, 2008
The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center
Virginia Tech - Blacksburg, VA
Sponsored by:
Virginia Tech's
Center for Unit Load Design
W.H. Sardo, Jr. Pallet and
Container Research Lab
The Department of Wood Science
and Forest Products
Continuing and Professional Education
Industrial Reporting, Inc.
(Pallet Enterprise, Pallet Profile)
WHO SHOULD ATTEND AND
WHAT ATTENDEES WILL LEARN
Pallet and packaging designers and suppliers,
users, and specifiers will learn:
- 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
INSTRUCTOR
Marshall "Mark" White
CEO, White & Company
Dr. Marshall "Mark" White has been a
member of the faculty in the Department
of Wood Science & Forest Products
at Virginia Tech since 1975. Originally
from New Jersey, Dr. White received degrees from Colorado State University and Virginia Tech. Dr. White is the former director of the William H. Sardo,
Jr. Pallet & Container Research Laboratory and the Center for Unit Load Design. His research and extension programs through the pallet lab and the unit load design lab focused on unit load materials handeling efficiency.
In his new role as CEO of White & Company, Dr. White's consulting specialty
will be in packaging and pallet design solutions that optimize supply chain
performance.
For additional information, please contact:
Bonnie Maccubbin
Virginia Tech
Center for Unit Load Design
1650 Ramble Road
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
(540) 231-5370
e-mail: unitload@vt.edu
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