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palletcentral.com PalletCentral • March-April 2017 33 Seven Commonly Used PDS Advantages: • Automatic certification into the USDA BioPreferred® Program • Provides specifications and validation to ensure accuracy of unit load design • Increases the manufacturing efficiency of an existing pallet design without increasing its cost • Determines the safe carrying load for all pallets • Determines the lowest cost-per-use for a company or division • Determines the lowest cost-per-trip for a company or division • Designs a new custom pallet for many applications PDS Reports Provide: • The maximum safe load a pallet can carry for a certain load • How much a pallet will deflect under a certain load • What resistance to lateral collapse a pallet will have in transit (stringer pallets) • How many trips the pallet will make before needing its first repair • Specifications and drawings for a pallet being designed, allowing for a more informed purchaser For over 30 years, pallet purchasers have increasingly demanded PDS-designed pallets. A PDS-designed pallet is not just a sales claim to a prospect, it is an engineering solution endorsed and verified by research supported by NWPCA. This third-party endorsement is convincing and can turn prospects into customers. Users of PDS-designed pallets have identified numerous bottom line PDS benefits such as: • Improved safety • Improved handling efficiency • Reduced cost • Longer lasting pallets • Reduced product damage • Easier quality control PC "PDS is the best tool in the marketplace to safely analyze and design pallets to meet specific weight carr ying capacities and safety factors." – Bill Schneider, Remmey–The Pallet Compan y JFR Holdings, Inc.