Western Pallet Magazine August 2024 | Page 33

August 2024

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In the run-up to the 1984 National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA) Leadership Conference, tensions were running high for Virginia Tech’s Pallet Design System™ (PDS) team. “We were sweating bullets,” recalled Dr. Marshall (Mark) White, the project manager and spokesperson for the project at the time.

Pallet Machinery Group (PMG) is looking to the future as it launches the Titan nailing machine, which will be its platform for nailing innovation. The company has also grown with new top leadership to ensure continuity and long-term viability.

Pallet Enterprise  recently explored these topics with Alliance Automation, which is offering autonomous vehicles much more common in pallet plants in the near future. Some pallet companies are already deploying this technology in Europe. 

Hinton Lumber Products has announced a minority growth investment from Trivest Partners. The investment was made from Trivest Growth Investment Fund II (“TGIF”), a dedicated non-control fund launched in 2016 to solve founders’ need for a value-added capital partner while maintaining operational and financial control of their business.