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and freight handling by David Lowe, m I nstTA Handling Conference
• A two-day conference With the theme "Pallets--what is the future?' is to be held in Bournemouth on November 12 and 13 by the Institute of Materials Handling.
Eight speakers will disc* the changes which will develop following the wide-scale introduction of expendable pellets, the use of synthetic materials and the !possibility of a National Pallet Pool.
Nearly every industrial ente prise concerned with manufacture or distribution comes into contact with pallets at some stage of the production, storage or transport cycle. It is estimated that some 12 million wooden pallets are produced in the UK every year for general use; therefore progress in pallet design, construction, standardization and pooling techniques are important to industry.
The papers to be presented by the speakers, all of whom are prominent in aspects of the production or use of pallets, should provide British industry with some constructive thinking on a Subject which is currently costing it in exbass of £20m annually.
The speakers and their subjects are as follows:-
Mr J. M. Williams, director, National Materials Handling Centre—Pallets and the national economy.
Mr C. Y. Hardie, managing director, Transport and Handling TeChnical Services Ltd—Pallet pools—the future.
Mr W. H. Sardo, Jr, executive vice-president, National Wo den Pallet and Container Association, who i travelling from the USA to present his aper—Developments in the use of pallets in the USA and in world trade. Mr K. D. Starr, president of the British Industrial Truck Association—Industrial trucks for handling pallets.
Mr D. L. Sheriden, United Glass Ltd—Factors affecting the purchasing of pallets.
Mr C. Swinbank, chairman of the Institute of Packaging—The dimensional relationship of packages, pallets and freight containers.
Speakers from the Ministry of Transport and the Pallet Manufacturers Section of the Timber Container Confederation are also expected.
The chairman of the conference is Mr Stanley Turner, Director! of Industrial Relations, Port of London Authority.
The conference is organized by Independent Trade Missions Ltd, 25 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1.
lsotanks
• The full range of lsotank bulk liquid container tanks is now available from Yorkshire Engineering and Welding Co Ltd (YEWC0)—associate company of London and Northern Securities Ltd. This follows YEWCO's recent purchase from Andrews of Aintree Ltd of designs, approvals and plant for its entire container tank concept. YEWCO is already one of Britain's leading road tanker producers, and this acquisition now enables it to offer every form of liquid transportation.
lsotanks are specially designed for the fast, effective movement by road, rail or sea of most hazardous and non-hazardous liquids —ranging from foodstuffs and drink to unstable chemicals. Virtually tamper-proof, they provide ease of access, inspection and cleaning and reduce all risk of contamination. They are built to ISO standards and meet all the requisite international specifications, including those of the Customs and Lloyd's Register of Shipping.
Nearly 40 models are available, with or without insulation, heated or unheated tanks; many other features are optional. The bodies can be supplied in acid-resisting stainless steel or aluminium--and with polished interiors if required to reduce contamination risks and simplify cleaning. The ISO framework is of robust mild steel, painted to individual requirements.
Standard Isotank capacities range from 3000 to 4000 Imperial gallons (13,640 to 20,000 litres) within a 20ft by 8ft by 8ft framework module. A pressure-type hinged manlid with vacuum/vent valve is fitted at each end, while a top-operated foot valve allows discharge rates at 4000 Imperial gallons in less than 23 minutes (water at 45 deg F). Baffles or separate compartments for dissimilar commodities can be fiitted with separate outlets if required.
lsotanks are available with an insulation or lightweight low 'K value materials with claddings of glass-reinforced plastics, stainless steel sheet or aluminium alloy sheet. Heat breakers can be interposed between the faces to prevent heat transfer from tank to framework (with heat gain/losses of less than 0.15 deg F per hour in 150 deg F temperature differentials). Thermostatically controlled electrical or steam heating can also be fitted.