A pallet (/ˈpælɪt/) (also called a skid) is a flat transport structure, which supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, a pallet jack, a front loader, a jacking device, or an erect crane. A pallet is the structural foundation of a unit load which allows handling and storage efficiencies. Goods or shipping containers are often placed on a pallet secured with strapping, stretch wrap or shrink wrap and shipped. Since its invention in the twentieth century, its use has dramatically supplanted older forms of crating like the wooden box and the wooden barrel, as it works well with modern packaging like corrugated boxes and intermodal containers commonly used for bulk shipping.
While most pallets are wooden, pallets can also be made of plastic, metal, paper, and recycled materials.
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It is reported that SCHOTT's new propulsion Rudder EcoPeller (SRE) will be used for the first time on eight ferries being built by two shipping companies in Norway.
Based on a hybrid drive thruster, SCHOTTEL's SRE integrates a vertical motor into the rudder propeller unit, eliminating the need for the upper two angle gears and increasing mechanical efficiency by 2%. This compact motor and drive combination also simplifies the installation process.
The Schotter SRE EcoPeller system has a power range of 1000-4500 kW and can be either a fixed pitch propeller or a controllable pitch propeller. It has the function of moving the propeller blade to a low-resistance position when required. The standard configuration is an asynchronous motor or a permanent magnet motor.
The EcoPeller is also equipped with SCHOTTEL's High Torque Gearbox (HTG) technology, which increases the drive torque of the same size by 15% and provides high safety. Despite the higher drive torque, a more compact underwater gearbox housing is also available for improved hydrodynamic propulsion efficiency.
According to Christian Strahberger, CEO of SCHOTTEL, “In addition to ecological and economic impacts, SRE EcoPeller products are also diverse. In the ship design phase, the sooner we intervene, the more we will match the propulsion system to the hull, the more we can improve the ship’s Overall efficiency. Therefore, it is very important that we provide a variety of precisely configured propulsion systems for ship design."