Published Works

Systems Based Unit Load Design

Hamner, P., and M. White. 2007. A systems-based approach to unit load performance and efficiency. MHIA - On the Mhove. Vol 8/Issue 2 pp. 12-13
Han, Jonkoo, M. White, and P. Hamner. 2007. Development of a finite element model of pallet deformation and compressive stresses on packaging within pallet loads. Journal of Applied Packaging Research. Vol 1/No.3 - March
Hamner, P., J. Han, and M. White. 2007 Virginia Tech study maps stress distributions on pallets during use. Pallet Enterprise magazine. May 2007
Sin D-S, M. White, J-K Han. 2007. Optimizing Pallet Sizes within the Global Supply Chain: Connecting Northeast Asia and North America. MHIA - On the Mhove. Vol 8/Issue 1 pp.8-9
Hamner, P. and M. White. 2006. The next big idea: a case for systematic vs. component unit load design. Pallet Enterprise magazine. May 2006
M. White, and P. Hamner. 2005. Pallets Move The World: The Case For Developing System-Based Designs for Unit Loads. Forest Products Journal 55(3)
Hamner, P., and M. White. 2005. How to design around a unit load. Pallet Enterprise magazine. November 2005
White, M. and P. Hamner. ISO may demystify the application of RFID technology to pallets. Pallet Enterprise magazine. August 2005

Pallet/Wood Manufacturing Related

Hamner, P., M. White, J. Han, and R. Rupert. 2007. The effect of splicing method on the flexural performance of pallet deckboards and stringers. Forest Products Journal (in review)
Hamner, P. and M. White. 2007. Virginia Tech study compares methods for splicing pallet parts. Pallet Enterprise magazine. February 2007
Hamner, P., M. White, and P. Araman. 2006. The frequency and level of sweep in mixed hardwood saw logs in the eastern United States. Forest Products Journal 57(9)
Hamner, P., M. White, and P. Araman. 2006. The effect of curve sawing two-sided cants from small diameter hardwood sawlogs on lumber and pallet part yields. Forest Products Journal 56(10)
Hamner, P. and M. White. 2006. Is recycled plastic lumber a viable alternative for Pallets. Pallet Enterprise magazine. November 2006
Hamner, P., and M. White. 2006. Virginia Tech study shows potential for finger jointing pallet parts. Pallet Enterprise magazine. February 2006
Mitchell, H., M. White, P. Araman, and P. Hamner. 2005. Hardwood pallet cant quality and pallet part yields. Forest Products Journal 55(12).
Hamner, P., M. White, and P. Araman. 2005. Analysis shows curved sawing small hardwood logs increases yield of side boards. Pallet Enterprise Magazine. May 2005

Other

Insect Infestation and Wood

Chen, Z., M. White, and W.H. Robinson. 2006a Preliminary Evaluation of Vacuum to Control Wood-boring Insects in Raw Wood Packaging Materials. Forest products Journal 56(7/8):21-25

Mold and Wood

Hamner, P. and M. White. 2004. Prevention and control of mold and mildew on pallets. National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA). Pallet Central magazine. April 2004

Featured Article:

Pallets Move the World: The Case For Developing System-Based Designs for Unit Loads

By Marshall S. White and Peter Hamner

The largest domestic non-fuel use of wood fiber is the packaging and palletization of consumer and industrial products. Products that because of their form cannot be shipped or stored in bulk are consolidated or unitized for storage and transport. Most consumer and industrial products are formed into unit loads for this purpose. A unit load is a single item, a number of items, or a bulk material, that is arranged and restrained so that the load can be stored, picked up, and moved between two locations as a single mass. A typical unit load consists of corrugated containers stacked on a pallet and stabilized with stretch wrap or other materials. It is estimated that more than 2 billion unit loads are in continual daily use in the United States.
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