Pallet
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A pallet 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. Many pallets can handle a load of 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). While most pallets are wooden, pallets can also be made of plastic, metal, paper, and recycled materials.
The classic wooden pallet, with a glove for scale.
A plastic skid with nine legs, which can be lifted from all four sides. This type of transport is commonly called a pallet, but since it has no bottom it is technically a skid.
A metal pallet with removable beams, in this case for firewood
Automated palletizer of bread with industrial KUKA robots at a bakery in Germany
Shrink wrap
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Shrink wrap, also shrink film, is a material made up of polymer plastic film. When heat is applied, it shrinks tightly over whatever it is covering.
Heat can be applied with a handheld heat gun, or the product and film can pass through a heat tunnel on a conveyor.
Grocery vegetables wrapped with a plastic shrink film.
Shrink wrapped ball of twine
A machine designed to continuously wrap up to 35 packets per minute
Shrink wrapped helicopters for transport