Economical, dependable heat treated wood pallets.

Heat treated wood pallets are becoming the packaging material of choice for companies across the nation and world. Economical, safe, dependable and environment-friendly, Solid Wood Packaging Material (SWPM) provides an effective way to transport products of all types and sizes across the country or border.

Border Protection
Sending products and components across borders is becoming commonplace. With cross-border transportation, however, comes a variety of restrictions related to customs regulations. More unification is needed for these restrictions around the world, and various government and regulatory agencies have joined forces to define some industry standards for the handling of one type of common cross-border product: wood packaging.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT) developed rules and regulations to control the importation and exportation of Solid Wood Packaging Materials (SWPM) to prevent the introduction of pests, fungus and bacteria across borders.

This "ISPM 15" regulation is estimated to go into effect in mid-to-late 2005 for shipments from Mexico to the U.S. and is designed to protect against exchange of insects between countries. It is already in effect or slated to take effect in other countries around the world. Insects are often found in wood packaging materials such as wood pallets, crating blocks, drums, cases, pallet collars and skids — all subject to this regulation. These items will soon have to be specially heat-treated and certified to pass border inspection.

In anticipation of this upcoming 2005 law, last year IOS invested in a wood treatment unit, growing its 50-person operation to 120 employees in one of its several Juárez plants. The plant expanded from 20,000 sq. ft. to 75,000 sq. ft. to accommodate the demand for pallets from IOS customers.

IOS customers can be assured that their wood packaging materials needs will be met in this high-output, high-quality Mexican plant. As a leader in the industry for compliance with this law, IOS is positioned to provide cost-effective, quality products — on schedule for its customers. We do the work and have the necessary certifications on our wood pallets to make the border disappear.

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Pallet Manufacturing and Management Capabilities

With in-house, high-tech cutting tables, up-to-date corrugated design technology and an array of other specialized equipment and facilities, IOS offers the widest range of design capabilities and cost-effective solutions in corrugated, shipping pallets and crates with JIT delivery. Using state-of-the-art software to produce packaging and tooling designs, IOS design engineers carefully analyze and manage the technical, cost and quality assurance aspects of your projects.

Shipping Pallet Manufacturing

Freight pallet manufacturing and treatment
High- and low-volume runs
Die cutting and tooling
Partition slotting

Principal Products
Wooden freight pallets

Value-added Services
Warehousing and JIT inventory management
Vendor management
Recycling
Sourcing and buying


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