Revolutionary smart pallet

Dutch start-up company Ahrma launches a revolutionary pallet at the K-Messe in Düsseldorf. Ahrma combines new innovative materials with The Internet of Things, using state-of-the-art intelligence, and well managed pool and rental services. Thus creating optimal supply chain control, lower supply chain costs and proven sustainability benefits. Currently a small group of triple-A launching customers are commercially testing this ‘pallet loaded with innovation’.

Erik de Bokx, managing director Ahrma: “The pallet industry hasn’t shown any major innovation in the last fifty years. Ahrma aims to be a frontrunner in this industry by adapting The Internet of Things in logistics. We offer more than just an innovation; we have transformed this traditional product to the arena of the new economy of sharing, preserving and sustainability”.

The Ahrma pallet combines the best characteristics of both wooden and plastic pallets. By using a technique of spraying the PU-Coating Elastocoat® C of BASF on a specially developed wood composite inner structure, developed by Greenpanel, Ahrma has created a pallet with superior strength: more durable and lighter than other types of pallets. The pallet is produced in components and assembled with a special adhesive at the first point of usage. This adhesive is developed bespoke by Henkel.