The National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA) provides ongoing training and education for the wood packaging industry. Course dates will be updated when they become available.
January 28-30, 2025 – Intermediate Pallet Design & Performance Course – Monterrey, Mexico
Join us for the Capitulo’s first ever pallet design and performance training course to be conducted in Mexico. The course will cover intermediate to advanced principles of pallet design, optimization, and construction. Material science, interactions between handling equipment and the complete unit load, how to diagnose and solve material handling problems, and creative pallet design will be covered. Participants will obtain in-depth knowledge of how to leverage the capabilities of the Pallet Design System (PDS) to design safer, more efficient, and cost-effective wooden pallets. In so doing, you will gain a competitive advantage over those designing pallets with any other method.
The 2.5-day course will take place at the University of Monterrey with live pallet testing demonstrations at Centro Abre. Lunch will be provided (Wednesday and Thursday), and all participants will be invited to a happy hour on the first evening of the course. Training licenses will be issued to all participants for the duration of the course to allow for practical experience using PDS.
Schedule & Hours: January 28 – 30, 2025
- 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Tuesday & Wednesday (UDEM)
- 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Thursday (Centro Abre)
Place: UDEM & Centro Abre (Address will be provided to students upon registration)
Cost: $695 USD (After December 21), $595 Early bird discount of $100 for signing up before December 20.
Spaces: Two attendees per company
Prerequisites: This course is offered at the intermediate level. At least some prior experience with PDS performing basic pallet designs and analysis is required. Alternatively, take the online PDS 101 course and practice with PDS before attending. This will allow the class to move quickly into in-depth instruction and advanced topics. The course will be delivered in English with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish.