PDS Version 5.6 Product Release (Sept 2018)

PDS v5.6 has the following features:
– Operates in multiple languages, allowing businesses with a growing diverse workforce to operate more efficiently in their native or preferred language. Language options include: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.
– Twenty new international wood species for lumber specification enables manufacturers to design pallets with regional wood species from around the world.
– Forklift support analysis for entering and lifting from a pallet’s side, particularly useful for analyzing extra-long stringer pallets.

The Pallet Design System™ (PDS) is the proprietary software program of the National Wooden Pallet & Container Association and is federally registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. Pallet Design System™ is a trademark of the National Wooden Pallet & Container Association.

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