The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) introduced the EPAL Euro pallet QR as a new open EPAL pallet pool product. The new EPAL Euro pallet QR is marked on the right-hand corner blocks with a unique QR code and thus allows it to be easily integrated into digital processes in goods and pallet logistics. Following the market launch on 1 January 2024, the new EPAL Euro pallet QR is now available to order from selected EPAL Euro pallet producers and can be used and exchanged in the open EPAL Euro pallet pool.
Each individual EPAL Euro pallet QR is marked with an individual and unique QR code on the two right-hand corner blocks and thus has a unique identity. Users can link the QR code to the goods on the pallet through their own IT systems or through software developed by EPAL and retain complete transparency of the location of the goods and pallet using Track&Trace.
It is essential that EPAL Euro pallets are always available in sufficient quantity and at the correct location so that users’ supply chains function flawlessly. The new EPAL Euro pallet QR facilitates easy, quick and location-specific capture of the pallets in stock and evaluation of data on quantity and quality. This means it is possible to ensure that EPAL Euro pallets are always available in operational pallet logistics in the correct quantity and necessary quality, irrespective of where the pallets are required in goods and transport logistics.
In addition to using the QR code on EPAL Euro pallets to retrieve information on the pallet’s location and loading as well as the goods, it can also be used to supply information on the pallet. As well as data on pallet production, which improves security against counterfeiting, this specifically includes data on the material and recycling, exchange and reuse. The QR code has been developed by EPAL as a digital product passport so that the new EPAL Euro pallet QR already complies with future legal requirements for a digital product passport.
The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) is an international, non-profit association and organises the open EPAL Euro pallet pool. There are currently more than 650 million EPAL Euro pallets and approximately 20 million EPAL Box pallets in circulation, making the EPAL Euro pallet exchange pool the biggest open pallet exchange pool in the world.
