(Vienna, June 27, 2024) – As a supplement to the Euro pallet, ÖBB has developed a foldable EUR exchangeable frame that is labelled with ÖBB and the EUR in the oval, just like the original Euro pallet. The standardised, quality-assured EUR exchangeable frame is about to be launched on the market.
Advantages for logistics and applications
The foldable EUR exchangeable frame offers decisive advantages over conventional rigid frames. It takes up very little space when transport empty wagons – an important aspect that many shippers consider to be urgently needed. Although foldable stacking frames already exist, there has been no standard for them until now. This gap has now been filled by the foldable EUR exchangeable frame. This standardised frame fits on Euro pallets measuring 800 x 1200 mm. The load in the frame can also be covered with an optional lid.
Stacking frames are attached to pallets for easy transport. They prevent small parts and boxes from falling off the pallet during transport and eliminate the need to wrap the pallet. The new EUR exchangeable frames are stackable and available in four different heights: 10, 20, 30 and 40 cm.
Sustainability and quality assurance
The new foldable EUR stacking frame offers the opportunity to grow this market sustainably and at the same time meet the requirements of the Packaging Ordinance. This obliges companies to reuse or recycle returned packaging. In the automotive industry in particular, there is a high demand for quality-assured, standardised stacking frames that can be exchanged in the same way as Euro pallets. The new EUR stacking frames comply with the relevant standards and have been tested and certified by the independent testing organisation SGS Germany. SGS Germany is a world leader in the fields of testing, inspection and certification.
Logistics without the Euro pallet is unthinkable. It is estimated that around one billion Euro pallets are in circulation worldwide. ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has held the trademark rights to the original Euro pallet with the mark EUR in the oval since 1961. “With the innovative foldable EUR exchangeable frames, we are offering a sustainable and efficient solution for pallet transport that meets the requirements of modern logistics,” says Clemens Först, CEO of RCG: “All frame manufacturers are invited to apply for a licence for the new foldable stacking frames to ensure that they can be produced in a quality-assured manner.”
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group
As a leading rail logistics provider in Europe, we are shaping the industry. 365 days a year – 24 hours a day. Across Europe and beyond into Asia. With our presence in 18 countries, we connect people, businesses and markets – from the first to the last mile. It’s thanks to our 5,912 logistics professionals that 419,000 trains a year, respectively 1,150 a day, reach their destinations safe and sound. With our efficient end-to-end logistics services, we transport over 78 million net tonnes of freight each year. Operational management of the Rail Cargo Group lies with Rail Cargo Austria AG.
ÖBB
ÖBB has been shaping mobility in Austria for 100 years. As a comprehensive mobility and logistics service provider, ÖBB transported a total of 494 million passengers and over 78 million tonnes of freight to their destinations in an environmentally friendly manner in 2023. This is thanks to the electricity for trains and stations being generated entirely from renewable energy sources. With a punctuality rate of 95% in passenger transport, ÖBB is one of the most punctual railway operators in Europe. ÖBB invests more than 4.5 billion euros annually in railway infrastructure and its fleet as part of its drive to build a railway system fit for the future. Across the Group, over 43,000 bus and rail employees and about 2,000 apprentices ensure that around 1.4 million passengers reach their destination safely every day. ÖBB is the backbone of the Austrian public transport system and, as Austria's largest climate protection company in the mobility and logistics sector, gets people and freight to their destinations safely and in an environmentally friendly manner. The strategic lead company of the group is ÖBB-Holding AG.