Abstract
Slipsheet performance was evaluated under simulated handling conditions and during actual shipment of baler bag and strap/angleboard systems for palletizing prepackaged potatoes for market. The light, low cost types of slipsheets do not stand up to the rigors of heavy loads (1-ton per pallet) and multiple handlings required in the fresh potato marketing system. One should consider the heavier, more durable types of slipsheets for use with potato shipments if problem-free slipsheet operations are required.
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E1 comportamiento de laminas deslizantes (“Deslilaminas”) fue evaluado bajo condiciones de manipuleo simulado y asimismo durante el despacho real de sacos embalados fijados a plataformas de tabla para el despacho de papas preempacadas al mercado sobre paletas. Las laminas deslizantes, livianas y de bajo costo no soportan los rigores de cargas pesadas (una tonelada por paleta) ni asimismo los multiples manipuleos requeridos por el sistema de mercadeo de papas para consumo.
Debe evaluarse los tipos más gruesos y durables de laminas deslizantes para su uso durante embarques de papa si se desea una operación libre de problemas en base a laminas deslizantes.
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The laboratory is cooperatively operated by the Agricultural Research, Science and Education Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture; the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station; the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station; and the Red River Valley Potato Growers’ Association.
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Orr, P.H., Yaeger, E.C. Slipsheets for handling and shipping prepackaged potatoes to market. American Potato Journal 58, 393–403 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02852951
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02852951