Where it is
On a block of EPAL CP pallets, listed as element 8.
What it proves
Which of the nine CP footprints and builds the pallet is.
In detail
EPAL's CP pages list nine pallets with different footprints and builds. CP1 and CP2 match the 1000 × 1200 and 800 × 1200 footprints. CP3, CP8 and CP9 are all 1140 × 1140 mm, but CP3 is 138 mm high with 15 boards, while CP8 and CP9 are 156 mm high with 28 and 24 boards and 12 and 9 blocks. CP4 is 1100 × 1300 mm, CP5 is 760 × 1140 mm, CP6 is 1200 × 1000 × 156 mm and CP7 is 1300 × 1100 × 156 mm.
The marking list on each CP page is the same as for EPAL flat pallets plus the CP type marking. Board thickness differs too: EPAL gives 18–20 mm for CP deck and bottom boards, compared with 22–24 mm for the Euro pallet.
EPAL does not publish weight or safe working load on its CP pages, so our CP spec pages leave those blank rather than guessing.
Common misreadings
- A 1140 × 1140 pallet without a CP marking is not necessarily CP3; count boards and measure height.