Candy Manufacturing Support Pallet and Method of Use
A manufacturing support pallet includes a support with a substantially planar support surface, and a plurality of rails oriented substantially normal to the support surface and positioned adjacent to the support. The support surface defines a plurality of holding slots where each holding slot is sized substantially identically and configured to receive a manufactured product package. The product package can be a candy cane tray. A method for manufacturing boxes includes producing a consumer product, such as a candy cane tray, aligning one or more of the consumer products in a point of sale insert, and placing the point of sale insert into a holding slot that is located on a support pallet. A manufacturing system includes a support tray defining a plurality of receiving areas configured to receive a manufactured product package, a plurality of support rails, and a transport tray configured to receive a plurality of support trays and a plurality of support rails.
1 . A manufacturing support pallet, comprising:
a support with a substantially planar support surface;
wherein the support surface defines a plurality of holding slots, each holding slot being sized substantially identically and configured to receive a manufactured product package; and
a plurality of rails oriented substantially normal to the support surface and positioned substantially adjacent to the support.
2 . The manufacturing support pallet of claim 1 , wherein the holding slots are arranged such that the holding slots form a column.
3 . The manufacturing support pallet of claim 1 , wherein the holding slots are substantially rectangular.
4 . The manufacturing support pallet of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of rails are connected to the support.
5 . The manufacturing support pallet of claim 4 , wherein the holding slots are aligned such that centroids of the rectangular holding slots in the column are linear.
6 . The manufacturing support pallet of claim 1 , wherein the holding slots are arranged such that the holding slots form a column; and
wherein the manufacturing support pallet includes multiple supports to form a pallet with multiple columns of holding slots.
7 . The manufacturing support pallet of claim 1 , wherein the rails are connected to the support;
wherein the holding slots are substantially rectangular; and
wherein adjacent edges of the rectangular holding slots are spaced less than 2 inches apart.
8 . A method for manufacturing boxes, comprising:
producing a consumer product;
aligning one or more of the consumer product in a point of sale insert;
placing the point of sale insert in a holding slot, the holding slot located on a support pallet.
9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
removing the point of sale insert; and
positioning a display over the point of sale box.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the consumer product is candy cane;
11 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising placing the support pallet in a storage location.
12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising placing the support pallet in a carrier and storing the carrier.
13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising removing the carrier from storage; and
using the carrier in a point-of-sale display.
14 . A manufacturing system, comprising:
a support tray defining a plurality of receiving areas configured to receive a manufactured product package;
a plurality of support rails; and
a transport tray configured to receive a plurality of support trays and a plurality of support rails.
15 . The manufacturing system of claim 14 , wherein the manufactured product package is a candy cane package.
16 . The manufacturing system of claim 14 , wherein the receiving areas are substantially rectangular.
17 . The manufacturing system of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of support trays are arranged in one column in the transport tray.
18 . The manufacturing system of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of support trays are arranged in the transport tray with a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns of support trays.
19 . The manufacturing system of claim 17 , wherein a plurality of transport trays are stacked on top of each other.
20 . The manufacturing system of claim 19 , wherein the stack of transport trays is used in a consumer point-of-sale display.