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- Estudo, Modelação e Analise Numérica de uma Palete de ServidorPublication . Moutinho, Diogo Trigo; Campilho, Raul Duarte Salgueiral GomesThe industrial packaging sector plays a key role in protecting industrial products during storage and transport. In addition, this sector continually promotes the optimisation of product packaging in order to minimise material waste and reduce ecological footprints. The influence of this sector has repercussions on various supply chains, so it is an industry that is attentive to responding to the individual needs of each industrial sector, such as the automotive sector, the telecommunications sector or even the energy sector. This master's dissertation was carried out in an industrial context, at the company Nefab RA Produtos de Embalagem, S.A. (Nefab Portugal). The topic of the dissertation arose from the need to optimise a packaging solution designed for transporting large, heavy mechanical equipment. Initially, the model that initially existed for the same task was studied. This analysis revealed the model's main limitations, which served as the basis for the construction of two new models. These new models are made of different materials. Initially, a packaging machine slightly similar to the initial one was modelled. In this way, it was possible to design a new model by optimising the previous model, since the urgency of this project was based on correcting the problems initially observed in the first model. Subsequently, another steel solution was formulated, so that a consecutive comparison of parameters could be made, namely the behaviour of the models under static operating conditions, as well as a study of the environmental and financial impact between two pallets. Through this work, it was possible to study different equipment sizing methods, as well as the selection of materials from different families, such as organic materials, namely wood and plywood, or metals, specifically steel. It was also possible to create a numerical model for a static test, as well as to formulate a prototype of the optimised plywood model (based on the initial solution) for laboratory tests.