An interesting idea... but like not something I'd use, at least in my current factory.
In my current factory, I have lots of 'mini-factories', each producing a set of goods (often just one) used in science production. For instance, I have a engine mini factory that produces engines, which I can pallet. I'd also thinking of palleting my various other mini-factory outputs. Though all are used in science production, some are not 'intermediate' products. Though some of these products I don't need to pallet as they are made at the mini-factories that consume them, such as yellow belts and yellow inserters. Others I have made in their own mini-factories, such as grenades and piercing magazines. The list of non-intermediate products consumed in science pack is fairly small, in addition the four above: pipe, magazines, gun turrets, miners, electric furnaces, and radar, for a total of 10 (unless I missed something).
As you do provide an option to pallet everything, I can implement my factory I as I want to. I was just hoping to avoid some crafting menu clutter.
So while I could see your idea possibly used in other factories, in mine it just would fit into my overall design.