Custom crating for manufacturers in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts jared@sureexpress.com 800-335-9996 207-797-3096
Sure Express Worldwide Custom Crating and Packaging

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Jobs from our shop and from customer plants. Select a photo to enlarge.

Finished crates

Custom wood crates, marked and ready to ship.

Finished crate with Fragile markings and handling labels Corner view of a finished crate with handling labels Export crate strapped in place inside a shipping container Tall crate with fragile and this-side-up labels Finished plywood crate with cleated panels Long crate staged outside the dock Side view of a long crate staged outside the dock A-frame crate built to carry a large panel on edge End view of the A-frame panel crate Crate with reinforced corner plates End view of a crate with reinforced corner plates Crate with reinforced corner plates, corner view Stacks of marked shipping crates

On the plant floor

Large crates packed and marked at manufacturing plants.

Large custom crate with fragile and handling labels on a plant floor Two large marked crates on a plant floor Row of large crates on a manufacturing plant floor Large crate marked Fragile with handling labels Large crates marked Fragile, with a crate panel staged alongside Two large crates in an aisle of a manufacturing plant Three large crates staged on a plant floor Side of a large crate with Fragile markings and handling labels

Machine packing and vapor bagging

Machines blocked to a skid base, sealed in a vapor barrier bag, wrapped and crated.

Rear view of the machine on its skid base Machine base blocked to the skid timbers Close view of blocking and bracing at the machine base Machine wrapped in foam before the barrier bag is closed Machine sealed in a foil vapor barrier bag and stretch-wrapped on its skid base End view of the vapor-bagged machine Side view of the vapor-bagged machine Machine cabinet secured to a skid base CNC machine on a skid base with the vapor barrier bag laid beneath it Pump assembly on a heavy-duty wood skid base Second view of the pump assembly on its skid base Pump and piping assembly on a steel frame Multiple units packed on individual skids

Reusable and trade show crates

Crates built to be opened and closed many times: latch closures, hinged panels and reinforced corners.

Reusable crate with plywood corner plates and pin hinges End view of a reusable crate with corner plates and hinges Reusable crate with painted corner plates on a skid base Side of a reusable crate showing the hinge and tethered pin Reusable crate with corner plates, end view Reusable crate with corner plates in the shop Large crate closed with latches, staged outside Corner view of the large latch-closure crate Long crate with a latch-closure lid Long latch-closure crate, corner view End of a long crate with latches and side markings End view of the long latch-closure crate Close view of the latches on a long crate Plywood crate with a hinged lid, latches and lift handles Front view of the hinged-lid crate with latches

Custom crate interiors

Slotted racks, cut-out cradles, dividers, foam lining and saddle supports built into the crate.

Crate with a slotted internal rack and lower deck Close view of the slotted rack inside the crate Slotted rack crate, corner view Slotted rack crate, front view Long narrow crate with V-notch cradles and foam end pads Long cradle crate seen from the end Close view of the V-notch cradles Crate base with foam-lined walls and floor blocking Open end of a panel crate with a slatted floor Crate base with cut-out cradle dividers Long crate bases with cut-out cradle dividers Crate base divided into six compartments Large crate with internal framing and saddle supports Side view of the large crate with saddle supports Close view of the framing and saddle supports

Fine art and antiques

Sculpture, clocks and furniture, wrapped, braced and crated.

Carved statue braced in a crate frame Side view of the statue secured in its crate frame Crate with an inner foam core built to the item Grandfather clock case prepared for packing Clock packed and crated with labeled inner compartments Long table wrapped and secured on a braced crate base Round table braced to a custom skid base Tables boxed on individual skids

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