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Crates built to spec
We build crates and skids to your drawing or dimensions and deliver them to your dock. Your team packs and ships.
Crates to specServices
Crating services and capabilities
Three ways to work with us, and what we can build into the crate.
Three ways to work with us
Crating services for manufacturers
At our shop
Pickup and crating
We pick the machine up at your dock, crate it at our shop in Scarborough, Maine, and ship it from there.
Pickup and crating
At your plant
On-site crating
Our crew brings the materials and crates the machine where it sits. For equipment that cannot travel uncrated.
On-site crating
Crates and skids
Custom wood crates and skid bases
Every crate is built for the order. Design is based on the item's size, weight and material, and how it ships.
- Custom designed and built crates, including to client specifications
- Fully assembled or knock-down crates
- Custom heavy-duty and oversize skid bases for machinery and equipment
- Built to ASTM, Mil Spec, and industry or company standards
Export
Export crating and international shipping
ISPM 15 certified for wood crates. We ship to almost every country, and frequently to England, France and China.
- IPPC / ISPM 15 export crates
- Heat seal vapor bags and desiccant for ocean-bound shipments
- Container loading at our dock
- Air freight, ocean freight and full ocean container shipments
- Customs clearance and paperwork
Loading and securing
Blocking, bracing and loading
Crated or skidded product is loaded and secured at our dock for truck or container shipment.
- Loaded, blocked and braced, or bolted in a truck or container
- Machinery and equipment poly-shrouded and banded
- Asset return and facility relocation
- High-value shipments
Military and government
MIL-STD-2073-1 packaging
Government solicitations and contracts carry coded packaging requirements based on MIL-STD-2073-1. We are trained to decode them and to preserve, pack and mark to the specifications they reference.
- Preservation method, cleaning and drying, preservative material
- Cushioning, wrapping and barrier materials
- Unit and intermediate pack quantities, packing level
- Outer containers to military, government and ASTM specifications
- Marking, bar coding and RFID
For federal, state and local government, all branches of the military, and military contractors.
Vapor bagging
Moisture barrier and ESD packaging
Vapor bagging protects equipment from moisture in transit. The machine is sealed in a foil barrier bag on its skid base before the crate is built around it. Anti-static materials protect electronics from electrostatic discharge damage.
- Heat seal vapor bags and desiccant
- Anti-static wraps, cushioning and barriers
- For computer chips, electronic assemblies, circuit boards and other electrical components
On site and on the road
On-site crating, pickup and delivery
We crate at your facility, or pick up and crate at ours. Company trucks and professional drivers.
- On-site crating
- On-demand delivery
- Domestic transportation
- White glove pickup and delivery
Trade show crates
Reusable custom crates for trade show exhibits and displays, with latch closures and hinged panels.
Corrugated packaging
Corrugated packaging for shipments that do not need a wood crate.
Request a quote
Send the specs. We'll price the job.