Critical: Tips for Shipping Medical Equipment

Critical: Tips for Shipping Medical Equipment

The manufacturing team triple-checks the specs and declares the medical equipment ready to ship. Gleaming, spotless, and painstakingly calibrated, this machine is destined for a hospital operating room, where it will act as the beating heart for a patient undergoing...
How to Pick a “Just Right” Crate

How to Pick a “Just Right” Crate

You make packaging choices every day. You put last night’s leftovers into Tupperware or Ziploc without a second thought. You probably never falter when asked “Paper or plastic?” at the grocery store checkout. But choosing the right shipping crate can be surprisingly...
How to Choose the Best Shipping Crate

How to Choose the Best Shipping Crate

At first glance, it might seem like all wooden shipping crates are created equal. In fact, it might be tempting to simply choose the cheapest option because boxes made of wood can’t be all that complicated, right? But shipping your product in a poorly constructed...
Where to Pack Your Shipment

Where to Pack Your Shipment

When your product is ready to ship, do you imagine ordering in some custom packaging supplies and crating it on-site? You might be surprised to learn that packaging it off-site could be a better choice. There are a very few circumstances when packaging MUST happen at...
Do I Need a Custom Crate?

Do I Need a Custom Crate?

How will your product be packaged when it’s ready to leave your facility and travel to your customer’s site? Nestled in packing “peanuts” inside a cardboard box? Or secured on a custom-built skid, cushioned by foam cut to match every contour, and protected from...
Special Case: Shipping Electronics

Special Case: Shipping Electronics

Shipping any type of equipment requires careful attention to packaging and handling, but manufacturers of electronic capital equipment face a special set of challenges. Whether you’re delivering a control unit to help power a nuclear plant in Dubai or shipping the...