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Archimedes ships wooden crate6/27/2023 ![]() The crate will sit on a built-in pallet that uses blocks (rather than stringers with notches) to provide clearance for forklift blades to pass underneath. The cargo itself will be enclosed in a sandwich of heavy duty cardboard and rigid foam, which is significantly lighter than solid plywood sheathing*. The style of crate we have in mind is called a ‘base out’ design, which simply means that the wood support pieces are mounted on the outside. ![]() Our Custom Crate Design: Base Out Crate with Built-In Block Style Pallet To illustrate how to build your own crate, let’s create a crate from scratch to ship an item that is 40” wide, 36” high and 62” long. What about building your own custom crates to use for shipping items to your own customers or for transporting items to and from a trade show? How do you go about it? It turns out you can build custom, reusable crates and trade show crates quite easily, at very low cost - especially if you have access to some recycled lumber. Formaspace Custom Crate How to Build Your Own Reusable Crates or Trade Show Crates In these circumstances, Albert builds custom crates that are fully enclosed with plywood or OSB (oriented strand board) sheathing for added protection. Custom Crate Built by Formaspace Employee Albert Gilbertįurniture that is shipped LTL (aka “less that a truckload”) needs more protection, as it may be transferred a number of times between different trucks and warehouses on its way to its final destination. After the furniture is securely mounted on the pallet, Albert adds a protective frame made of wood around the furniture. And, because we like to recycle as much left-over material as possible, we also employ a comprehensive program throughout our factory to collect every bit of manufacturing scrap material - ranging from plywood to melamine sheets, to hinges - even used nails get recycled! Often these recycled materials find their way into our shipping crates.įor furniture shipped short distances on a single vehicle, Albert typically builds an open style wood frame crate from scratch, starting with a pallet made from recycled lumber, plywood or melamine pieces. ![]() To be this productive, you have to be organized and have a plan. You might be surprised to know that Albert can build most of these custom crates in just five or ten minutes! Here at our business furniture factory in Austin, Texas, Formaspace employee Albert Gilbert builds custom crates for each piece of furniture we ship to our customers. Well-designed custom crates can save you time and money - especially when you make them out of low cost recycled materials - so if you’re in the business of shipping large items safely and securely (as we are here at Formaspace), you might want to learn how to build your own customized, reusable crates when delivering goods to customers, or when dispatching trade show crates to exhibitions. Behold the custom shipping crate - an often-overlooked cog in the fast-moving wheels of commerce.
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