3 Strategies To Make The Most Out Of Your Wooden Crates

Every business can benefit from using wooden shipping crates, but it’s important to follow these steps and ensure your best ROI.

specialty crating is one of the many services provided by The Pallet Guys

The vast majority of businesses will utilize wooden crates for their shipping needs when a product simply isn’t best suited to be transported on pallets. There can be a number of reasons why certain items are best to be shipped in crates, but what’s important for business leaders to understand is that a high-quality crate will be a direct reflection upon the importance you put in your commercial shipments.

Whether it’s agricultural, electronic or other types of heavy machinery, The Pallet Guys will support you and your company’s needs for top-notch crating services. We understand how important it is for our clients to know they can trust us in providing the best wooden crates in the industry, and we also know how crucial it is for business teams to make the very most out of these supply chain investments.

Below we’ll be going over 3 important strategies to help you take full advantage of our wooden crates, which include the following:

  • Verifying Your Ideal Wooden Crate Design
  • Understanding The Differences Between Lumber Types And The Effects On Packaging
  • Having Plans For Opening Your Crates

1. Verifying Your Ideal Wooden Crate Design

Optimizing your wooden shipping crates for your unique business needs and products can come in a whole variety of ways. However, the number one way to minimize shipping/packing costs and the potential for product damages is to ensure that you’re getting the most ideal crate design that’s completely tailored to you.

You can also count on The Pallet Guys to help you when it comes to making the most out of your crate packing materials, which include things like plastic and foam. These materials can actually go a really long way in bolstering your overall ROI on crate investments, because they can manipulate the sizing of the crate and improve how products rest inside the crate’s overall packaging.

Keeping the general shapes and sizes of your products in mind will always help a lot in terms of determining the quantity of products per crate, and how they should be effectively arranged within the crate. This is really important for your ROI because the more optimized your unit load, the less crates you’ll ultimately need to purchase.

It’s also important to note that we support many businesses that have specialty products, which require extra protections and safeguards within the crate construction. Things like anchor points and small blocks help prevent product damage, and giving extra space between the crate walls and the products is also a common factor in determining crate design efficiency.

Our industry specialists will always support you through our consultation services when it comes to understanding your overall crating needs and providing optimized crate design options.

2. Understanding The Differences Between Lumber Types And The Effects On Packaging

Wooden shipping crates are largely developed via oriented strand boards (OSB) and plywood, but the truth is that crates can be made from just about any type of lumber product. A lot of business leaders will understand how durability and overall strength are important considerations with pallet supply investments, and your lumber type choice is also a huge factor in terms of crating efficiency and maximizing your ROI.

The lumber choice you go with for your wooden crates will have a major impact on a whole variety of crucial shipping factors, including things like weight capacity and overall costs.

This is another reason why you should always speak with our industry specialists about the details of your wooden crate investments, in particularly their design. For instance if you compare plywood and OSB, plywood is more durable and best suited for outdoors, but it’s typically more expensive and less aesthetically pleasing.

3. Having Plans For Opening Your Crates

Most wooden crates are specifically designed to be opened in unique ways, like on a particular face of the crate. It’s all too common for inexperienced crate users to neglect this type of detail, which can lead to improperly opening the crate and exposing the product in the wrong type of orientation.

This can lead to some potentially serious issues, like damaging the contents found within the crate or simply taking away from your team’s overall efficiency. It’s also important to note that different crate types will require unique opening tools, like crowbars, screwdrivers or keys.

Reach Out To The Pallet Guys To Learn More About How We Can Support Your Business With Our High-Quality Wooden Crates

The Pallet Guys have helped countless businesses make the very most out of their wooden crate investments, and we’ll be more than happy to answer your questions and guide you to your most optimized crating solutions.

Contact us online or call us at 832-895-7555 to get in touch with our specialists and let us know how we can support you in your next purchase of wooden crates!

 

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