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Thinking Outside the Box: How Millwood's Innovative Custom Crating Solutions Protect Your Products

Written by Jessica Chizmar | Nov 15, 2024 8:43:03 PM

When it comes to protecting valuable industrial equipment and specialized products during shipping, standard off-the-shelf containers often fall short.  

Millwood's innovative approach to custom crating makes all the difference. Our comprehensive design and testing process ensures your products arrive safely, every time. Our wooden packing crates are the ideal, customized solution for a variety of industries. 

 

Table of Contents 
  1. A Comprehensive Solution 
  2. Where Innovation Meets Experience 
  3. The Future of Custom Crating 

 

A Comprehensive Solution 

At Millwood, we engineer complete shipping solutions. Our in-house design team sets us apart by creating custom crating solutions that put your business’ unique needs first.

Every product has its own requirements for protection, handling and transportation. Our design team analyzes these specific needs and develops tailored solutions for packing crates that achieve maximum protection while optimizing efficiency. 

This comprehensive crating services approach serves diverse industries, from industrial equipment to robotics and medical OEMs, each with their own specialized requirements.  

 

Where Innovation Meets Experience 

Millwood’s unique combination of proven expertise and innovative thinking sets us apart in the marketplace. We draw on decades of experience and expertise to engineer the ideal crating option for each customer we serve.

“Every project is a custom solution that utilizes tried and true solutions from previous experience while maintaining an innovative mindset to ensure each solution is ideal for the individual customer,” Custom Crating Product Line Manager Zach Wegener said.

Our ISTA-certified test lab plays a crucial role in this process. Rather than relying on theoretical assumptions, we put our custom crating solutions through rigorous testing to verify their performance. This scientific approach allows us to: 

  • Validate design concepts before implementation 
  • Identify potential weaknesses before they become problems 
  • Fine-tune solutions for the best possible protection 
  • Ensure consistent quality and reliability 
  • Provide customers with proven engineered solutions 

This commitment to testing gives our customers the peace of mind that they can ship with confidence.


The Future of Custom Crating

As shipping challenges become more complex and products more sophisticated, the need for innovative custom crating solutions continues to grow.  

Millwood remains at the forefront of the industry, combining time-tested methods with forward-thinking design to create the next generation of custom crating solutions.

Ready to discover how Millwood's custom crating solutions can protect your valuable products? Contact our team today to learn more about our comprehensive design and testing process.