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Reusable Crates

REUSABLE CRATES PACKING AND SHIPPING When companies ask us to make a reusable crate, a lot of questions have to be answered for us to determine what the customer really means. Crate design all should relate to functionality, so normally our first question is what is going inside the crate? The crate construction for a one piece Kiosk like the item shown above is much different then one we would have designed had the customer been shipping 10 items in one crate. This computer kiosk is made of fragile electronic components which meant that some cushioning or shock absorption needed to be placed at the base. The odd size and shape of the item also required that the item be able to be placed in the crate sideways rather than from the front or the back. The second question that we have to ask is how is the crate is going to be used? Is it going to be used once a week? once every three months? Once a year? which means the crate is mainly used for storage. Knowing the primary meth