
5 Things You Should Know Before Ordering Custom Industrial Shipping Crates
5 Things You Should Know Before Ordering Custom Industrial Shipping Crates We’re in the business of making custom industrial shipping crates for manufacturers around the nation and the globe who require transport packaging for their products. Located i …
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Quick Checklist for Ordering Custom Crates
Quick Checklist for Ordering Custom Crates What to have ready when you are ordering a custom industrial crate. Here are the most important things to prepare when you need an custom industrial crate. With this information we can provide fa …
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Why Reid Packaging is an Essential Business
Why Reid Packaging is an Essential Business Over the past month, as the COVID-19 pandemic has ground the US economy to a near-halt, and many businesses have been shuttered by government mandate, we’ve had a number of clients call to ask i …
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Update in response to COVID-19
Update in response to COVID-19 We have received phone calls and inquiries in recent days from customers concerned about our work schedule during this time. Please note that Reid Packaging has been deemed an essential business by the Depar …
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International Transport Packaging: A Primer
International Transport Packaging: A Primer Congratulations. You’ve landed your first overseas sale. Maybe you produce industrial equipment, or large commercial goods that need to be crated. You’re familiar with how to ship your goods around the U.S. B …
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Testing Corrugated Strength: Mullen Burst Test vs Edge Crush Test
Testing Corrugated Strength: Mullen Burst Test versus Edge Crush Test If you’ve ever received a shipment that arrived in a damaged box, then you know how important it can be to get box strength right. In fact, your product, or your whole …
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Timelapse Construction of a Custom Aerospace Crate
Timelapse Construction of a Custom Aerospace Crate We have been busy building custom aerospace crates for a client that needed to transport a fragile aircraft stabilizer. Check out this video of our technicians busy making one of these cr …
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Virtual Visit to the Shop
Virtual Visit to Reid Packaging Welcome to the shop! In September, we invited a friendly video maker to the shop to help show our clients what we’re capable of. Below, you’ll find the first of several videos that resulted. We hope you can …
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The Hardest “Cardboard”: Factors that affect corrugated strength
The Hardest “Cardboard”: The Various Factors that Affect Corrugated Strength, From Fluting to Stitching Previously, in our Cardboard vs Corrugated blog, we discussed the different ways of making corrugated fiberboard. Now we’re going to g …
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Cardboard vs Corrugated in Industrial Packaging
Cardboard vs Corrugated: Why you are probably mis-identifying industrial packaging materials. Ever since you were a child, you’ve known that cereal comes in cardboard boxes. So why do we use the term “cardboard” to refer to corrugated mat …
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