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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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. But what do … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 get further into that … Read more
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 material … Read more
Blocking & Bracing – Economical & Secure Matching the packaging approach with the product being shipped and its transportation journey is one of the most important and also the most difficult things about winning in packaging. Many companies see … Read more
