Export Crates: Types, Design and Standards
Guide to export crates for machinery and heavy goods: open, sheathed and frame types, skid bases, HPE guidelines, ISPM 15 treatment, moisture protection.
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Industrial Wood Packaging
Export crates, seaworthy packaging, cable drums, pallet collars, boxes, dunnage and handling marks.
- Pallet Types & Basics
- Pallet Sizes & Standards
- ISPM 15 & Phytosanitary Rules
- Timber & Lumber
- Pallet Manufacturing
- Pallet Machinery
- Logistics & Handling
- Pooling, Market & Trade
- Sustainability & Recycling
- Industrial Wood Packaging
Seaworthy Packaging for Machinery and Heavy Goods
How to pack machinery and heavy goods for ocean shipping: crate design, lifting points, VCI and desiccant corrosion protection, barrier foil and key guidelines.
Wooden Cable Drums and Reels: Standards and Reuse
Guide to wooden cable drums and reels: construction, DIN 46391 size standards, wood vs steel, ISPM 15 treatment, return systems and waste wood rules.
Pallet Collars: Stackable, Foldable Wooden Frames Explained
How wooden pallet collars work: 1200 × 800 mm sizes, 200 mm height, 4 vs 6 hinges, stacking, folding storage, ISPM 15 rules and typical industrial uses.
Wooden Boxes and Cases for Industrial Packaging
Guide to industrial wooden boxes and cases: nailed boxes, plywood cases, wirebound boxes and crates, typical uses, ISPM 15 rules, design points and marking.
Dunnage, Blocking and Bracing in Containers
How dunnage, blocking, bracing and airbags secure cargo in containers and trucks: methods compared, wood dunnage and ISPM 15, CTU Code basics.
HPE Packaging Guidelines (Germany) Explained
HPE is the German association for wooden packaging, pallets and export packaging. See what its packing guideline covers: crate types, timber and load rules.
Wooden Bins and Crates for Agriculture: Sizes and Hygiene
How wooden bulk bins and crates are used for apples, citrus and vegetables: typical sizes, capacities, wood vs plastic, hygiene limits and export rules.
Packaging Heavy Machinery for Export: Skids and Crates
How to pack heavy machinery for export: skid vs crate, center of gravity, friction and securing forces, ISPM 15 timber, corrosion protection and marks.
Handling Symbols and Markings on Packaging (ISO 780)
What the ISO 780 handling symbols mean: fragile, this way up, keep dry, center of gravity, sling here, stacking limit. Rules for placement, plus pallet marks.