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Packing & Shipping Plaster Casts for Bronze Sculpture Making
Craters & Freighters of NY-NJ recently packed, crated and shipped delicate plaster casts of flowers for Bollinger Atelier based in Tempe, AZ. The plaster casts will be used in part of the process of making a bronze sculpture of the flowers. Plasters such of these...
Shipping Wars? Craters & Freighters of NY-NJ Offers a Peaceful Solution
Did you happen to catch A&E’s show, “Shipping Wars” last night? Shipping certainly seems to be, “en vogue” on television these days. The show highlights how stressful and difficult shipping over-sized, awkward, heavy, and fragile items can be. Craters &...
It’s Easy Being Green! Check Out Craters & Freighters NY-NJ’s Latest Corrugated Packaging Technique!
An unfortunate truth of the packaging business is that it creates tons of waste. Dedicated to be part of the solution, Craters & Freighters has been implementing Green practices for years. One of our favorites is the cardboard shredder. It is a specialized piece...
Packaging & Crating Marble Columns
The Romans did it with manpower. We do it with forklifts and foam. Either way, moving marble is a challenge. It is inherently fragile and is highly susceptible to cracking. As with other stone materials, it can withstand tremendous compressive forces, but can break...
Fire Breathing Dragon
OK, maybe it didn't breath fire, but this wasn't your average stuffed animal. This dragon from FAO -Schwartz had a 12' wingspan! She stood proudly over the main entrance for years until a buyer with a good home (and high ceilings) came along. When it came time to send...
Exporting Bugs?
Do crates and pallets need to be certified "Bug Free" before shipping internationally? Yes, and the most common time shippers first find out about this is just before their shipment is ready to go out. Here's how it goes. They have their item crated and ready to go. A...
Rutgers University Race Car Sponsorship
A couple of months ago, we were contacted by an engineering student of Rutgers University in need of shipping a race car they built to California for an upcoming competition. At first glance, I didn't know what the project would entail, so we decided to meet a couple...
How do You Crate and Ship a 600 lb. Baseball Player?
The statue titled "Mighty Casey" has been on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York since 1987. The bronze statue, inspired by the 1888 Ernest Thayer poem "Casey at the Bat", stands nearly 7 feet tall and weighs 600 pounds. The statue...
Packaging Marble Statues for a Traveling Exhibit
Sculptures are a common item for us to crate and ship but when it is part of a traveling exhibit, there are some additional things to consider. We have plenty of experience and equipment to move items like this around, but what about each of the venues that it will be...
Custom Packing Neon Trees for Belvedere Vodka
Neon signs are made with an array of vacuum tubes with designs limited only by the signmakers' imagination. The physical properties of the glass, along with the intricate twists and turns of the design, make neon signs one of the more challenging items we are...
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