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Crates.

Nailed crate, lidded crate, treated export crate. Panels, skids and floor are built part by part: the cutting list comes out ready for the saw, and the material cost follows the real volume to within 0.15%.

Nailed crate 800 × 600 × 600 mm, generated by the PalletLab engine

Nailed crate.

The classic shipping crate: panels nailed onto corner cleats, floor on skids for forklift access. The number of boards per face is set according to the load and the ventilation needed.

Dimensions
800 × 600 × 600 mm
Boards per face
3 to 6, adjustable
Panel thickness
15 to 50 mm
Weight in pine
≈ 37.9 kg
Structure
Corner cleats, skids
Use
Standard shipping

Lidded crate.

Same structure, closed with a removable lid. For contents that must be opened, checked and closed again without dismantling the crate.

Dimensions
1200 × 800 × 800 mm
Closure
Removable lid
Weight in pine
≈ 80.6 kg
Use
Contents to be checked

ISPM 15 export crate.

Any wooden packaging crossing a border outside the European Union must be treated to the ISPM 15 standard: heat treatment and marking. In PalletLab the treatment is an option on the model, and its cost appears on its own line of the quote.

Dimensions
1200 × 1000 × 1000 mm
Standard
ISPM 15
Treatment
Heat treatment, marking required
Weight in pine
≈ 126.9 kg
Destination
Export outside the EU
Costing
Dedicated cost line

Specifications.

What the software calculates on every crate, whatever the model.

Dimensions
400 to 3,000 mm long, 300 to 1,800 wide
Height
300 to 2,200 mm
Timber species
Pine, spruce, Douglas fir, larch, beech, oak, poplar
Cutting list
Sections, lengths and quantities to the millimetre
Optimiser
Cutting plan with minimum waste
Cost price
Timber, labour, fasteners, treatment
Loading
Semi-trailer, 20- and 40-foot containers
Export
PDF quote, cutting list, DXF, technical drawing

Cost your first crate.

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