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How We Increase The Holding Strength Of Our Wood Shipping Crates.

Did you know that using a steel table when nailing increases the holding strength of a wooden packaging crate AND ensures that no sharp nails stick out to rip the product -- or a person?

Nails Protruding From Wood
As you can imagine, it takes a lot of force to drive nails through the thick wood needed for export crates. Take a look at what happens (at left) when nails are driven into the wood: yes, as you can expect, they stick out.

That means that the sharp points of the nails could pierce your equipment packaging and cause peripheral damage.

At the least, they could stab an unwary person as your equipment is being packaged or later unpackaged by your customer.
At CDC Packaging, we take extra steps to insure your equipment arrives safely.

Shown here at right is one of our large steel nailing tables.

These tables were designed to allow us to "clinch" all nails used in the assembly of your crates.

Clinching is a process in which the nail is driven through the material being assembled and into a steel surface.
Nailing Bed
Clinched Nails
Once the nail hits the steel, it bends into the wood or "clinches".

Why clinching?

  1. Clinching prevents nails from protruding through the crate, a potential safety hazard.

  2. Clinching also increases the holding power of the nail significantly.
Strength and safety: two issues always at the forefront at CDC Packaging in Massaschusetts.
Call us today at 1-978-463-9373 for your packaging needs.
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