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We build to those instructions, fit shock and tilt indicators where required, and keep the spec on file.",[10,13,16,19],[11,12],"Typical loads","Imaging, analyzers, tables",[14,15],"Spec source","Manufacturer shipping instructions",[17,18],"Modes","Truck, air, ocean",[20,21],"Program fit","Installs, refurbs, redeploys",{"rows":23},[24,27,30,33,36,39,42],[25,26],"Governing document","The manufacturer's shipping instructions, supplied by you",[28,29],"Construction","Cleated plywood or sheathed crate on a skid, lined as instructed",[31,32],"Indicators","Shock and tilt indicators mounted on the crate exterior",[34,35],"Cushioning","Foam or isolation mounts specified by the manufacturer",[37,38],"Protection","Barrier bag, desiccant, dust-tight wrap",[40,41],"Lumber","HT-stamped for export; plywood exempt",[43,44],"Quote needs","Inside dimensions, gross weight, destination, instructions document","cleated-plywood",null,[48,54,60,66,72,78],{"h2":49,"paragraphs":50},"What medical equipment shippers send",[51,52,53],"The medical equipment trade ships large, expensive devices that must work on arrival. Magnetic resonance and CT gantries, X-ray and C-arm systems, ultrasound carts, clinical laboratory analyzers, sterilizers, surgical lights and tables, dental chairs, and hospital beds are typical. A refurbisher moves used systems from one site to another, and a manufacturer ships new units to distributors.","Some of these loads are heavy and rigid, like a gantry frame. Others are lighter but contain precision optics, detectors or sensitive electronics that cannot take a drop.","Machinery and server-rack pages cover the construction that applies to the heavy and electronic categories, and control panel crating applies to the console side.",{"h2":55,"paragraphs":56},"The manufacturer's shipping instructions come first",[57,58,59],"A manufacturer of an imaging system or an analyzer typically publishes instructions for transport: where the unit may be lifted, which assemblies must be locked or removed, how to secure gantries and detectors, and what the maximum tilt is. Those instructions are the specification for the crate.","We do not hold any medical-device certification and we make no regulatory claims about the equipment. We build the crate that supports the unit exactly as the instructions describe. Send the instructions, the model number and the unit's dimensions and gross weight with the quote request.","If the unit has no published instructions, say so, and we will propose a crate and mark it as our recommendation for the manufacturer's service group to approve.",{"h2":61,"paragraphs":62},"Shock, tilt and arrival condition",[63,64,65],"A shock indicator records whether an impact exceeded a set level, and a tilt indicator shows whether the crate was laid over or tipped past a set angle. Both are cheap and both matter in a claim. We mount them where the receiver can see them without opening the crate and note the location in the crate spec. Our indicator guide explains how they work and where they mislead.","Receivers should check the indicators before signing for the freight and note any trip on the delivery receipt. A tripped indicator does not prove damage, but it starts the right conversation with the carrier.","Handling marks follow ISO 780 pictograms, with centre-of-gravity, this-side-up and fragile marks on all four sides.",{"h2":67,"paragraphs":68},"Protecting optics, electronics and surfaces",[69,70,71],"Detectors, tubes, lenses and display panels come out or are locked down per the instructions. Whatever stays in the unit is wrapped in anti-static or clean film, with ports capped, and cables are coiled and tied rather than left hanging.","Medical equipment often ships to a clean environment. The crate interior is kept free of loose splinters, fastener ends and sawdust, and the unit is wrapped in a dust-tight film before it goes into the crate. ESD-safe inner packaging, when the instructions call for it, is a specification the buyer supplies.","Moisture control uses a barrier bag with desiccant sized to the bag volume. See our guide on desiccant sizing.",{"h2":73,"paragraphs":74},"Lanes, modes and export paperwork",[75,76,77],"Medical equipment moves by truck to hospitals, by air when a replacement part or a small device is urgent, and by ocean in containers for overseas installs. Air shipments are charged by dimensional weight, so the crate should be only as large as the cushioning needs.","Solid wood in export crates must be heat-treated and carry the ISPM 15 mark where the destination requires it. Plywood panels are exempt, which suits crates that need smooth interior surfaces. APHIS and the destination plant-protection authority set the details.","Regulatory import documentation for medical devices is the shipper's matter and not something we advise on.",{"h2":79,"paragraphs":80},"How crating fits installs and redeployment",[81,82,83],"A new-install program ships many units of the same model to a distributor on a schedule. A refurbisher ships a one-off each time, but in the same family of models. In both cases, a written spec per model number saves time and avoids repeat design.","Redeployment is the special case: a unit comes out of a hospital, is crated, and moves to its next site. The crate must be built for a unit that may be dirty, disassembled or missing original packaging. Tell us what condition the unit will be in.","Give us the number of units and the dates, and say whether the crate is to be reused for the return trip.",[85,88,91,94],{"q":86,"a":87},"Do you follow the manufacturer's shipping instructions?","Yes. Send the instructions and model number and we confirm the crate member list against them before building.",{"q":89,"a":90},"What are shock and tilt indicators for?","They show whether the crate took an impact over a set level or was tipped past a set angle in transit. We mount them where the receiver can read them without opening the crate.",{"q":92,"a":93},"Can you supply ESD-safe packaging for electronics inside the unit?","ESD-safe inner packaging is a buyer specification. If your instructions call for it, tell us who supplies it and we build the crate to take it.",{"q":95,"a":96},"Does a medical equipment crate need the ISPM 15 stamp?","Solid wood generally does when the destination requires it, while plywood is exempt. APHIS and the destination authority decide for your lane.",[98,99,100,101,102,103],"\u002Fcrating\u002Fserver-racks","\u002Fcrating\u002Fcontrol-panels","\u002Fcrates\u002Ftypes\u002Fcleated-plywood","\u002Fguides\u002Ftip-and-impact-indicators","\u002Fguides\u002Fdesiccant-sizing","\u002Fexport\u002Fair-freight-crates",[105],{"label":106,"url":107},"USDA APHIS: wood packaging treatment programs","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aphis.usda.gov\u002Fplant-exports\u002Fwood-packaging-material\u002Ftreatment-programs",1794178337418]