Wood Crate vs ECorrCrate: Which One Fits Your Shipment
Both options protect heavy or oversized products during shipping. The difference comes down to material, weight, and cost. Wood crates are the traditional heavy duty build. ECorrCrate pairs a wood pallet base with an all corrugated shell, cutting weight and cost while still holding up for most industrial loads.
Wood Crate
Full wood construction, built for the heaviest and most demanding shipments. This is still the standard when a spec calls for wood specifically, or when the load is heavy enough that nothing else makes sense.
Good for: the heaviest loads, export shipments with wood specific requirements, products where maximum rigidity matters more than weight or cost.
ECorrCrate
Wood pallet base with a corrugated shell instead of full wood panels. Lighter than a wood crate, less expensive to produce and ship, and still holds up for most mid weight industrial loads.
Good for: mid weight industrial shipments, situations where lighter dunnage lowers freight cost, jobs that do not specifically require full wood construction.
How to pick
Start with the spec. If a contract or shipping requirement calls for wood construction, that decision is already made for you. Outside of that, it comes down to weight and cost. Heavier loads and rougher handling favor a wood crate. Everything else is usually a good fit for ECorrCrate, and the weight savings show up directly in your freight bill.
If you are not sure which build your product needs, that is worth a quick conversation before you commit to a design.