Wooden Crates

             When you are looking to "outsource" your crating needs, but you don't know where to look for a supplier to do this type of work. Your first stop may be your company's packaging supplier, but this would cost you more because they would also outsource this activity. Next stop may be considering a lumber company or a small woodworking business in your area. The problem with these solutions is that a crate is a very integral part of the product's production process and, by its nature, a very bulky component in that process. A company cannot afford anything else but a "Just in Time" manufacturing process and a good supplier that knows how to deliver this result.

       Gateway Manufacturing is that supplier. We can quickly produce drawings from basic information from customer. Prototypes can be made very quickly in our engineering lab. Our crating process is designed as a typical manufacturing area with routings, process steps, quality checkpoints and cross-trained employees to ensure that your crates are there when you need them every time. We have a multitude of nail guns for consistent construction quality, CNC controlled chop saws for precision cuts. We have two HOLZMA Panel Saws to precisely cut all side sheathing requirements with a high degree of accuracy. We have a variety of hydraulic lift tables and power conveyors to insure a safe work environment for our employees. The result of all of this is a quality crate product that provides a cost-effective solution to protect the shipments of our customers' products. The final problem that is taken care of by Gateway Manufacturing is the transportation of these bulky packaging products. We provide "Door to Door" service with our own trucks to guarantee on-time delivery. If requirements are large, we can "drop and hook" trailers so that our trailers can be used as KanBan storage for our customers' production process.