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Wood Box & Crating Terminology

You will probably never need to know most of this, but if you want to become a 'crate geek', here it is!

Crating Terminology

Popular Standards

These are NOT light reading, but if you are interested in stepping into commercial wood box manufacturing, (what we've been calling crating here) then this is a great start.

For more comprehensive standards, visit The Wooden Crates Organization

PPP-B-601H Basic Plywood Boxes
PPP-B-601H Amendment 1

PPP-B-621D Basic Plywood Boxes
PPP-B-621D Amendment 3

MIL-C-26195C Basic Plywood Boxes
MIL-C-26195C Amendment 1

MIL-C-104C Basic Plywood and Lumber Crates
MIL-C-104C Amendment 1

Note that although commonly used, these standards are formally retired. The 601 standard has been replaced by ASTM D6251. The 621 standard has been replaced by ASTM D6256. To get all the latest on crating and relative standards order ASTM Volume 15.09

 
 
  

 

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