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If you've ever experienced product damage during transit, Carter Associates can help by providing custom, safe plastic corrugated dunnage. We know that it's critical to fully secure your products during transit to prevent damage caused by shifting, friction, and falls. Because of this, our dunnage is capable of being customized to meet your specific needs. From varying thicknesses, colors, and materials, our team can work with you to understand your products and then devise a solution that specifically – and effectively – addresses your needs. In today's post, we're going to examine why plastic corrugated dunnage from Carter Associates is the ideal solution to your shipping challenges.

Carter Associates doesn't just manufacture the industry's most durable corrugated plastic dunnage and shipping totes, we also make the world's most rugged corrugated plastic signs. Utilized in a range of applications, from political campaigns and booster events to golf outings and outdoor event promotions, our signs are designed to withstand rain, snow, wind, and more. Beyond that, they are available in a wide range of colors and designs, meaning that you can count on us to help you create eye-catching, long-lasting corrugated plastic signs for all of your planned events. In today's post, we're going to examine a few of the options available through the Carter Sign Factory.

Without a doubt, corrugated plastic sleeves are an essential aspect of any shipping operation. Manufacturers rely on reliable, cost-efficient sleeves to ensure the safety of their products as they transition from one manufacturing area to the next. Why, then, would a manufacturer settle for inferior, low-quality sleeves? Why not upgrade to a more durable solution? Carter Associates' Tuf-Pak sleeves are designed to hold up to the rigors of the manufacturing process. With the ability to be reinforced with cross-laminated plastic and a metal skeleton, they are an ideal way to ensure that your products stay secure – and intact – during the shipping process.

At Carter Associates, our goal is to offer a comprehensive range of packaging solutions. Whether you're shipping internally, short distances, or storing your products for an unspecified length of time, we're confident that we have the solution that you need. And, with the ability to create both corrugated plastic and thermoformed solutions, we don't just offer a broad range of styles, we offer the ability to customize designs, materials, and functions specifically to your application. In today's post, we're going to take a closer look at a few of the returnable containers, reusable packaging, and other options that we have available.

If you've spent any amount of time managing your operation's packaging materials, you know that quality matters. Low quality packaging materials, especially reusable packaging, can be a costly, long-term expense that eliminates many – if not all – of the benefits of using reusable packaging. In addition to this, you've likely dealt with customer service runarounds, replacement issues, and shipping delays. At Carter Associates, we pride ourselves on providing the industry's best customer service and – more importantly – the market's highest quality packaging materials.

When you're looking to build a temporary structure but long-term durability is a primary concern, Carter Associates' structural laminates are exactly what you need. Constructed from rugged, weatherproof plastic, our laminates offer the same qualities as our corrugated plastic dunnage, totes and sleeves. Efficient, low-cost and built to last, our laminates are utilized in a number of industries and a useful in a staggering range of applications. In today's post, we're going to look at a handful of these applications and discuss how structural laminates from Carter Associates can help.

If your operation is dependent upon a consistent, cost-efficient shipping routine, Carter Associates' Tuf-Pak corrugated plastic sleeves are the shipping solution that you've been searching for. Designed to replace inferior, less durable shipping containers, they are made from tough, corrugated plastic that can be further strengthened by using cross-laminated plastic or metal reinforcements. In today's post, we're going to take a closer look at our Tuf-Pak sleeves and discuss how they can help you bolster your operation's shipping procedures.

As you've undoubtedly noticed, the Carter Associates, Inc. website has recently undergone quite a transformation. Splitting our original website into two separate websites – one for packaging, another for signage – we're aiming to simplify our customers' shopping experience. In addition to this major change, we've also ensured that every aspect of the site is now mobile responsive, meaning that the site will properly display on cell phones, tablets and desktops!