Industrial Wood, Custom Crates & Pallets for the Automotive Industry

Automotive Packaging Solutions You Can Count On

Often working within a global environment, the automotive industry is a very complex market with an equally complicated supply chain, and a very unique set of needs to transport their products safely.

Whether it’s a large, heavy vehicle component part, or a lighter, sensitive piece of automotive technology, getting the right packaging solution is critical.

Not only are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), suppliers, and after market distributors looking for flexibility in material choices, design expertise, and testing capabilities, but there’s also an increasing need for vendor managed inventor (VMI) and JIT deliveries.

Expert Design Team – Dependable Service – Fast Turnaround

At Conner, we use sophisticated 3D modeling software and ISTA certified labs as a part of the design and development process to make sure you get a packaging solution that will truly meets your needs. Our trained technicians, knowledgeable sales staff, experienced design team, and packaging engineers are committed to developing solutions that are both cost effective and secure.

This kind of capability is a must in the automotive industry.

With multiple locations throughout the US with backup capabilities, and plenty of raw materials on hand, Conner is quick, nimble, and capable of rapidly responding to your needs.

We keep your production lines moving!

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Recent Projects

Recent Project: Armored Glass Crates

Conner works with a wide variety industries, including several companies within the automotive industry.

Although it’s a little difficult to see in the image on the right, these are crates that we designed for an armored glass manufacturer. These custom crates hold the glass used to outfit armored personnel carriers that are used by the military.

In the image, the crates are stacked on top of each other. When they’re transported, each crate will easily stack on a truck or plane, while keeping the glass inside safe – even if they’re transported to the other side of the world.

custom pallets crates automotive industry

Recent Project: Windshield Manufacturer

As a major windshield manufacturer, another one of the Automotive companies that we worked with recently needed a way to safely transport windshields to to end users for installation.

As you can see from the picture on the left, we designed a specialized crate that combines wood, corrugate, foam, rubber, and plastic ties to not only cushion and protect the windshields, but also to prevent them from shifting during transport. They’re also designed in such a way that they’re easy for the end user to remove from the packaging when it’s time to install them.

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The Conner Advantage

Consistent Quality Across Every Order Matters

After nearly 40 years of working with all types of industries, including the automotive industry, we have a keen understanding of just how important consistent quality is to our customers. That’s why we’ve put a highly effective Quality Program in place throughout all our plants that includes regular quality audits.

Leverage Our Buying Power to Gain Tremendous Savings

Forget about paying premium prices for smaller product runs with multiple suppliers. As the largest buyer of industrial grade lumber in the United States, our volume pricing gives you tremendous savings and increased profits.

Never Worry About Getting Your Supplies On Time Again

Getting the wood supplies you need on time, every time, is crucial to keeping your production lines moving. While most industrial wood suppliers have such a poor track record for on-time delivery rate that they don’t even bother tracking it, we’ve reached over 97% OTD this year – and it’s even higher for our preferred customers.

Export Compliance Made Simple and Dependable

We continue to be at the forefront of the heat treatment and export compliance requirements for shipping outside of the United States. That means that each of our plants have the capability of providing the necessary stamps and documentation to get your products safely past inspection.

Helping to Keep Your Company Green and Sustainable

Lumber is the ultimate sustainable and green packaging solution from start to finish. We incorporate wood waste green programs based on customer needs, and work with customer locations to keep lumber out of landfills with customized wood sweep programs.

Fast Facts

Specialize in high-volume custom wood packaging solutions – design team & engineers on staff.
True partnership with hands-on management and quality service.
JIT (Just In Time) Delivery Available.
Largest buyer of industrial grade lumber in the United States.
We process and mover over 1 Million board feet of wood every day across our 17 plants.
Managed Inventory Process ensures we have the wood products you need.
Our customized programs ensure Same-Day/Next-Day deliveries, JIT capabilities, line-side stocking, and Supermarket Management.

Solutions for Any Product

Whether you’re working to overcome a specific challenge with your current supplier, or you’re just looking for more information on specific products that will meet your current protective packaging needs, we’re happy to help.

With nearly 40 years of experience, Conner’s trained technicians, knowledgeable sales staff, experienced design team, and packaging engineers are committed to developing packaging solutions that are both secure and cost effective. Whether it requires a simple crate, or integrated packaging and service solution, we want to help you optimize your supply chain and reduce your total cost.