Shock mount & rack pallets
Protecting your sensitive equipment from shock and vibration
When it comes to shipping products sensitive to shock and vibration, extra steps are essential for ensuring safe arrival. Our Shock Mount and Rack Pallets deliver a heightened level of protection by both securely holding items in place and reducing the damaging effects of everyday supply chain handling, including warehousing, trucking, rail, and air transport.
Why choose hybrid packaging
Extra shock protection
Additional protection for items sensitive to shock and vibration during shipping
Custom foams & dampeners
Specialty foams and dampeners to meet your item’s specific needs
Supply chain integrity
Preserve the integrity of your goods through the entire supply chain
Movement control
Eliminate damaging movement during loading and unloading
Perfect if space is at a premium
A rack pallet, also known as a shock pallet, is a specialized type of pallet with shock absorbing foam placed between the bottom runners and the deck of the pallet. This cushioning foam helps to absorb and distribute shock forces during the transportation and handling of goods. Although not as protective as wood rack crates, they provide better protection than standard pallets without cushioning.
The key benefit of a shock pallet is its smaller footprint. Unlike rack crates, rack pallets take up less space as they can be stacked (palletized) for storage and shipping. This typically delivers transport and logistics savings of 40% to 45%, though it can be as low as 25% or as high as 80%.
Engineering-driven design
We don’t rely on simple guesswork or design rules of thumb. Instead, our team uses a precise, engineering-based approach to develop each pallet’s design and foam specifications. By calculating detailed requirements for cushioning, support, and vibration isolation, we can demonstrably show how your sensitive products can stay protected—no matter the rigors of the journey.
Specialty foams & dampeners
We offer a range of specialty foams and dampeners, each selected to meet your specific shock and vibration absorption needs. These materials are carefully chosen for their proven ability to provide long-lasting stability and absorb harmful impacts, ensuring the protection of your sensitive equipment during transport. By incorporating these advanced materials, we create pallet solutions that reduce the risk of damage and preserve the integrity of your goods.
Secure & customizable fit
Each of our pallets is custom-designed to match your product’s exact dimensions, weight distribution, and transit environment. Our form-fitted designs lock items securely in place, eliminating movement during loading, unloading, and transit. Our pallets are engineered for versatility and built to minimize damage at every stage of the supply chain. Adaptable to truck, rail, air, or intermodal shipping, these solutions are tested to withstand the unique stresses of each transportation method—from highway vibrations to air cargo turbulence. With thorough testing and attention to detail, our customers can rely on our solutions to deliver their delicate equipment in pristine condition every time.
Customizable with different options for outer packaging
A rack pallet can be designed in a variety of configurations and sizes to suit your specific unit load size, handling environment, and shipping requirements. Rack pallets can be designed to be one-off or reusable. They can accommodate racks of various heights as there is no fixed cap. It is even possible to ship a rack several weighing 1,000 lbs or more with the right selection of cushioning foam. Many different outer packaging options are available including corrugated shrouds, foam bumpers, stretch wrap plastic, and corrugated wood / foam hybrid caps.
