Electronic equipment can be sensitive to impact, vibration, pressure, and movement during transportation. Servers, commercial displays, computers, medical electronics, and other technology are a significant investment and support important business operations. Navis Pack & Ship provides Professional Packing, Custom Crating, and Shipping Services for electronics moving across the country or internationally. Our teams work with businesses, organizations, and individuals to prepare equipment for transportation and coordinate shipping based on the equipment, destination, and project requirements.
Popular Electronics and Technology Equipment We Ship
Electronics Shipping covers equipment used throughout offices, data centers, healthcare facilities, laboratories, production environments, schools, studios, and other commercial settings.
Each category presents different shipping considerations. A server rack may be heavy and support critical IT infrastructure, while a commercial display has a large, fragile screen. Professional Packing and Custom Crating can help protect these items based on the needs of the shipment.
What Makes Electronics Shipping Different?
Damage to electronics is not always visible on the outside. Internal boards, drives, connectors, mounted components, screens, and parts can be affected during handling and transportation even when the exterior housing appears intact.
Professional Packing helps address these risks with appropriate cushioning, stabilization, surface protection, palletizing, or Custom Crating.
How Electronics Are Packed for Shipping
The packing method is determined by the equipment and shipping plan. Smaller electronics may be packed in reinforced cartons with protective cushioning, while larger systems can be palletized or crated for transportation.
The focus is on keeping the equipment stable and protected as it moves through pickup, handling, transportation, and delivery.
Server and Data Center Equipment Shipping
Servers, racks, networking hardware, storage systems, and other data center equipment support applications, communications, data storage, and other essential business systems. Companies may move this equipment during a data center migration, office relocation, infrastructure upgrade, equipment sale, or new installation. Server racks and related hardware can also be dense and heavy, with fragile and valuable components housed inside. For businesses working around installation schedules or planned downtime, coordinating the packing and transportation timeline is an important part of the project.
Shipping Monitors, TVs & Commercial Displays
Large televisions, computer monitors, touchscreens, digital signage, video walls, and commercial displays are used throughout offices, retail locations, hospitality properties, conference facilities, trade shows, and other business environments. Their broad screens and relatively narrow profiles can make them vulnerable during handling. Safe and secure packing techniques help protect the screen, frame, corners, mounting hardware, and related components. Large or high-value displays can benefit from crating to avoid downtime or replacement costs. These services can support office relocations, new installations, trade shows, retail projects, equipment sales, and the distribution of commercial display systems.
Audio-Visual & Broadcast Equipment Shipping
Professional AV and broadcast systems includes projectors, mixing consoles, sound equipment, cameras, studio hardware, control systems, production electronics, and related tools. This equipment moves for live events, studio projects, installations, trade shows, facility relocations, equipment sales, and production work. A single project may also involve several pieces that need to stay organized as they move together. Navis can expertly pack and crate AV and broadcast equipment and consolidate multiple pieces into palletized shipments when appropriate.
Medical, Laboratory & Test Electronics Shipping
Healthcare facilities, laboratories, manufacturers, and research organizations use electronic equipment for diagnostics, testing, monitoring, measurement, and analysis. Shipments can include analyzers, testing systems, control units, imaging components, laboratory electronics, and equipment. This equipment may be relocated to another facility, delivered after a sale, returned for service, or shipped as part of a new installation. Each of these situations can come with its own handling, timing, and delivery considerations, particularly when equipment needs to arrive ready for installation or use. Navis can coordinate the shipment around the destination, delivery requirements, and project schedule.
When Custom Crating Can Help Protect Electronics
Custom Crating provides added protection and peace of mind for electronics that are large, heavy, high in value, sensitive, or difficult to protect with standard packaging. Crates are often built for servers, commercial displays, scientific electronics, broadcast equipment, control systems, lab equipment, and more. International shipments may also need export crating using heat-treated wood that meets applicable ISPM 15 requirements. A Navis shipping professional can evaluate the equipment and recommend the best packing, crating, and shipping method appropriate for the project.
Electronics Shipping for Business Relocations & Technology Projects
Electronics shipping can be part of a larger business project. Office relocations may include workstations, monitors, printers, servers, and networking equipment. Data center projects can involve racks and infrastructure moving on a defined schedule. Technology deployments may require multiple pieces to arrive at a new facility or customer site together. Equipment can be inventoried, labeled, packed, palletized, consolidated, and routed according to the project plan. Navis can also coordinate pickup, freight transportation, storage, and scheduled white glove delivery when those services are needed.
Who Uses Professional Electronics Shipping Services?
Navis works with businesses and organizations across a range of industries, including:
Electronics Shipping Services from Navis Pack & Ship
Navis Pack & Ship supports individual electronics shipments and larger technology projects. Having packing, crating, and transportation coordinated through one provider can also simplify projects involving multiple pieces of equipment, locations, or delivery requirements. Services can include:
Request an Electronics Shipping Quote
Planning your next Electronics Shipping project? Navis Pack & Ship can help with servers, IT equipment, commercial displays, AV systems, medical electronics, computer systems, and other valuable technology. Contact your local Navis Pack & Ship to discuss your shipment, timeline, and destination and request a customized quote.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the safest way to ship electronics?
Electronic equipment should be protected against movement, impact, and pressure during transportation. The appropriate method may include Professional Packing, palletizing, or Custom Crating based on the equipment's size, weight, value, and sensitivity.
Can Navis ship servers and IT equipment?
Yes. Navis provides Packing, Custom Crating, palletizing, pickup, and shipping for servers, server racks, networking equipment, workstations, data center hardware, and other IT equipment.
Do electronics need Custom Crating for shipping?
Not always. Some electronics can be shipped using professional packing or palletizing. Crating provides added protection for equipment that is large, heavy, high in value, sensitive, or difficult to protect with standard packaging.
Can large TVs and commercial displays be shipped?
Yes. Navis can professionally pack and ship large televisions, monitors, touchscreens, digital signage, and commercial displays. Crating may be recommended for larger or higher-value displays.
Can Navis ship medical and laboratory electronics?
Yes. Navis can pack, crate, and ship for many types of medical, laboratory, diagnostic, testing, and research equipment. The shipping plan is based on the equipment and its transportation requirements and delivery timelines.
Can electronic equipment be shipped internationally?
Yes. Navis can coordinate international electronics shipping by air or ocean and provide export crating when needed. International shipments may also involve customs documentation and destination-specific requirements.
Can multiple computers or electronics be shipped together?
Yes. Multiple pieces of electronic equipment can be professionally packed and consolidated into a palletized or freight shipment. This can be useful for office relocations, IT deployments, equipment sales, facility moves, and technology upgrades.
How much does it cost to ship electronics?
The cost depends on the equipment's size and weight, packing or crating requirements, shipping distance, transportation method, and delivery services. Contact your local Navis Pack & Ship for a customized electronics shipping quote.
