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A Word About The Packaging Expert Software

At Deploy Tech, we feel that accuracy is one of the fundamental keys to success. Although The Packaging Expert is able to produce designs and quotes for wooden boxes, the results are outside the boundaries of industry standards and do not conform to the PPP-B-601 standard that they claim to conform to. In our testing we have found that The Packaging Expert may estimate weights that are double the required container weight and may suggest selling prices that are up to 2 1/2 times retail market averages. Easy Crate will build heavier, stronger crates and will allow you to make the greatest profit possible from your work. The key difference is that Easy Crate provides accurate results and lets you decide what to do with them.

Easy Crate ver.3.2

Easy Crate ver. 5.0

Crate Pro ver. 5.x

Packaging Expert

(retired)

O/S Platform
DOS (1980s)

Windows*

Windows

Windows

U.S. (Imperial) and Metric
-

Yes

Yes

-

Number of Standard Wood Box/Crate Styles
4

15

248+

3

Number of Pallet Styles
0

0

970+

0

Standards Conforming to (Military) Spec.
6

15

22+

0

Total Number of Standard Style Variations
6

660

14640

4

Number of Billing Rates
3

2

4

1

Design Based on Content or Inside Dims.
Content

Content

Either

Content

Accurate Internal Calculation Methodology
Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Virtual Size Limit (any one panel)
~48 x 96

No Limit

No Limit

~48 x 96

Packing

Add Extra, Unlisted Packing Items
-

Yes

Yes

-

Add Inner and Outer Wrap Automatically
-

Yes

Yes

Limited

Autobuild Foam Lining
-

-

Yes

-

Autobuild Floater Decks
-

-

Yes

-

Caseline, Wrap and Barrier Bag
-

Yes

Yes

-

Inventory

Pre-populated Inventory Items
39

200

250

20

Modifiable Inventory
Yes

Partial

Yes

Yes

Table View for Fast Price Changes
Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Customers

Manage Customers
-

Yes

Yes

-

Send Postcard and Flier Advertisements
-

Yes

Yes

-

Print Customer Labels
-

Yes

Yes

-

E-Mail Customers
-

Yes

Yes

-

Locate Customer History in Seconds
-

Yes

Yes

-

Jump Between Designs and Customers
-

Yes

Yes

-

Jobs

Create Jobs to Manage Groups of Designs
-

-

Yes

-

Copy and Refresh a Job in Minutes
N/A

N/A

Yes

N/A

Users

Assign/Control User Permissions
-

-

Yes

-

Track Jobs and/or Designs by User
N/A

N/A

Yes

N/A

Misc.

Estimate Design by Content Type
-

-

-

Yes

Store Pricing History
Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Store and Retrieve Designs
Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Search for Stored Designs
-

Yes

Yes

-

Store and Search Digital Photos
-

-

Yes

-

Store and Search Vital Documents
-

-

Yes

-

Store and Search Designs by Drawing No.
-

-

Yes

-

See Accurate Tare/Container Weight
Yes

Yes

Yes

-

See Accurate Outside Dimensions
Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

See Accurate Manufacturing Times
Yes

Yes

Yes

-

See Accurate Selling Price & Profits
Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Copy/Duplicate Existing Designs
-

-

Yes

-

Print Batch Manufacturing Docs.
-

-

Yes

-

Multiple Cutting Instruction Options
-

-

Yes

-

View and Sort List of Designs
-

Yes

Yes

-

Full Control Over Intermediate Cleats
-

Yes

Yes

-

Accurate Fastener Placement
-

N/A

Yes

-

Accounts for Material Waste
Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Adjust Plywood Yield by Panel
-

-

Yes

-

Manually Set or Move Panel Seams
-

Yes

Yes

-

Manually Add or Adjust Support Cleats
-

Yes

Yes

-

Link to Mapquest™ for Fast Delivery
-

Yes

Yes

-

Built in Phone Dialer
-

Yes

Yes

-

E-Mail Customer Quotes
-

-

Yes

-

NOTE: Values shown are for US version. - Metric version will vary but are significantly similar.

* Easy Crate Version 5 does not run on Windows NT