Casing is a type of material used to protect product or equipment from damages during transportation and handling. You can use casing for products ranging from motors to computers.

The casings are available in different types such as well casings, wood casings, door casings, window casings, watch casings, motor casings and sausage casings to name a few.

Some important parameters you must consider before you buy casings are

1. The type of products for which you require the casings
2. The size and weight of the product you want to cover
3. The different types of casings that can cover the product

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Buy door and window wooden casings from reputable suppliers

Once you understand your requirement, you can go to specific casings manufacturers or casings distributors to buy casings.

I recommend: Burt Building Materials Corp. is a reputable casings distributor of different types and colors of wood casings from different manufacturers of casings. You can buy casings online from House of Fara which manufactures casings for doors and windows in different colors and materials and offers these casings in both standard sizes and custom sizes. White River is a manufacturer of casings in ornamentally embossed moldings and traditional hardwood moldings for the door and window applications.

Buy industrial equipment or product casings from suppliers

After collecting information about casings, you can buy casings available with various suppliers of casings.

I recommend: Pump Components is a manufacturer from whom you can buy replacement casings of pumps of many manufacturers at competitive prices. If rocket casing is what you are looking for, then you can buy the casing from PMF Industries. You can buy push-pull casings from Carl Stahl Sava Industries, a manufacturer of push-pull casings and cores of nylon, galvanized steel or galvanized steel with HDPE liner.

Buy casings for general applications

There are many suppliers that offer casings for general purposes. If you know what type of casing you need, go to general casing suppliers to buy the product you need.

I recommend: Available Plastics is a manufacturer that sells PVC well casings apart from many other PVC pipe and tube products. First Class Building Products is another manufacturer that offers casing molding for both interior and exterior applications. You can buy sausage casings from DeWied International who is a manufacturer of sausage casings for packing of different types of sausages.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  You should select the proper type of casing so that the usage of casing is optimum.
• •  Check the casings properly for any damages and get replacement before the packing or covering.