Butterfly Transport is equipped with highly efficient internal carpentry. We are able to create any type of packaging and any size in a short time.
The soft pack is made with materials such as bubble wrap coupled with a layer of scratch-resistant foam, acid free tissue paper, TNT, Tyveck®, Melinex®, Mylar®, foam rubber.
On request it can be reinforced with double corrugated cardboard sheets and expanded polyurethane corners.
The standard museum cases are made of poplar plywood (Class A – EN 1084 standard on formaldehyde emissions) with a minimum thickness of 15 mm, equipped with handles for moving them, internally lined with low density polyethylene sheets with thicknesses different depending on the weight of the work and the loading surface:
Stratocell® density 28/32 kg/m3 thickness 3/4/5 cm
Plastazote® density 30-32 kg/m3 thickness 3/4/5 cm
Ethafoam® density 60/90 kg/m3 – thickness 5 cm
External hoop made up of bands arranged transversely. In the case of heavy works, so that the packages can be moved using mechanical equipment (transpallets, trolleys, etc.), they must provide the necessary space at their base to be able to be forked and lifted. In the case of sculptures/works in the round, they must be constrained with templates, positioned inside the case at different heights, and/or with guillotines shaped and covered with suitable materials at the point of contact with the work. The cases have all the Handling instructions on the outside (fragile, top/bottom, side to open, do not expose to humidity or water).
The multiple museum cases are made of poplar plywood (Class A – EN 1084 standard on formaldehyde emissions) with a minimum thickness of 15 mm, equipped with handles for moving them, internally lined with low density polyethylene sheets with thicknesses different depending on the weight of the work and the loading surface:
Stratocell® density 28/32 kg/m3 thickness 3/4/5 cm
Plastazote® density 30-32 kg/m3 thickness 3/4/5 cm
Ethafoam® density 60/90 kg/m3 – thickness 5 cm
External hoop made up of bands arranged transversely. In the case of heavy works, so that the packages can be moved using mechanical equipment (transpallets, trolleys, etc.), they must provide the necessary space at their base to be able to be forked and lifted. In the case of sculptures/works in the round, they must be constrained with templates, positioned inside the case at different heights, and/or with guillotines shaped and covered with suitable materials at the point of contact with the work. The cases externally show all the Handling instructions (fragile, top/bottom, side to open, do not expose to humidity or water).
Wooden cages are wooden structures suitable for packaging large and heavy objects. Made of poplar plywood (Class A – EN 1084 standard on formaldehyde emissions), equipped with handles for handling and internally lined with low density polyethylene sheets with different thicknesses depending on the weight of the work:
Stratocell® density 28/32 kg/m3 thickness 3/4/5 cm
Plastazote® density 30-32 kg/m3 thickness 3/4/5 cm
Ethafoam® density 60/90 kg/m3 – thickness 5 cm
Closed in the free parts by nylon sheets designed to protect the object contained therein. In the case of heavy works, so that the packages can be moved using mechanical equipment (transpallets, trolleys, etc.), they must provide the necessary space at their base to be able to get on and lift them. In the case of all-round works, they must be constrained with templates, positioned inside the box at different heights, and/or with guillotines shaped and covered at the point of contact with the work.
By double museum cases we mean “standard museum cases” made up of an external (outer) and an internal (inner) element. Between the inner and the outer, a layer of material capable of absorbing shocks and vibrations must be inserted on all six sides (low density polyethylene,
ethafoam). The thickness of this material can vary from 4 to 8 cm. depending on the overall weight of inner plus the weight of the work itself and the loading surface. The internal lining of the interior corresponds to that of the “standard museum case”.
By air-conditioned museum cases we mean “museum cases” that maintain stable the thermo-hygrometric characteristics of the environment in which the work is usually preserved through the inclusion of materials such as Art Sorb, Pro-Sorb. The open crates must be positioned with the stabilizing material inside at the foot of the work to be transported for at least 24 hours. In this way the thermo-hygrometric characteristics of the environment in which the work is stored will be acquired and, following the closure of the case, kept constant over the period of time inherent to transport. The crate must be internally lined with tar paper and/or barrier laminate. The internal lining on all sides must be made with material having a very low thermal conductivity coefficient, such as polystyrene, polyethylene, polyurethane. The air and dust seal between the lid and the edge of the case must be guaranteed by a neoprene sheath.
By museum cases for tapestries we mean standard museum cases but with the possibility of inserting a rolled tapestry onto a cylindrical structure using templates.
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