Jeff Walter , the owner of SCS Cases in Chicago , is both a partner and customer of Impact Case & Container . He said they ’ ve been working with the company for 12 years . “ Impact is the only supplier we use for fabricated aluminum cases and containers .”
He said the engineered cases are “ second to none .” Walter enjoys collaborating with ICC to solve their customers ’ problems for engineering cases . One customer out of Chicago provides portable runway lighting systems for the U . S . Military . They required specific , lightweight cases that could be shipped worldwide and reused . Each order requires about six cases , about 6 ’ x5 ’ x5 ’ in size . The importance of this mission is that they can set up the runway lighting for taxiways and runways , which helps military pilots to land planes effectively .
A sister company of SCS Cases that operates in the Seattle area is Engineered Packaging Solutions . They also partner with ICC for projects on the West Coast , according to Walter .
ICC ’ s Business Development Manager , Steve Ferris , has been with the company since January 2022 . However , he said he worked for many years with their sister company , Heater Craft , and conversely , with the Baileys .
Ferris likes their work because “ We are a solutions provider .” He noted that customers call them to share what they must ship , and ICC comes up with a solution to “ protect whatever will be on the inside of the case .”
He added , “ I feel it gratifying to provide a solution . They know what they need , but not specifics . Our team provides a solution for containers .”
He cited one project : “ We built a large aluminum container that housed a heat shield for a space company .
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