• Paul Brewin

    PACIN Preparators Conference - Williamstown, MA August 14 - 15, 2009 

    Published on 04-14-2010 10:12 PM
    1. Categories:
    2. Packing,
    3. Crating,
    4. Art/Object Handling,
    5. Tools/Equipment,
    6. Rigging
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    The first PACIN Preparators Conference held on August 14th and 15th at The Clark Institute of Art has been agreed by all attending to be a huge success. For all the delegates, presenters and sponsors attending the conference proved to be an excellent opportunity to gain knowledge and meet new colleagues. The presentations and workshops perpetuated further conversations which continued at the Q & A’s, Roundtable Forum, coffee breaks, lunches and all evening events, planed or free formed.
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    Pallet Jacks 

    Published on 04-14-2010 06:00 AM
    1. Categories:
    2. Crating,
    3. Art/Object Handling,
    4. Tools/Equipment
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    Compiled by Ashley McGrew
    Originally posted 8/30/08
    Updated 11/27/08, 4/25/09 and 6/14/09

    Just as the design of crate interiors and interior containers can determine how the objects they contain are initially handled, there is a relationship between crate design and the tools and methods that will be used to move them.


    ABOUT PALLET TRUCKS AND CRATE DESIGN


    Stability and Efficiency
    Materials moved on pallets usually create a rough cube that will fit two-wide on most trucks and in containers. They effectively use the space and are not prone to tipping. When configuring crates that have multiple objects one recommended approach is to design them to have a broad footprint and a low center of gravity to enhance stability. This type of crate is a natural to be moved by pallet truck.

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    Moving Crates with 4-Wheel Dollies 

    Published on 04-13-2010 06:00 AM
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    4-wheel dollies are standard issue equipment for moving crates, as well as just about anything else (display cases, materials, office furniture). Moving crates with good quality dollies and with safe and efficient methods is part of a foundation of good art handling practices. This article describes varieties of dolly types and construction     features, and illustrates techniques of dolly placement under crates and crate moving fundamentals.
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    Glass Cups 

    Published on 04-12-2010 06:00 AM
    1. Categories:
    2. Tools/Equipment,
    3. Installation
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    Compiled by Ashley McGrew
    Originally published 6/14/09



    These powerful commercial suction cups (Woods Powr-Grip model N5450) are an industry standard for lifting and positioning glass and plex vitrines. The image of the two pairs shown was sent in by LA Packing and Crating. They are shown as they should be - still in the cases they were purchased in. There is a kind of fanaticism on this point that in my view is well placed. It is not an uncommon policy to limit the contact of the suction cups surface to only whatever clean, flat surface they are being adhered to and then the original closed
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    Poly Sheeting - High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 

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    Updated 6/17/10 PAB: MMSS 02-08-10 v0

    Alternate names
    Painters plastic

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    PACIN Goes to AIC! 

    Published on 03-11-2010 02:33 PM
    1. Categories:
    2. Conservation,
    3. Registration
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    In another first for our group, PACIN took our booth down the road to Los Angeles where AIC (The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works) held its 37th Annual Meeting on May 19–22.

    Our presence there was made possible to a large degree due to the generosity of AIC and specifically of Amanda Knowles Meetings Coordinator – AIC, and Ruth Seyler - Membership and Meetings Director - AIC.
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    Behind the scenes of Lords of the Samurai: Legacy of a Daimyo Family 

    Published on 03-10-2010 08:36 PM
    1. Categories:
    2. Packing,
    3. Art/Object Handling,
    4. Materials
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    by Cathy Mano, Registrar, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

    I had the very fortunate opportunity this year to work closely with Japanese art packers and shippers Nippon Express Co. Ltd. in conjunction with the Museum’s summer exhibition Lords of the Samurai: Legacy of a Daimyo Family (displayed at the museum June 12 – September 20, 2009). The Asian Art Museum borrowed over 160 artworks from the Hosokawa family collection housed in the Eisei Bunko Museum in Tokyo, the Kumamoto Castle and the Kumamoto Prefectural Museum in Kyushu. The artworks included full suits
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