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Protecting valuable equipment, tools, and supplies is essential across many industries. Custom protective hard cases offer an ideal solution for safeguarding tactical gear and firearms, sensitive precision measuring equipment, laptops, automotive tools, photography equipment, and more.

Protective hard cases with custom interior inserts protect contents from impact damage and keep out dust and water. Quality Support specializes in designing and manufacturing custom protective hard cases with high-quality inserts to meet the demands of clients in a broad range of industries, such as:

Aerospace
Electronics
Energy
Military and defense
Nuclear
Semiconductor

Learn more about how we make hard cases, the benefits they offer for a variety of applications, and our specific capabilities.

How Hard Cases Are Made
Benefits of Custom Hard Cases
Your Custom OEM Case Provider

How Hard Cases Are Made

Manufacturing quality hard cases involves meticulous precision to ensure the final product has consistent sealing and functionality. Regardless of the production method chosen, it is crucial to maintain the integrity of the case throughout the entire production process.

The production of protective hard cases varies based on the manufacturing techniques and types of materials used—most commonly metals or high-density plastics. For metal hard cases, we shape raw sheet metal using a press that molds the metal into the desired form. To create hard cases from high-density plastics, we typically use rotational molding.

Rotational molding equipment consists of a frame that rotates along multiple axes and a mold, where we add the plastic resin pellets. Here’s the step-by-step process we follow to create large plastic hard cases with tight tolerances:

1 Add Raw Plastic Materials

We place resin pellets into both halves of the mold, which are then securely sealed.

2 Rotate and heat

The frame containing the mold rotates as it moves into a heating chamber. The plastic spreads and melts evenly across the interior of the mold as the frame rotates. The rotational process continues until the resin has properly melted and completely distributed throughout the mold.

3 Cool and solidify

The rotating frame transfers to a cooling chamber, where the mold is cooled by air, water, or both.

4 Finish

Once cooled and solidified, the shell for the hard case is removed and prepared for the addition of hinges, latches, and other components.

Benefits of Custom Hard Cases

Quality Support has extensive experience producing top-of-the-line protective hard cases with high-quality foam inserts for a wide range of applications. Here are the key benefits of choosing hard cases from us.

Hard Quality Materials
At Quality Support, we only use high-quality materials to ensure our hard cases can withstand the demands of harsh weather, impact, water, moisture, and other extreme conditions. Our products reliably exhibit the following properties:
- Durability. Our protective hard cases are designed to be reliable and durable, even in the harshest conditions. They are built to last and can withstand daily use and frequent transportation. We prioritize high-quality construction techniques and materials to deliver airtight and waterproof (IP67 or better) cases featuring automatic pressure equalization valves that keep the interior contents from being damaged. Our customers trust the robust protection provided by our custom hard cases.
- Lightweight. In addition to being durable enough to withstand harsh conditions, our OEM cases are lightweight. This feature makes transportation easier and avoids adding unnecessary weight or bulk.
Customizable Foam Inserts
Placing customizable foam inserts inside a protective hard case provides superior content protection. Our foam inserts are flexible yet dense enough to provide enhanced item protection, organization, and professional presentation. Key benefits include:
- Tailored to specific items. Our foam inserts are tailor-fit to match the contents’ dimensions, securely holding each piece in place. These customized inserts minimize disruptive movement and potential damage while in transit.
- Enhanced protection. The polystyrene or polyurethane closed-cell foam used in our inserts is dense yet lightweight, acting as an exceptional shock absorber. The high-quality materials effectively reduce the risk of damage from vibrations, impacts, and other external forces.
At Quality Support, we strive to be a single-source solution, giving our clients comprehensive engineering and design support, quick quote turnarounds, quality performance testing, and more.

Your Custom OEM Case Provider

Quality Support is a trusted industry-leading provider of industrial custom packaging solutions and protective hard cases for a broad range of industries. We have vast expertise in handling critical applications and can supply custom hard cases with a foam insert tailored to protect sensitive and fragile contents.

Our experienced team works closely with clients to establish the appropriate solution for the specific application, taking into consideration factors such as:

Case type
Closure mechanism
Color
Contents
Size

We then create a custom foam insert featuring a cavity that matches the specific dimensions of the items to be contained in the case. We cut our foam inserts with precision equipment to meet your specifications. Our team utilizes a wide selection of foam materials, such as polyurethane, polystyrene, and more, to ensure the utmost quality and protection.

Standard packing materials cannot handle the unique demands of safeguarding sensitive, fragile, and valuable products. Quality Support offers tailor-fit protective hard cases that prevent damage and meet our clients’ specific needs, delivering exceptional high-quality products on time and within budget.

Contact us today for more information about our custom OEM cases or to start designing your unique solution. We have a close working relationship with the following case providers: Pelican, SKB, Nanuk, Explorer, Seahorse, Zero Guardian Wilson case, and Fambeau.