Pelican Custom Cases
Platt Cases is an authorized Pelican dealer that customizes Pelican cases in-house in Chicago — custom foam inserts, branding, and hardware built into Protector, Air, Storm, and Hardigg shells, so each case ships program-ready.
Custom Pelican vs. standard Pelican: This page covers Pelican cases customized to a program — foam cut to your equipment, branding on the shell, and hardware configured for your use case. For catalog Pelican products with no customization, see the standard Pelican catalog page.
Why Platt Cases for Pelican customization
Pelican makes some of the most trusted protective shells in the world — engineered impact protection, real IP sealing, and an industry-leading warranty. Platt Cases makes the customization that turns a Pelican shell into a program-ready case: the foam that fits the equipment, the branding that carries the program, and the hardware that suits the deployment.
Authorized Pelican Dealer
Access to current inventory across the Protector, Air, Storm, and Hardigg lines, with support from Pelican on sourcing and program coordination.
Customization Under One Roof
Waterjet-cut foam, applied branding, and hardware modifications all happen at Platt’s Chicago facility — no separate foam vendor, branding house, or finishing shop.
Program Repeatability
Approved foam patterns, branding files, and hardware specs are archived for the life of the program, so reorders match the original specification.
What Platt customizes on a Pelican case
The Pelican shell is the starting point. Customization is what makes it finished, branded, and equipment-specific.
Custom foam inserts
Foam is where most Pelican customization happens. Platt manufactures custom foam inserts with waterjet cutting — precise equipment cutouts, layered builds, and ESD-safe configurations that seat in the shell and stay aligned across hundreds of transport cycles.
- Materials: polyethylene (PE), polyurethane (PU), cross-linked PE, ESD-safe foam for electronics, convoluted foam for compression-sensitive instruments
- Cutting: waterjet for precision (die cutting for high-volume runs where applicable)
- Layered builds for complex profiles, recessed components, and integrated lid foam
- Design files archived so production foam matches the approved first article across reorders
Branding and surface treatment
Platt applies durable branding to the shell — screen or pad printing in multiple colors, and custom aluminum or polymer name plates riveted or adhered to the exterior — matched to durability, color, and program economics.
Hardware and shell modifications
Where a program needs it, Platt configures hardware and shell modifications — panel and connector cutouts, latch and handle options, and mounting provisions — so the case fits the deployment, not just the equipment.
Pelican platforms Platt supports
Different Pelican lines fit different programs, depending on weight, IP rating, transport profile, and economics.
| Pelican line | What it is | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Pelican Protector | Injection-molded shells with IP67 sealing, automatic pressure-equalization valves, and a wide size range | Demanding industrial, field-service, and heavy-duty programs |
| Pelican Air | Lighter-weight shells with comparable sealing and similar form factors | Transport-intensive programs — medical device transport and traveling sales kits |
| Pelican Storm | Hard-shell protection with press-and-pull latches and a slightly different hardware profile | Programs that prefer the Storm latch system |
| Pelican-Hardigg | Heavy rotomolded shells with larger sizes and program-grade documentation | The most extreme transport and heavy industrial / OEM programs |
Pelican customization for OEM and industrial programs
The same customization capability supports very different program types.
Medical Device Transport
Custom Pelican Air programs that hold instruments in clinical-ready orientation, with ESD-safe foam for electronics and branding that supports sales-rep deployment.
Industrial Field Service
Pelican Protector programs for daily field use — foam engineered for one-handed equipment removal, hardware that survives industrial environments, and fleet branding.
Test & Measurement
Pelican shells with foam engineered around precision instruments — calibration kits, signal generators, oscilloscopes — with layered, waterjet-cut builds for a consistent fit across reorders.
OEM & Product-Launch
Pelican shells customized as the product’s delivery and long-term storage solution — printed branding, custom foam, and documentation that ships with the product.
How a custom Pelican program works
A custom Pelican program at Platt follows a defined sequence, with buyer approval before production.
Shell selection
Equipment and requirements are matched to the right Pelican line and size.Foam design
A CAD layout is built to the equipment list; foam type, density, and layered builds are specified.Branding spec
Printing and name-plate options are specified for the program.Sample validation
A first-cut foam sample is validated against the actual equipment; the shell is confirmed to requirements.Production
Foam is cut and installed, branding applied, and cases packed and shipped.Reorder support
Approved files are archived; replacements and additions are produced without re-engineering.Program lead times: Custom Pelican programs on standard foam and printed branding typically ship in 2–4 weeks from approved spec; complex configurations run closer to 4–6 weeks. Pelican shell availability is the most common variable — Platt coordinates inventory directly with Pelican.
See also: Custom Foam Inserts · Custom Case Manufacturing · Standard Pelican Catalog · Pelican (official)
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Platt Cases an authorized Pelican dealer?
Yes. Platt Cases is an authorized Pelican dealer with full in-house customization - foam, branding, and hardware.
Can Platt customize a Pelican case with custom foam?
Yes. Platt manufactures waterjet-cut custom foam inserts, including ESD-safe and layered builds, with design files archived so reorders match the approved first article.
Which Pelican lines can Platt customize?
Platt customizes Pelican Protector, Pelican Air, Pelican Storm, and Pelican-Hardigg shells.
Can you add our branding to a Pelican case?
Yes. Platt applies screen or pad printing and custom aluminum or polymer name plates to the shell.
How is a custom Pelican from Platt different from buying Pelican direct?
Platt adds equipment-specific foam, branding, hardware, and mid-volume program support - archived files, repeatable reorders, and documentation - beyond a catalog purchase.
How long does a custom Pelican program take?
Typically 2-4 weeks from approved specification on standard foam and printed branding, and closer to 4-6 weeks for complex configurations, with Pelican shell availability the most common variable.
Start a Custom Pelican Program
Platt Cases is an authorized Pelican dealer with full customization capability — foam, branding, hardware, and documentation under one roof in Chicago. Bring the equipment, the program volume, and the deadline, and Platt will identify the right Pelican shell and build the program from there.
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