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100,000lbs of Fragile

Problem:
To service market demand on it’s China plant our client decided to temporarily relocate a large stamping press for a finite production run.

To minimize disassembly is the US and installation time & cost in China it was decided that the press would shipped in an almost fully-assembled fashion. This presented challenges to the packaging design due to fragile hydraulic piping, power and control wiring being left on the machine for shipment.

As a result a unique, one-of-a-kind crate was designed that accounted for the cargo weight and allowed access to cast-in lifting points whilst still protecting those delicate components that, if damaged, would add cost and hinder the implementation of the production run in China.

Solution:
Dockside designed, engineered and fabricated a one-of-a-kind steel-lumber hybrid crate that accounted for the cargo weight, allowed access to cast-in lifting points. In addition, Dockside successfully made major design modifications mid project in response to a client change in the press disassembly plan which left additional fragile and crucial parts installed on the press instead of removing them.

  • Shipment was made on-schedule
  • Project was completed on-budget
  • Zero damage claim translating into an on-time installation and production start-up

Services Used:
• Packaging design, engineering
• Packaging manufacture
• Onsite packaging & preservation of the press and all of it’s peripheral components

     


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