Specs
Export Week specs
Key measurements and planning figures for Export Week.
How Export Week specs support planning
Export preparation for Export Week includes crating, documentation, machine protection, and dispatch planning.
List the machine model, crated dimensions, packed weight, and any lifting limits at the collection point first. Export Week specs should also note moisture protection, panel bracing, spindle locks, and the paperwork needed for border movement from South Africa. If dispatch is headed through Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, or a smaller freight depot, record truck access, forklift capacity, and loading times against the machine file.
Get the machine and crate photos before wrapping starts. Include one image of the serial plate, one of the spindle or torch area, and one wide shot that shows how the unit sits on the pallet or steel base. Those images help match paperwork to the exact router, mill, or plasma system leaving the workshop.
Measurements that drive crating
The team needs the dimensions for timber, foam, straps, corner protection, and fork entry spacing. Add the packed footprint, gross weight, centre-of-mass note if known, and any loose items that need separate labels. Customs and freight teams read differently, so keep machine naming consistent across the crate marks and documents.
Use the Export Week specs page alongside the machine record and dispatch paperwork before booking collection. Check that crate labels, voltage details, accessory counts, and consignee information match every related file. A wide shot of the machine bay and the model number on the gantry let us size up your CNC setup.
- Packed length, width, height, and mass
- Photos of labels, wrapping, and lift points
- Cross-check with Machines, Cells, and Notes
- Accessory count checked against packing list
Dispatch realities in South Africa
Export packing has to account for workshop access and freight handling conditions here. A machine moving out from Gauteng may face dry dust before loading, while a unit staged near Durban needs extra attention on moisture barrier wrap and corrosion inhibitor. Forklift capacity on site, container availability, and the cut-off at the depot all belong in the planning notes.
Cross-border paperwork depends on the machine details being exact. Voltage, phase, control cabinet contents, spindle power, and any gas equipment must line up with the commercial invoice and packing list. After load-shedding or a late test run, repeat the final accessory check so collets, clamps, manuals, and spare consumables do not stay behind in the workshop.
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Pre-shipment checks worth recording
Use Export Week when a machine build, crating plan or cross-border paperwork needs to line up with workshop reality.
Log the final inspection on the same day the crate is closed. Note the wrapping method, shock or tilt indicators if fitted, seal numbers where used, and the document set placed with the shipment. That record helps when the receiver compares the delivered package with the dispatch file.
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