Packed for the sea, delivered to the room.
Every compact shelving system leaves the factory in export crating built for salt air and six weeks at sea — and arrives in the sequence your installation plan expects. Here is how it is packed, what fits in a container, and what the journey looks like.
Three layers between the steel and the salt.
Frames are long, painted and dimensionally critical. The packing scheme protects all three — and it is the same scheme the TD-INS installation pack photographs before crating.
PE film & foam edge guards
Each frame and panel is wrapped in stretch film with foam edge guards on every corner — paint protection first, moisture barrier second.
Corrugated carton & PET corner posts
Individual cartons with PET corner posts absorb stacking pressure and keep painted faces from rubbing in transit.
Plywood crate & steel straps
Structural crates on wooden skids, strapped and banded to the container floor — long members carried flat, never on edge.
How much fits in one container.
Indicative loading for standard SM-ZN-MJJ and SM-SD columns, 2300 mm high. Final counts are confirmed on the packing list once your layout is approved.
| Container | Manual columns (SM-SD) | Intelligent columns (SM-ZN-MJJ) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20GP | 6–7 columns | 5–6 columns | Terminal units and drives ride in one dedicated carton at the door end. |
| 40HQ | 12–14 columns | 10–12 columns | The standard choice for a complete archive room; single-shipment delivery. |
| 40HQ + 20GP | 18–20 columns | 15–17 columns | Larger rooms split across two containers on the same vessel. |
| LCL | Partial shipment | Partial shipment | Sample orders and top-up parts travel as LCL crates to the same destination port. |
The delivery inventory, itemised.
The packing list matches this inventory line for line — check it off at the door and installation starts the same day.
From deposit to the archive room.
A standard export timeline for one 40HQ to a European or Middle Eastern port. Transit times to other regions are quoted per order.
Production
Steel in, cabinets out, factory load test and photo records.25–35 days
Crating & QC
Export packing, container loading, final inspection against the packing list.3–5 days
Booking & sailing
Customs declaration filed by our foreign-trade system, vessel departs.3–7 days
Sea transit
Direct or transhipment routing with tracked B/L documents.30–40 days
Clear & deliver
Import clearance, delivery to site, installation crew follows the same week.5–10 days
Plan the room while it ships.
Send your drawings now — the installation plan and site conditions checklist arrive with the quotation, so the crew works straight through on delivery day.