Routers
Export Week
Export Week focuses on crating, documentation, handling, and machine checks that matter before a unit leaves for its destination.
Where Export Week fits in a production schedule
Export Week covers the preparation work done before a machine leaves for its destination. That includes crating, documentation, handling arrangements and pre-dispatch checks on the unit.
Export Week is the stage where a finished machine is prepared for travel out of the workshop. Timber for the crate, internal bracing, moisture protection, lifting points and paperwork all need attention before collection. From Somerset West, that planning matters whether the unit is heading to another South African city or leaving through a freight channel.
Crate condition should be recorded before the truck is loaded. Photos of the base, corners, control cabinet, gantry restraint and accessory boxes help match the dispatch record to the machine that left site. That file is useful if handling marks appear later during transit or unpacking.
Crating and dispatch records
This work produces a machine that is restrained, labelled and documented for handover to transport. The export file normally covers serial details, accessory counts, key checks completed on the unit and notes for unloading at destination. Attention stays on what protects the machine in transit, not on workshop production output.
Before collection, match the machine details to the final dispatch paperwork and crate markings. Check any loose items such as tooling, extraction fittings, chillers or manuals against the packing list so they do not travel separately by mistake. Tell the Somerset West team the material and sheet size you plan to cut, and we will match a router, CO₂ laser or profile cell.
- Crate build matched to machine dimensions
- Dispatch photos taken before loading begins
- Packing list with loose items counted
Transport conditions from the Cape
Machines leaving Somerset West can face sea air, rain during loading, road vibration and storage delays between handovers. Export Week therefore covers wrap choice, corrosion prevention on exposed parts and how the machine is fixed inside the crate. A router, CO₂ laser and profile cell do not travel with the same supports or the same risk points.
Documentation must match the physical unit standing in the workshop. Electrical details, machine identification, accessory boxes, coolant components and controller items should be checked before the crate is closed. Where lifting by forklift is expected, the base and entry points need to suit that handling method.
Operated by Astros Marketing (Pty) Ltd from 2 Makro Place, Sunnyrock 1401.
Pre-dispatch checks that matter
Best for orders that need workshop output prepared for dispatch beyond the local area.
Final checks should be captured while the machine is still accessible from all sides. That includes restraints fitted for moving parts, loose cables secured, optics or spindle areas protected and any included extras listed against the shipment. On Export Week, tidy records are as important as timber and fasteners.
What our CNC and Laser customers say
Verified Google reviews