Weight Is the Problem, Not Fragility
Machinery and Industrial Cargo Packing
A machine does not usually break because something hit it. It breaks because it moved inside its own packing, or because it arrived after weeks at sea with corrosion on surfaces that should have been protected. Packing for industrial cargo is about restraint and preservation rather than cushioning, and it is done alongside the heavy transport that follows it.
What Is Covered
Preparing Machinery to Travel
Most of the work happens before anything is boxed.
- Cleaning and preservation before packing
- Corrosion protection on exposed surfaces
- Draining fluids where required
- Securing moving parts against vibration
- Bolting and blocking into a base or case
- Marking lifting and slinging points
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Industrial cargo claims tend to come from a short list, and none of them involve dropping the crate.
Movement inside the packing
A tonne of machinery that shifts even slightly destroys its own mounting points. Bolting it to the base is what prevents that, not strapping.
Corrosion at sea
Salt air and condensation attack machined surfaces over a long voyage. Preservation before closing the case is the only practical defence.
Unsupported components
Shafts, arms and loose assemblies need restraining separately, or they work against the machine's own structure for the whole journey.
Lifting it wrong at the far end
A case with no marked lifting points invites the receiver to guess. Marking them is a small job that prevents a large one.
Reassembly at the far end
Machinery that was dismantled to travel has to go back together. Recording how it came apart, and marking the parts, is what makes that a job rather than a puzzle.
Built for the Load
Cases That Take the Weight
A case for machinery is a structural item, not a container.
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Engineered timber cases
Heavy-duty cases and skids built to take the weight and be lifted safely when loaded.
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Machine bolted to the base
The item is fixed to the case rather than resting in it, so nothing moves regardless of how the case is handled.
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Handled onward by us
Loading, transport and clearance follow on from the packing rather than being someone else's job.
Why Cannata
The Packer Also Lifts It
Packing machinery well and then handing it to a haulier who does not know what is inside is how carefully packed cargo still arrives damaged.
Lifting in-house
The equipment to move heavy items is ours, so packing and handling are planned together.
Preservation before closing
Corrosion protection applied before the case is sealed, which is the only point at which it can be.
Transport that knows the load
Onward movement on our own low-beds and flatbeds, by people who packed it.
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What customers ask about machinery packing.
