Once a machine is fully built and ready to go, there’s still one more job before it leaves our workshop. Packing.
Not the most exciting part, I know. But honestly? It matters just as much as the assembly. Because what’s the point of building a good Circular Machine if it shows up at the customer’s place with something broken or rusty?
So here’s how we do it. Nothing fancy, just what works.
First, we put the machine on a pallet. But before that, we check everything again. All the components, all the accessories. It’s like a final “did we forget anything?” moment. Because sometimes small things get missed, and it’s better to catch it here than after the container door closes.
Then comes the sealing part.
We wrap the machine in a vacuum plastic bag. Before sealing it, we throw in some desiccants—those little moisture-absorbing packets. Helps keep humidity out, especially for long sea trips. You’d be surprised how much moisture can get into a container after weeks on a ship. So yeah, we don’t skip this.
Once the desiccants are in, we pull the air out and seal the bag tight. The goal is simple: keep the machine dry and stable from our door to theirs.
Next, the wooden case.
The sealed machine goes inside a wooden box. This is the armor. It takes all the bumps, knocks, and stacking pressure during transport. Without it, even a well-built Interlock Machine could get damaged just from normal handling. So we don’t cheap out on the wood.
After that, the forklift moves the whole thing into the container. One by one.
It sounds straightforward, and mostly it is. But you have to pay attention at every step. Position the machine right on the pallet, make sure the bag isn’t torn, check that the wooden case is nailed properly. Little things. But they add up.
A Circular Machine or an Interlock Machine doesn’t just need to work well. It needs to arrive ready to work. And that’s on us.
So yeah, packing is the last thing we do before shipment. Nobody ever sees it—except our guys in the workshop. But it’s one of the steps that decides what shape the machine is in when it finally reaches the customer’s factory.
We take it seriously. Even if it’s not glamorous.
Morton — Advanced Knitting Solutions