How a project is delivered
Most of our projects are custom: the line is designed around your building, your loads and your peak hour, built in China and tested before it ships. One contact from the first drawing to handover.
From first data to handover
Solution
Data and site
Layout drawing, clear height, what is handled, peak hour and growth. If data is missing, we tell you which figures we need and why.
Layout and throughput
We propose a layout and check the capacity of every section against your peak hour, including the front end that usually limits it: unloading, induction and buffers.
Engineering and offer
Custom parts, interfaces and controls are defined before the offer. You receive one offer with a clear scope: what is included, what is not, and the documents that come with it.
Manufacturing and acceptance
Manufacturing and FAT
The equipment is built and tested at the factory. You can witness the factory acceptance test in person or by live video; open points are listed and closed before shipping.
Shipping and import
Packing lists follow the installation sequence. Customs classification and documents are prepared with your customs broker before the goods leave China.
Site and after-sales
Installation and commissioning
Mechanical and electrical installation, commissioning and the site acceptance test (SAT) against the agreed throughput and safety functions.
Training and after-sales
Operator and maintenance training and a spare-parts plan. Response times and on-site service are agreed in the contract for each project.
What we take care of, and what we need from you
We take care of
- Layout, throughput calculation and the solution design
- Engineering, manufacturing and quality control
- Factory acceptance test before shipping
- Conformity documents for the equipment and the line, manuals and drawings, as set out in the contract
- Shipping, and the documents your customs broker needs
- Installation, commissioning and site acceptance
- Training, spare parts and after-sales support
We need from you
- Data and drawings of the site and the goods
- Approval of the layout and the main drawings
- The building, floor, power supply and fire protection
- Customs clearance, as agreed in the contract
- Site access during installation, and acceptance
The exact scope is written into each contract.
What the factory acceptance test covers
A FAT is only useful if it tests what will go wrong on site. Our test plan is agreed with you before manufacturing starts.
What cannot be tested at the factory, such as the complete line with your building and WMS, is tested on site during commissioning and the SAT.
FAT checklist
- Test plan and pass criteria agreed in advance
- Real or representative loads, including polybags, light and heavy items
- Throughput run at the agreed rate, for the agreed time
- Emergency stops, guards, interlocks and other safety functions
- Control logic, fault handling and recovery after a stop
- Interfaces that can be tested at the factory (WCS, scanners, signals)
- Dimensions, finishes and the parts list checked against drawings
- Documents: drawings, schematics, manuals, conformity documents, software backup
- Open points listed with owner and date, closed before shipping
Start with your data
Send a layout drawing and your volumes; we reply with a first view of the solution and the questions that still need an answer.