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When purchasing industrial equipment from overseas, the "sticker price" is only half the story. The real profit killer is Ocean Freight. Importing fully welded glass racks is essentially paying thousands of dollars to ship "air" inside a steel cage. |
Let's do the math. A standard 40ft High Cube container has a fixed volume. If you ship traditional welded A-frames or harp carts, you might fit 10 to 12 units max. The wheels and uprights create awkward voids that cannot be filled.
With our flat-pack design, we separate the base, the vertical uprights, and the casters. These components are stacked efficiently in wooden crates. This allows us to load 40 to 50 units in the same container. The freight cost per unit drops dramatically—often from $300/unit to $60/unit. That is pure margin added back to your bottom line.
Precision engineering ensures that bolt holes align perfectly for rapid assembly on site.
A common hesitation with knock-down equipment is rigidity. "Will it wobble?" "Is it hard to put together?"
We address this with Industrial-Grade Bolted Connections. We don't use flimsy screws; we use M12 or M16 high-tensile bolts with locking nuts. Once torqued to specification, the mechanical connection is as strong, if not stronger, than a hand-welded joint (which can suffer from heat distortion). Your maintenance team can assemble a rack in 20 minutes using standard impact drivers, resulting in a rock-solid asset ready for heavy duty.
Flat-packing offers another hidden benefit: Storage.
Demand in the glass industry is seasonal. You may not need all your racks active in January, but you need them desperately in July. Welded racks take up huge floor space even when empty.
Flat-packed racks can be stored in a warehouse rack system until needed. You can order a container load now to lock in pricing and save on shipping, but only assemble them as your production capacity scales up. This gives you inventory agility that welded alternatives cannot match.
From flat box to factory floor: The finished product sacrifices zero durability.
No specialized machinery is needed. A standard socket set and a wrench (spanner) are sufficient. For faster assembly of multiple units, we recommend a cordless impact driver.
Yes. We use foam interlayers and stretch wrap between every steel component inside the wooden crate to prevent metal-on-metal rubbing during ocean transit, ensuring the powder coat arrives in pristine condition.
Absolutely. This is a huge advantage over welded racks. If you relocate your facility, you can break these racks down, palletize them, and move them cheaply, rather than hiring specialized wide-load flatbed trucks.
Yes. We provide clear, step-by-step assembly guides in English, complete with exploded-view diagrams and part numbers, making it easy for any technician to follow.
We always include a "spare parts kit" with every shipment, containing extra bolts, nuts, and washers. We know that small hardware can get lost on a busy shop floor, and we don't want your assembly to stop because of one missing nut.
