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Heavy Machinery Packaging

Injection Moulding Machine
Packaging & Export Crating

An injection moulding machine is a long, low casting whose accuracy lives in four polished tie-bars and the parallelism of two platens. Let a tie-bar corrode or a platen shift in transit and the machine arrives flashing parts and out of clamp tolerance. BENZ Packaging preserves and crates horizontal and vertical moulding machines on site, with the tie-bars, platens and barrel protected, certified for export to 100+ countries.

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ISO 9001·ISPM-15·MIL-STD-2073·MIL-PRF-3420H VCI·MIL-D-3464E Desiccant·100+ Countries
The Challenge

The Tie-Bars and Platen Parallelism Are the Whole Game

What makes an injection moulding machine accurate is the clamp unit: four hardened, ground and chromed tie-bars that carry the clamp force and keep the fixed and moving platens dead parallel, so the mould closes evenly and the parts come out without flash. Those tie-bars are bright, precision surfaces that corrode in marine humidity, and the platens, if the machine is lifted or jolted wrong, can shift on the tie-bars and lose the parallelism the works set. The injection unit adds its own exposures: a heated barrel and a hardened screw and non-return valve that rust internally, and an oil and hydraulic circuit that weeps if it is not drained or sealed.

BENZ protects the machine where it actually matters. The tie-bars are VCI-wrapped and shielded, the moving platen is locked against the fixed platen so it cannot travel and brinell or misalign on the tie-bars, the barrel and screw are preserved internally with VCI, and the hydraulic circuit is drained or sealed with ports capped. Controls travel barrier-wrapped with desiccant. The machine is then bolted to a heat-treated, ISPM-15 skid on its true load path, sealed under barrier film for sea transit, with a reassembly reference for a fast restart.

What We Protect on a Moulding Machine

The clamp unit, the injection unit and the services are each handled on their own terms.

Tie-Bars
The four ground, chromed tie-bars VCI-wrapped and shielded so the bright surfaces that carry clamp force cannot corrode in transit.
Fixed & Moving Platens
Moving platen locked against the fixed platen so it cannot travel and lose the parallelism that prevents flash.
Barrel & Screw
Heated barrel, hardened screw and non-return valve preserved internally with VCI against the rust that scores the screw.
Clamp & Toggle / Mechanism
Toggle or two-platen clamp mechanism secured and machined surfaces protected against shock and corrosion.
Hydraulics & Oil Circuit
Drained or sealed with ports capped so the circuit cannot weep or admit moisture in transit.
Controls & Electronics
Control panel and instrumentation barrier-wrapped with desiccant and crated separately where heavy.

Moulding Machine Pre-Shipment Checklist

What a BENZ team completes and records before a moulding machine is crated.

  • Photograph and label the machine; record model, clamp force and serial
  • Drain hydraulic oil and lubrication to transport-safe levels; cap ports
  • Lock the moving platen against the fixed platen to hold parallelism
  • VCI-wrap and shield the four tie-bars
  • Preserve the barrel, screw and non-return valve internally with VCI
  • Secure the clamp / toggle mechanism and protect machined faces
  • Barrier-wrap the control panel with desiccant
  • Bolt to a heat-treated, ISPM-15 skid on the true load path; seal for sea transit

How We Package a Moulding Machine for Export

On site at your works, by a BENZ team with all tooling, preservation materials and lifting equipment.

01

Survey & Fluid Draining

Weight and centre-of-gravity assessment, documentation, and draining of hydraulic oil and lubrication to transport-safe levels.

02

VCI & Surface Preservation

Tie-bars, barrel, screw and machined faces preserved with VCI vapour-phase inhibitor (MIL-PRF-3420H) and rust preventive.

03

Platen Locking & Securing

Moving platen locked against the fixed platen and the clamp mechanism secured so nothing travels or misaligns in transit.

04

Barrier Bagging & Desiccant

Machine sealed in an aluminium or polythene barrier with MIL-D-3464E desiccant and a humidity indicator for sea transit.

05

Seaworthy Skidding & Crating

Bolted to a heat-treated, ISPM-15-stamped skid engineered to the machine weight, with rated lift points.

06

Loading, Documentation & Support

Container lashing, packing list and heat-treatment certificate, plus reassembly and restart guidance at destination.

Standards Behind Every Moulding Machine Shipment

StandardRelevance to moulding machine packaging
ISPM-15Heat-treated, stamped timber clears the crated machine through customs without quarantine.
MIL-STD-2073Methods of preservation and packing: the benchmark for precision machine tools on long transits.
MIL-PRF-3420HVCI performance: protects tie-bars, barrel, screw and machined surfaces against corrosion.
MIL-D-3464EDesiccant performance: keeps the sealed machine and controls dry in transit.
ISO 9001 & ISO 14001Quality and environmental certification across all BENZ facilities.

Shipping a Moulding Machine? Let Us Specify the Protection

Send the machine type, clamp force, weight and destination, and our engineers will specify the preservation and crating programme and arrange a free on-site survey.

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