Safely packing workstations in box

Owned by Joey Houy (Unlicensed)
Oct 26, 2018

Steps on safely packing up a personal workstation for transport.

Step-by-step guide

  1. Layer dense/tough packaging material at bottom of box for the workstation to safely rest on


  2. (IMPORTANT) Insert system with motherboard components resting downwards onto the motherboard (for a majority of our systems, window side is facing up)
    After system is packed, be sure to note/mark the side where the box is facing up towards if later strapping the box to a pallet.


  3. Apply packaging around the workstation; between the workstation and the sides of the box


  4. Apply more packaging material on top


  5. Layer dense/tough packaging material


  6. Ensure the box closes evenly, then add more tape on all edges to ensure box will not accidentally open during transit. 


Example of box packed on pallet here: Freight Shipping Quick Reference (Migrated to ZDKB) (be sure box+system is packed where the PCI-e components are resting safely onto the motherboard in step #2)