Goods
Transporting research apparatus
Research apparatus is often custom-built: experimental set-ups, detectors, vacuum chambers, test rigs. It moves between institutes, goes to measurement campaigns or partners – and rarely has original packaging.
What matters
- Custom build
- No manufacturer packaging, no standard dimensions – packaging and securing are planned together.
- Multi-part
- Set-ups are dismantled; parts and cables should be labelled and listed.
- Sensitivities
- Vacuum, optics and sensors react to shocks and moisture.
- Project dates
- Measurement campaigns and beam times have fixed windows.
Planning questions
We clarify these points before quoting – the earlier they are known, the more precise the plan.
- What is the apparatus, and how is it dismantled?
- Is there packaging, or does it need organising?
- What sensitivities exist?
- Is there a fixed project date?
- Who is the contact at the destination institute?
What we need from you
- Category “Laboratory, analytical and medical equipment”
- Parts list (in conversation)
- Packaging status
- Date
What we do for you
What we organise
- Individual planning of your consignment – handling, date and handover aligned
- Direct transport without transhipment and documented handover by agreement
- Additional insurance on request – scope clearly agreed in the quote
Good to know
Label and list the parts of your set-up – so everything arrives complete. Plan hazardous substances and gases separately.
How it works
- 01
Request
You state category of goods, rough route, date and special requirements – confidential details only in conversation.
- 02
Review
We clarify dismantling, packaging and sensitivities in the requirements call.
- 03
Quote
You receive a quote with the agreed scope – direct transport, handover and insurance as discussed.
- 04
Execution
Takeover of the prepared parts, secured transport, handover to the project team.
Questions and answers: Research apparatus
Can unpacked experimental set-ups be transported?
After review, yes. How padding and securing are done is clarified in the requirements call.
Who dismantles the apparatus?
Your team or workshop. We take over the prepared, labelled parts.
Are there exclusions for research goods?
Yes: no hazardous substances, no compressed gases and no radioactive sources.
Request
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Details for planning
- Category “Laboratory, analytical and medical equipment”
- Parts list (in conversation)
- Packaging status
- Date