Tooling

Export Week

Export Week is set up for packed orders, OR Tambo timing, and paperwork that must match the shipment.

OR Tambo dispatch in the cutting plan

Export Week is arranged for packed tooling orders that need to move with correct paperwork and airport-bound handling. It is suited to shipments where OR Tambo timing and matching documents matter as much as the tooling itself.

Export Week starts with the packed order, not only the cutter. Box size, edge protection, coated bit choice, and the booked handover to OR Tambo all shape how the tooling is prepared. In Johannesburg, that also means working around Sunnyrock warehouse cut-offs and the last checks before freight paperwork is printed.

Send the first machine photo and one image of the packed tooling before cartons close. Those pictures help match part count, cutter notes, and labels to the shipment file. A short printout near the router is useful when the same job must be cut again after stock is reopened or documents are checked at dispatch.

Packed tooling and matching paperwork

You get a job record that ties the tooling, coating, quantities, and export pack together. The notes name what is in each order and what still needs checking before handover. For airport-bound consignments, clear labelling matters more than extra versions of the same cut plan.

Use Export Week when the shipment needs cutter prep, carton checks, and documents that read the same across the pack. Check tooling against the paperwork once more before the courier takes possession. Bit orders depend on the shank size, the material and the router you run them on.

Tooling list matched to packed cartons
First pack check photographed before dispatch
Paperwork notes attached to the job

Sunnyrock, Crown Mines, OR Tambo

We plan around OR Tambo export weeks, Sunnyrock warehouse cut-offs, Crown Mines production floors, and showroom traffic at smaller malls. We do not treat every workshop like a fresh install. If your CNC setup is already in motion, say so. Separate the urgent cutting job from the standing weekly work.

Sunnyrock cut-off times affect when packed orders must leave the shelf. Crown Mines production traffic can change when final checks are easier to do without stopping active machines. At OR Tambo, paperwork accuracy matters alongside the physical condition of the cartons and the tooling inside them. Smaller mall showroom traffic can also narrow the best handover window on a busy day.

Operated by Astros Marketing (Pty) Ltd from 2 Makro Place, Sunnyrock 1401.

What to gather before carton close

Use Export Week for runs that need export-minded CNC prep, clean cutting results and tooling planned for packed orders.

Keep the cutter code, coating detail, part count, and sample-cut result with the export file while the job is still open. Add the packing note and airway paperwork check before the boxes are taped up. That record is useful when the same tooling order must be traced back to a specific packed run.

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