RIX Industries Flow Downs

8/22/2025

Description:

PRESERVATION, PACKING & PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS

Clause:

revised 8/22/2025PROHIBITIONS: THE USE OF MASONITE AS A PROTECTIVE, SEALING OR PACKAGING MATERIAL IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED. IN ADDITION, THE USE OF PLYWOOD, CARDBOARD OR OTHER SIMILAR MATERIALS THAT WILL SPLINTER, FLAKE OR CRUMBLE IS PROHIBITED AS PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR OPENINGS ON FITTINGS, VALVES AND COMPONENTS. CRES OR ALUMINUM SHEET, .050 THICKNESS OR GREATER, OR SUITABLE PLASTIC, IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE MATERIAL FOR CAPPING, SEALING OR PROTECTING OPENINGS AND MACHINED SURFACES UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED BY THE BUYER. THE USE OF YELLOW PLASTIC WRAPPING MATERIAL IS PROHIBITED. UTILIZING ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE SENSITIVE (ESDS) PACKAGING FOR COMPONENTS THAT ARE NOT ESDS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. APPLYING ESDS LABELS OR MARKING TO COMPONENTS THAT ARE NOT ESDS, OR TO PACKAGING OF COMPONENTS THAT ARE NOT ESDS, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. INCORRECT OR IMPROPER ESDS IDENTIFICATION OF NON-ESDS COMPONENTS OR THE PACKAGING OF NON-ESDS COMPONENTS, WILL BE CAUSE FOR REJECTION BY ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE, THE SUPPLIERS' NORMAL COMMERCIAL PRESERVATION, PACKAGING AND PACKING SHALL BE SUFFICIENT IF IT: (1) ENSURES ACCEPTANCE BY COMMON CARRIER AT LOWEST RATE, AND (2) AFFORDS PROTECTION AGAINST DAMAGE DURING SHIPMENT.SHIPMENT OF MATERIAL ON PALLETS AND IN CRATES TO EB FACILITIES: FOR ITEM(S) SHIPPED ON PALLETS, TO ENSURE RACK STORAGE:1. THE PALLETS MUST BE MADE OF HARDWOOD OR APPROVED GMA COMPOSITE RESIN MATERIAL. 2. THE PALLET MUST BE STRINGER TYPE CONSTRUCTION, TWO WAY ENTRY, DOUBLE WING APPROXIMATELY 40 - 44 INCHES WIDE (FORK LIFT ACCESS ENDS) BY NO MORE THAN 48 INCHES LONG. MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SIZE, NOT INCLUDING APPROPRIATELY DESIGNATED 'OVERSIZED LOAD(S)', IS 44X48. THE PREFERRED PALLET SIZE IS 40x48.3. THE MAXIMUM LOAD WEIGHT, INCLUDING THE PALLET WEIGHT IS 2000 LBS. THE LOAD WEIGHT MUST BE INDICATED ON THE PACKAGING. MAXIMUM LOAD HEIGHT OR NON-REDUCEABLE LOAD, INCLUDING THE PALLET HEIGHT IS 72 INCHES. MATERIAL OR PACKAGING MUST NOT EXTEND OVER THE SIDES OF THE PALLET UNLESS DETERMINED TO BE ACCEPTABLE AND LISTED ON THE SHIPPING DOCUMENT(S) AS 'OVERSIZED LOAD'. FOR ITEM(S) SHIPPED IN WOODEN CRATES, THE CRATES WILL BE FABRICATED FOR REUSE - SPECIFICALLY, WHERE POSSIBLE, SCREWS ARE TO BE PREFERRED OVER NAILS - AND MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH WOODEN STRINGERS OR BLOCKS AND WITH A MINIMUM OF TWO (2) BOTTOM DECK BOARDS TO ALLOW FOR SECURE FORK LIFT HANDLING. WHERE A LOAD IS THOUGHT/KNOWN TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMBALANCED, THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF GRAVITY (COG) AND LOAD WEIGHT MUST BE NOTED ON THE FRONT AND BACK SIDES OF THE CRATE FACING THE FORK LIFT. BOTTOM DECK BOARDS FOR BOTH PALLETS AND WOOD CRATES WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE PALLET AND CRATE STRINGERS OR BLOCKS USING FASTENERS- NAILS (INSTALLED AT A 35-55 DEGREE ANGLE) OR SCREWS (ENTERED STRAIGHT), WITH SCREWS BEING PREFERRED. SHIPPING DOCUMENTS, PACKING LISTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS SHALL BE SECURED TO AN OUTSIDE PACKAGE/CONTAINER. IF PLACED INSIDE, THEIR LOCATION SHALL BE INDICATED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THAT PACKAGE/CONTAINER. EB ORIGINATED ORDERS ONLY: NOTE: PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR SHEET, PIPE AND TUBE SHIPPED TO QUONSET POINT, RI 1. NOTWITHSTANDING OTHER INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, MATERIAL ON THIS ORDER IS TO BE PACKAGED TO FACILITATE FORKLIFT HANDLING. MAXIMUM LIFT WEIGHT IS NOT TO EXCEED TWO (2) TONS (4000 LBS.), EXCEPT THAT FOR SHEET MATERIAL, THE MAX WEIGHT IS 3600 LBS. 2. TRANSPORTATION IS TO BE MADE VIA FLATBED TRAILER ONLY. DELIVERIES MADE IN OPEN TOP OR CLOSED BOX TRAILERS MAY BE REFUSED. 3. EXEMPTION FROM THE FOREGOING INSTRUCTIONS MAY BE REQUESTED ON A CASE BASIS BY CONTACTING THE QUONSET POINT MANAGER OF MATERIAL CONTROL OR A DESIGNATE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERY. TELEPHONE: AREA CODE (401) 268-2541, 268-1735