Germany · May–June 2024 · Project Case Study
German Cremation Memorial Project: Component Coding and Factory Trial Assembly
This project involved one 13-piece, two-colour cremation memorial from a four-container mixed order. Production was completed in May 2024 and shipment was released in June 2024. The record follows the component schedule, interface checks, full-size dry fit and same-set packing release.
Project at a glance
The customer name is withheld. The four-container figure describes the complete German mixed order; the featured model is one memorial set within that order.
| Market | Germany |
|---|---|
| Production month | May 2024 |
| Shipment month | June 2024 |
| Complete order scale | 4 × 20GP mixed containers |
| Product type | Perimeter-border cremation memorial with twin upright steles |
| Materials | Fine-grain black granite and beige veined natural stone |
| Overall finished size | 1800 × 1100 × 1050 mm (L × W × H) |
| Components | 13 coded stone components per set |
| Per-set packing data | 450 kg stone net weight; 540 kg packed gross weight; 0.9 m³ packed volume |
| Component codes | A1–G1, with same-set numbered wooden-crate packing |
Project materials
Customer requirement
The German customer placed a four-container mixed order covering several cremation memorial designs. This model combines a perimeter border, two upright steles, a shaped rear pedestal, three front-border sections, rear connecting components, inner support rails and an accessory mounting component.
Because the memorial had to be disassembled for international transportation, each component had to be clearly identified and the complete memorial had to be dry-fitted in the factory before packing.
Actual challenge
The memorial contained mirrored components and several parts with similar shapes, while their installation positions and directions were different. The production team had to prevent cross-set mixing, maintain a continuous curve along the perimeter border, keep the black-and-beige interfaces level and flush, position both upright steles accurately, confirm the footprint and diagonals, and check the level, verticality and stability of the complete assembly.
How we handled it
Each memorial set received an order code, and each individual component received a unique identification code from A1 to G1. Before packing, the complete memorial was laid out at full size on the factory floor and assembled without permanent adhesive.
The inspection covered the 1800 × 1100 mm footprint, perimeter diagonals, curved-border continuity, joint width and height difference, black-and-beige flush alignment, the position and verticality of both upright steles, the contact condition of all supporting surfaces and overall stability. Small levelling blocks were used where needed. Interface edges requiring correction were fine-ground, followed by a second assembly and reinspection.
After the complete memorial passed inspection, the dry fit was photographed and recorded. Components were disassembled in sequence, cleaned, protected and moved into same-set numbered wooden crates.
Component schedule
| Code | Component | Finished size / interface | Qty. |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Black upright stele | 250 × 850 × 120 mm | 1 pc |
| A2 | Beige upright stele | 250 × 850 × 120 mm | 1 pc |
| B1 | Rear shaped pedestal | 900 × 350 × 100 mm | 1 pc |
| C1–C2 | Left and right side borders | 1750 × 120 × 120 mm each | 2 pcs |
| D1–D3 | Front border — left, centre beige and right | 400 / 300 / 400 × 120 × 120 mm | 3 pcs |
| E1–E2 | Rear connecting components | Profile-machined to approved drawing | 2 pcs |
| F1–F2 | Inner support rails | 1200 × 70 × 60 mm each | 2 pcs |
| G1 | Accessory mounting component | Ø100 mm mounting hole | 1 pc |
| Total | 13 pcs | ||
Completed result
The complete factory dry fit passed inspection. The 13 coded stone components matched within the same memorial set, the black-and-beige interfaces were level and flush, the perimeter border formed a continuous line, both upright steles were correctly positioned and vertical, and the supporting surfaces were stable and evenly seated.
All components were released for same-set wooden-crate packing. The wider workshop photograph records 15 complete or near-complete cremation memorial groups from the same German order at different production and trial-assembly stages.
Evidence recorded for this project
- Customer reference photograph and factory workshop photograph.
- Component identification and finished-dimension schedule for A1–G1.
- Full-size dry-fit checks for footprint, diagonals, curved-border continuity, interfaces, verticality and support contact.
- Same-set wooden-crate packing record with component codes and packing list.
- Production completed in May 2024 and shipment released in June 2024.
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