PRODUCTION CALENDAR
Chinese National Day falls on 1 October. In 2022 our office and factory closed from 1 to 5 October and work resumed on 6 October, with no shipments.
The schedule as it ran
| Item |
Date |
| Factory and office closed |
1 - 5 October 2022 |
| Work resumes |
6 October 2022 |
| Shipments during the break |
Paused |
What the pause actually interrupts
For an industrial mini pc manufacturer the pause does not interrupt production planning, only the last mile of it: final inspection, packing, and the handover to the forwarder. Those three steps need people on site, and they are exactly what a national holiday removes. A unit that is built but not packed is not a shipped unit.
A cut-off that works
◆ Aim to have goods packed and handed to the forwarder before the last working day of September.
◆ Confirm the forwarder's cut-off separately from the factory date; they are rarely the same day.
◆ For self checkout kiosk or counter rollouts, keep one spare unit per site rather than ordering exact quantities.
Autumn is a cluster, not a single date
Mid-Autumn and National Day can sit within a few weeks of each other, and freight space tightens across the whole period. Buyers who treat late September and early October as one planning window avoid the usual surprise of a batch that is ready but has no booking.
Check the range
The models discussed here are listed in our collections, from industrial panel PCs and kiosk hardware to retail pos hardware, with port maps and panel sizes on each product page.
◆ industrial panel PCs
◆ self-service kiosks
◆ POS terminals
If you need a drawing or a port list for a specific model, send the requirement and we will reply with the document rather than a brochure.
