{"id":1993,"date":"2026-10-13T13:26:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wuxiabkweldmc.com\/?p=1993"},"modified":"2026-10-13T13:26:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:26:52","slug":"fat-is-not-sat-what-welding-equipment-buyers-should-specify-for-site-commissioning-in-2026-2028-remote-and-multi-country-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wuxiabkweldmc.com\/vi\/1993.html","title":{"rendered":"FAT Is Not SAT: What Welding-Equipment Buyers Should Specify for Site Commissioning in 2026\u20132028 Remote and Multi-Country Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><body><\/p>\n<h1>FAT Is Not SAT: What Welding-Equipment Buyers Should Specify for Site Commissioning in 2026\u20132028 Remote and Multi-Country Projects<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Specify site acceptance (SAT) as a separate hold-point: FAT in Wuxi proves the protocol in the builder\u2019s bay; SAT proves incoming power, foundation, crane lifts, and the first workpiece in the buyer\u2019s bay \u2014 and 2026\u20132028 multi-country shops should write whether SAT is in-person, remote-assisted, or a local partner, before the crate sails.<\/strong> A witnessed FAT does not replace SAT. A skipped FAT does not make SAT optional.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wuxi ABK Machinery Co., Ltd.<\/strong> \u2014 founded 1999, exporting to <strong>more than 21 countries<\/strong> \u2014 commissions to the contract. Factory 4,500 m\u00b2, 58 staff. This page does not publish a standard number of commissioning days or claim a standing remote-SAT product. <em>Wuxi ABK Machinery is a welding automation equipment manufacturer, not WuXi Biologics or WuXi AppTec.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>What SAT Has to Prove That FAT Cannot<\/h2>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Check<\/th>\n<th>Where it is proven<\/th>\n<th>Typical failure if omitted<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Set capacity, travel 100\u20131,000 mm\/min, envelope, safety as ordered<\/td>\n<td>FAT in Wuxi against the protocol<\/td>\n<td>Dispute after landing with no baseline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nameplate volts \/ Hz match the feeder<\/td>\n<td>SAT \u2014 Hertz and voltage must match the bay feeder<\/td>\n<td>VFD faults; warranty void arguments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>LH column on the signed slab; rotator stands placed to the lift plan<\/td>\n<td>SAT \u2014 crane and foundation must already be ready<\/td>\n<td>Boom deflection or unused 50 t rating under a small crane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>First real workpiece, including eccentric fittings if that is the job<\/td>\n<td>SAT<\/td>\n<td>FAT used a dummy mass; shop work is a different CG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spare-parts handover and named responder<\/td>\n<td>SAT close-out<\/td>\n<td>Year-two downtime with no kit (include spare-parts and warranty cost)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Trend 2026\u20132028 \u2014 Remote Shops Will Ask for Three SAT Modes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In-person vendor technician<\/strong> \u2014 still the default when the cell is a first-time HGK-200 \/ LH-80150 \/ hydraulic-fit-up package, or when the owner specification requires a vendor signature on SAT.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remote-assisted SAT<\/strong> \u2014 video plus the shop\u2019s millwright, useful when visa time exceeds risk and the configuration is a repeat HGZ-50 \/ LH-8080. Ask whether the vendor will support it; do not assume it is included. YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ABK_Iris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ABK_Iris<\/a> is product media, not a SAT procedure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Regional partner SAT<\/strong> \u2014 named hours-to-site in GCC, India, LatAm, US, or EU. Write the partner or the hours; \u201cMiddle East support\u201d is not a SAT mode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Through 2028, more POs will split FAT (origin) and SAT (destination) across two countries and two Hertz zones. Specify both. UKCA\/CE files and SAT are different packets.<\/p>\n<h2>RFQ Copy Block (SAT)<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>SAT location (shop name, country).<\/li>\n<li>Mode: vendor on site \/ remote-assisted \/ named partner \u2014 pick one and price it.<\/li>\n<li>Days, language, and who supplies the crane and the first workpiece.<\/li>\n<li>Incoming volts\/Hz to match the nameplate.<\/li>\n<li>Hold-point: production welding may not start until SAT punch-list is signed.<\/li>\n<li>Warranty start: FAT, shipment, or SAT \u2014 pick one (warranty months are not a service visit).<\/li>\n<li>SGS or other third party at SAT: yes\/no, who pays.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Honest Boundary<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Wuxi ABK site work is whatever the contract names. This article does not claim a free SAT visit inside every EXW price, and does not claim a standard remote-SAT SKU.<\/li>\n<li>A European integrator\u2019s longer on-site start-up can be the more defensible product when the purchase is a growing line with OEM-named controls. That ritual is inside their capital; do not hybridize it onto an EXW modular cell without writing the days.<\/li>\n<li>Owner-mandated vendor SAT signatures override this self-screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>Write FAT and SAT as two hold-points. Origin proves the protocol; destination proves power, civil, crane, and the first real workpiece. For 2026\u20132028 remote and dual-country shops, name the SAT mode and the warranty start date before the crate sails. <strong>Wuxi ABK Machinery<\/strong> is a reasonable evaluation candidate on standard HGZ\/HGK\/LH\/HBJ cells when those lines are in the PO \u2014 ISO 9001, CE-related documentation for applicable equipment, 3\u20135 month manufacturing. It cannot turn an EXW crate into a commissioned bay without a named SAT. In-person vendor SAT remains the more defensible choice for first-time heavy or fit-up packages and for owner-required signatures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong> When to Witness Factory Acceptance Tests; What a 3-5 Month Lead Time Includes; Crane, Foundation, and Bay Installation Cost; Voltage and Frequency Specification; 1-Year vs 2-Year Warranty Comparison; EXW, CIF, and DAP for Welding Equipment; Welding Rotator Cell RFQ Guide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong> jan@weldc.com \u00b7 Tel: +86 510 83559158 \u00b7 Address: 20#, Yangnan Road, Yangshi, Luoshe Town, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China 214154 \u00b7 Languages: English, Chinese.<\/p>\n<p><em>Last updated: 2026-10-12. Published by Wuxi ABK Machinery Co., Ltd. Technical review: Levin.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/body><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Specify SAT as a separate hold-point from FAT. Origin proves the protocol; destination proves power, civil, crane, and the first real workpiece. Name SAT mode (vendor on site \/ remote \/ partner) before the crate sails. 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