Factory move
Factory moving require complex planning skills
Moving factory usually requires a great deal of logistical and technical effort from any company. In order to maintain an overview and make the project a success, it makes sense to rely on the help of an external industrial service provider for a complete or partial factory move. You should prefer to select an experienced partner for such a complex task who can offer a comprehensive catalogue of services including planning and engineering, transport and machine installation, assembly and electrical installation.
Clients from industry who rely on a general contractor as a service provider also avoid coordination problems between several supplier. As an industrial service provider for factory moves, SCHOLPP's service is set up that the team can cover all transport and assembly requirements according to 'one-stop shop' principle: from planning the factory move to final commissioning of all machines at the new location. SCHOLPP has built up its experience and expertise in thousands of successful factory moves since 1956 and ist employees have travelled the world for customers from all sectors of industry to carry out factory moves at regional, national and international level.
Moving factory as complete service: planning and dismantling, transport and reassembly
SCHOLPP realises a factory move as complete package: from planning and dismantling, through transport and reassembly, to electrical installation and support for the recommissioning of all production lines. In the run-up to moving complete factories, SCHOLPP liaises in detail with the customer, the machine manufacturers and plant equipment suppliers. On this basis, a jointly coordinated and detailed schedule for the factory move is drawn up. This planning phase also includes on-site visits at the customer's factory building, both at the old location and at the new factory site. In accordance with production planning, the sensible time windows for the relocation and commissioning of all machines and systems are discussed to ensure that production in the factory can be restarted quickly.
Intelligent project management is the key to a successful factory move
Depending on how production is organised in the factory, dismantling and assembly of the product equipment is planned by experienced engineers and carried out by trained fitters. The sequence of machine relocation during the factory move can play a major role depending on the layout. Space for manoeuvring is limited, as factory premises are usually tight for cost reasons. Every factory move therefore has its own specifics that need to be taken into account from a technical and organisational perspective.
Sometimes, during the factory moving, some machine transports or machine installations might become logistical bottleneck, for example due to their dimensions, weight or demanding assembly work. In such cases, the SCHOLPP team can flexibly adapt the planning so that the overall project does not fall behind schedule. All dismantling, transport and reassembly work must be synchronised throughout the entire moving process to ensure that the factory can be put back into operation on time at its new location. Should the need arise at short notice to speed up the assembly and transport work, SCHOLPP can quickly mobilise additional manpower.
Rapidly moving factories with intelligent division of labour
The customer has one contact person and a dedicated SCHOLPP team throughout the entire factory move. For special installation or transport tasks during the relocation process, SCHOLPP project managers call in additional technical or logistical specialists as required. In this way, SCHOLPP always operates with a team strength and division of labour that is appropriate to the assembly and transport effort and therefore economically efficient for the factory operator. All interfaces with machine manufacturers and production equipment suppliers are clearly defined in advance. As we have been working with many internationally active machine manufacturers for decades, the processes are well-rehearsed.
Factory move using the right equipment
Extensive expertise, many years of experience and creative problem-solving skills are three essentials for successful factory moves. A fourth is the icing on the cake: state-of-the-art technical equipment. SCHOLPP has a an equipment pool that is unique in Europe in this scope: industrial cranes and transport vehicles, lifting gantries specially developed for machine transport, in-plant rollers and customised heavy-lifting products. This enables SCHOLPP to realise every factory relocation quickly and efficiently, professionally and safely. With SCHOLPP locations in Germany and around the world, we also have a contact person for factory relocations in your area.
