Plant relocation

Plant relocation - a logistical challenge

A lot needs to be considered when relocating production plants. It therefore makes sense to hire a specialist for production relocations. To minimize the effort involved in coordinating different companies when relocating production plants, it is advisable to use a service provider that offers as many services as possible. SCHOLPP can handle your entire production plant relocation if you wish. The range of services extends from consulting and careful planning the production relocation to the dismantling of the machines and systems, packaging and transportation, to reassembly and making them ready for operation.

Production plant relocation from dismantling to recommissioning

SCHOLPP realizes the complete relocation of production, including planning, dismantling, transport, reassembly and support for recommissioning. In the run-up to the relocation of entire production units, SCHOLPP coordinates all steps with the customer and the machine manufacturers. A detailed schedule is drawn up together. This schedule includes on-site inspections at the customer's premises. In accordance with the production plan, the possible time frame for commissioning is determined in order to guarantee rapid production readiness. Depending on the space available in the production halls, the preliminary planning of the lifting and transport equipment sites is also essential for a smooth plant relocation process.

Relocation of production lines requires precise organization

Depending on how the company's production is organized, dismantling and assembly work must be planned accordingly. The order in which production is relocated, i.e. which machine is relocated first, and which machine is relocated second, can play a major role depending on the layout of the factory halls. Space for manoeuvring is often limited. Each production relocation therefore has its own rules; some machines must be relocated before other machines are moved. From time to time, certain machines or systems prove to be a bottleneck in the overall production plant relocation. This may be due to the dimensions, weight or demanding assembly steps. In this case, the SCHOLPP planning team adjusts the schedule accordingly. Dismantling and reassembly must be timed in the overall production relocation so that a quick recommissioning can be guaranteed. For finally positioning the plants during reassembly, the SCHOLPP team uses special tools for measuring. Should it become necessary to speed up assembly work, SCHOLPP can also quickly mobilize additional manpower.

Rapid plant relocation by division of labor

The complete relocation of production is so that carried out by a permanent SCHOLPP team the customer has a single point of contact. For certain subtasks during the relocation, the project managers requested specialists. In this way, SCHOLPP keeps the internal division of labour efficiently organized. In addition, the interfaces for cooperation with machine manufacturers during production relocations and machine assembly are clearly defined and well-established thanks to long-standing partnerships and experience.

Know-how and equipment for production plant relocations

Since 1956, SCHOLPP has been moving worldwide, keeping customers from all industries on the move. Whatever machines and systems you may have, whatever the situation with your production relocation, SCHOLPP will find the right solution. Haing commitment, creative ideas and the right equipment. Relocating your production with SCHOLPP, you enjoy the benefits of state-of-the-art equipment and logistics. Our fleet of equipment, worth over 20 million euros, includes lifting gantries, inplant cranes, forklift trucks and much more - the ideal equipment for your production plant relocation. Your production relocation - local or worldwide - is in best hands with SCHOLPP.

Complete relocation of production plants in the cosmetics industry: Relocation of 30 production lines for natural cosmetics over several months

Enormous variety of components: Laverana GmbH & Co. KG in Lower Saxony is an industrial manufacturer of natural cosmetics and relocated an entire production facility from Ronnenberg near Hanover to Barsinghausen, Germany. The SCHOLPP team was awarded to professionally remove, transport and install the 30 production lines.

The challenge of this plant relocation was not so much the individual weights up to a maximum of five tons of the goods to be transported or the maximum dimensions of 5.0 x 3.0 x 3.0 meters, but rather the complexity of the production lines. Several multi-part filling systems, filling machines, labeling machines, cartoning machines and palletizers as well as add-on parts, media systems and accessories had to be dismantled, packed and transported. The variety and number of individual machine and system components involved in this production relocation were enormous.

The scope of the production relocation included the complete mechanical and electrical dismantling in Ronnenberg and the reassembly in Barsinghausen as well as the transport and logistics organization, including minor packaging activities. At the destination, the SCHOLPP fitters were also responsible for exactly positioning the production lines during reassembly. The team also supported the project in the recommissioning phase. Read more...