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Working with industrial automation engineers, machinery movers, millwright &
rigging services:

Providing electrical & mechanical machinery

& industrial equipment installation services for machinery moving services,
production line & manufacturing plant relocations & rigging companies.

 

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Machinery Installation Services:

Working in all 50 states & Worldwide






Production line de-installations & installations

Critical equipment manufacturing plant services

Electrical & mechanical re-installations

Production line structural design & construction

Integrated Complex machinery relocation projects

Automation controls design & management 

International: Oversize-Heavyweight Critical Projects

Time critical turnkey machinery installations

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Helping machinery moving, rigging and crating services with machinery &
equipment installations all over the world. 

 

Planning on de-installing or installing automation equipment, machinery or
robots in your plant facilities? So many global manufacturing companies are
deciding to install additional production lines & cells, as they know robots and
additional updated automation equipment helps them meet business production
requirements. Co-operating in Tennessee machinery movers groups from Carolina to
California machinery moving assoc. and all 50 states.  






             

 * Helping you get your automation controls, manufacturing plants, production
   lines, critical equipment  & machinery up and running safely & most
   efficiently.

 * Manufacturing facilities increasingly must move manufacturing equipment,
   production lines or even entire plants from one country or region to another
   in order to remain competitive & stay in business. The machine logistics
   activities involved in such moves are significant, not only because they are
   complex: To include but not limited to machinery moving and rigging to more
   complex electrical & mechanical manufacturing production line machinery
   relocations & installations.

 * As world economies continues to shift, decisions about where supply chains
   will be produced are more complex, critical & dynamic. 

 * Continuing to gravitate to the most efficient regions of USA & World markets:
   Manufacturers are choosing manufacturing locations based on skilled labor
   costs and availability, energy costs, logistics costs and tax impacts. They
   are also moving machinery & production lines closer to their customers.

 * International installations of your critical equipment & machinery

 * The multinational groups of tech-teams, contractors, OEM techs, suppliers, &
   service providers:

 * Providing high performance business machine removal & critical production &
   manufacturing equipment installation solutions anywhere in the world.

 * Worldwide complete critical business equipment & machinery de-installations &
   installations:

 * Working with machinery movers, riggers, crating companies, aerospace,
   automotive, energy, automation, industrial production-processing equipment,
   technical, medical, laboratories, educational, governmental & military
   clients throughout the world.

 

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Industrial manufacturing plant machinery and equipment dismantling &
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Please follow these safeguards to minimize production line downtime, maximize
manufacturing plant quality, capacity and reduce operating costs.

 

Safe production line dismantling, critical equipment and machine installation is
critical in maximizing reliability and minimizing life cycle costs. Improper
installation is a source of downtime, product quality defects, reduced capacity
and high operating costs. While installation requirements vary depending on the
type of machine and its function, there are basic best practices that must be
followed.



Complete production line installations



Determine whether the support structure foundation has sufficient mass and
strength to permit the machine to operate in a state of equilibrium. Lack of
mass or stability results in normal operating forces to generate abnormal
vibration levels that reduce useful life and increase the frequency of
maintenance. 



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The foundation must be capable of carrying the applied load without settlement,
flexing or crushing. Foundations for heavy machinery are usually concrete or
structural steel structures. For these installations, an independent concrete
pad is poured that has sufficient mass and stiffness to support the
machine-train and absorb the forces generated by normal operations. The total
foundation mass and its related support structures should be at least five times
the total rotating or moving mass of the machine-train.



Electrical mechanical de-installations & re-installations



Some machines must be mounted on a mezzanine. In general, these machines do not
have an adequate support structure. Also, direct mounting on concrete or deck
plate floors introduces a resonance problem. Normal operating forces are
transmitted directly into the floor, which acts as a soundboard and amplifies
these energies. In the best case, these amplified energies only result in higher
than normal noise levels. In many cases, they coincide with one or more natural
frequencies of the machine or foundation and can result in serious, chronic
problems.



Automation controls, cable management & control panels

Decomissioning & Recommissioning

 

Anchor bolts secure the machine to its foundation. The use of proper methods
ensures a rigid, permanent mating of parts. When machines are anchored to a
concrete foundation, J-bolts are fixed into the concrete as it is poured. Size
bolts to ensure adequate holding torque and to prevent them from loosening over
time. Exercise care when selecting the grade of bolt, and determine if the
mounting pattern will be rigid enough to lock mounting plates to the foundation.
The use of hydraulic concrete and straight mounting bolts is not recommended
because these bolts tend to loosen with time.

 

All equipment testing & safety protocol compliant checks

 

For machines mounted on mezzanines or upper floors, anchor bolt selection and
configuration is even more critical. In this case, the anchor bolts must perform
two critical functions: they must fix the machine in place so it cannot flex,
bend or deflect; and they must isolate the machine from the foundation to
prevent transmission of generated energies into the foundation.

Time critical seamless turnkey machine installing services:

To be up and running without interruption.

 

 

Getting ready to have new equipment installed in your plant? Installing new
equipment, whether in a brand-new production line or an existing line, can be
challenging. To make the process as easy as possible and to save yourself time
and money by decreasing the potential for downtime, ask the following questions
before any new equipment installation.

 

Integrated Complex machinery relocation projects

 

1. First, be sure to talk to your supplier’s project manager before starting
preparation for the installation. He may have information that will affect your
preparation. He also will be your main contact for questions regarding delivery
of the project, and will give you an idea of what you need to have on hand and
what you need to accomplish before equipment is delivered. 

 

Production line structural design & construction

 

2. Ask your OEM supplier about electrical requirements and other necessities
that need to be on-site for proper installation. By asking this beforehand,
you’ll know exactly what you need to accomplish before the new equipment
arrives. Here are some of the items you need to ask about:

   a. Power (460V/3Ph/60hz, 120V, 24V or other)
   b. Pneumatic (compressed air); 90 psi, 60 SCFM …
   c. Dedusting (port diameter, multi points, pressure, flow rate …)
   d. Communication cables (Ethernet or other)



Critical Equipment & Production-Line Installations

 

 

3. Where are drop sites for these items located? Knowing this can help you save
time and will help the supplier position the new equipment. Ask the project
manager for the final layout and add drop sites if needed.



Electrical-Mechanical Machinery Removal & Installations

 

4. Are there out-of-the-ordinary environmental conditions at the plant?



Export-Import Equipment Preparation & Protection

 

5. If installation involves a high-pressure wash down with chemicals or other
cleaners, make sure to share details with the supplier.

 

 

International: Oversize-Heavyweight Critical Projects

 

6. What is the floor thickness required for your new equipment? Make sure you
ask your supplier for the exact weight of your new equipment, robots will
transmit extra forces to the floor while moving. Robotic equipment, for example,
typically requires a minimum of 8 inches of additional floor reinforcement.

 

7. Stability is another factor to keep in mind for equipment that includes a
robot, so be sure to think about fasteners and anchor systems safeguards. 
Robots can move very fast and equipment that incorporates them needs to stay
steady. Are anchors included with the new equipment? If not, do you have all the
anchors required for the new equipment?

 

8. Do you need to relocate piping or other items? Installing new equipment may
force you to relocate existing components depending on the size and layout of
the new equipment. Make sure that all relocating is done before installation
begins, to avoid installation delay and production downtime.

 

9. Is lighting adequate for the new equipment? Consider alternative ways to
provide light to the installation technician so he can do his job properly.
You’ll also need to think about the positioning of your current light fixtures.
For example, if a new bagger is bigger or smaller than the existing one, the
location of the light source that currently attaches to the bag magazine may not
be optimally positioned once the new bagger is in place.

 

10. Do you have everything needed for equipment commissioning? Make a list of
everything you need to do tests and to run your equipment. This may include
empty bags, rolls of bag film, pallets, wrapping film, labels, labeller, printer
and ink, glue, bagger, slip sheet, etc.

 

11. In case pre-installation preparation doesn’t go as planned and you’re not
ready to install by the planned date, can equipment be stored for an extended
period of time in a dry room without deteriorating? Find out if you have a dry
place to store equipment, to prevent its deterioration.

12. Will you need our mechanical and millwright teams to perform mechanical
installation? Ask your supplier if that service is included in your contract. If
not, you’ll need to hire an external contractor who can accommodate the
installation schedule.

 

13. Do you need our industrial electrical services to de-install, install and
recommission the new equipment?

 

14. Are cables included with your new equipment? Again, ask your supplier. You
may need to buy cables elsewhere and have them on-site in time for installation.

 

15. When are the supplier’s technicians available to supervise installation,
commissioning and training? As soon as you know the delivery date, schedule
these steps with the supplier’s service technicians and the appropriate staff at
your plant.

 

16. What is the size of the door or other access through which the equipment
will be delivered? Before delivery, ask your supplier for the size of the
largest piece of equipment. That way, you’ll be able to identify the appropriate
entrance for equipment delivery and prepare an alternative if the delivery areas
you have are too small.

 

17. We determine all equipment, cranes, tooling and forklifts to safely handle
installing all equipment from origination de-installation to destination
installation points at your manufacturing plant. Shock-mount, floating foam base
full-encasement export crating id critical when exporting or importing your
critical equipment and machinery. Securing and immobilizing for safest blocking
and bracing for air-ride transport trucking and oversize flatbed transport. 

 

18. Other items and tools that might be needed for equipment handling or
installation include rigging equipment, welding and cutting equipment and
slings.  

 

19. How much time is the production team giving you to remove existing equipment
and install the new equipment? 

 

20. Which spare parts need to be stocked? At a minimum, you will need a kit for
commissioning.

 

21. Advise other teams at your plant that new equipment will be installed, and
when. It is critically important to let your team know this because it may
affect production for a few days. Alerting other team members also lets them
know that they may be called upon to help you prepare.

 

22. Share your plant’s internal safety procedures, safety training needs and all
other internal standards with your suppliers and service providers. Suppliers
serve many clients and deal with multiple safety standards, so make sure that
your supplier is aware of your plant’s security rules so that they can follow
them properly.

 

23. Do you need the supplier’s installation personnel to take drug tests,
acquire proof of insurance or meet other requirements of your insurance carrier?
Find out from your insurance carrier and be sure to notify the supplier of any
steps its personnel must take before they can work on your property.

 

24. Take part in the supplier’s FAT (factory acceptance test) in your plant.
This will enhance your understanding of the equipment and may raise questions
you should ask. The goal is to avoid surprises at installation. Involve
maintenance and production people if possible and keep production employees
aware of and educated in training on the new equipment.

 

25. Schedule a post-installation follow-up visit with the supplier’s technician.
This will shorten the learning curve for your employees, and is even more
important when you switch from manual to robotic/automatic equipment. Get all
the information you need from your OEM supplier; it wants to serve as a source
of information and to partner with you to help you reach your goals.

 

26. Ask your supplier about preventive maintenance (PM): What needs to be
performed, and how often? Inform your plant’s Reliability Engineer that there is
new equipment in need of PM. The supplier’s Client Services team can tell you
about all the steps in its after-sales support process.

 

27. Schedule safety training of all operators and maintenance personnel. If
training is needed for night-shift employees, advise the supplier so that this
training can be scheduled.


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