Remcon has done many system moves for customers who are changing locations or moving equipment from one plant to another. Remcon can cover all aspects of the move.
What a Full System Move Covers
- Measuring for and designing the new system
- Dismantling of the old system
- Labeling of parts for reassembly
- Packaging and loading equipment for shipping
- Unloading of equipment at the new location
- Modifying the equipment as needed for use in the new location:
- Repurposing functioning conveyors
- Shortening or lengthening conveyors
- Changing the angle of incline
- Adding transitions or chutes
- Changing the orientation of a conveyor (adding an elbow-up or nose-over, inclining a horizontal conveyor)
- Reassembly and installation of equipment in the new system
- System start-up and fine-tuning of material flow
In some cases, it has been cost effective to have some or all of the parts of the system shipped to Remcon's shop to modify, refurbish, and repaint the equipment prior to shipment to the new location for installation.
Repair & refurbishing of used equipment →Contact us to discuss the condition of your equipment and the possibility of reusing it in a new configuration or in a new location. We can work with you to determine if this is a cost-effective path to consider, and will help you get the most for your money.
Get a quote for reconfiguring or moving your system →Past Reconfiguration and Moving Projects
Sort Line Relocation, Repair & Installation — Des Moines, IA
The photos below show sort line equipment that Remcon was hired to move out of storage and install in a new plant in 2006. The equipment relocated included a drag chain with rubber belt chain conveyor, which fed a sorting conveyor with sorting stations on a platform with bunker walls. It was thought that the chain belt conveyor was in need of a new belt, but Remcon was able to repair the damage to make the belt usable again. In conjunction with the equipment relocation, Remcon also provided additional new equipment and support structure for the same plant.
Sort Line Relocation, Rebuild & Installation — Kent, WA
The photos below show a sort line platform and equipment that was taken out of a customer's facility and put into storage. The platform was cut into pieces with a torch, without much thought towards re-using the pieces. When Remcon was hired to put the pieces back together at a new facility, careful engineering and clever fabrication and repair work was done in our shop ahead of time to make everything usable again. Remcon installed the platform and sorting conveyor with drop chutes on top of existing bunker walls at the new location, and a feed conveyor was installed to feed the sorting conveyor in a new configuration.
Relocating an E-Sort System — Chicago to Detroit
When an E-Sort recycling facility decided to move their operation from Illinois to Michigan, Remcon was hired to move a system that Remcon had partially built and installed a few years prior. Remcon labeled and dismantled all the machinery and platform structure, including the air compressor piping and electrical conduit. Then they loaded it all onto trucks, and drove some of it themselves to Michigan. Once there, they unpacked and reassembled the equipment in basically the exact same configuration as it was previously installed in. They also reconfigured the air compressor and air lines supplying the optical sorter that was part of the system.
We specialize in developing customized repair and relocation plans and can work with you to design a solution that will work well for your needs. Contact us to discuss options or to get a quote.
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