No matter what sector you work in, a company move is always a complex operation. Even when you're just a few kilometers away, moving your company to new premises requires a great deal of preparation, so that you're ready for the big day. This is particularly true in the industrial sector. In addition to IT equipment, furniture and archives, you'll need to plan for the transportation of production machinery, which is often heavy and imposing. What do you need to bear in mind when moving your production equipment and industrial machinery? Les Gentlemen du Déménagement can advise you on how to prepare for the move of a unit in the specific sector of industry.
Handling heavy weights, machine tools, craning and other lifting techniques all require very specific qualifications and guarantees.
In addition to the use of subcontractors, our staff receive regular training to ensure they are fully conversant with these operations. Our group has also registered an industrial patent for the use of tools to turn heavy weights.
These work sequences must be precisely described when the "safety protocol" is drawn up.
Robots and machine tools are now ubiquitous in industry. Over the years, mechanization and robotization have steadily increased in production plants. In most cases, these are large, heavy pieces of equipment that require special equipment to move and load them.
But with the development of Industry 4.0, these are also fragile, connected machines requiring special precautions when handling. All the more so as these machines are costly, and quite indispensable in the product manufacturing process. This is why you need to pay particular attention to their transfer from one site to another, in the event of a business move.
When transferring an industrial company, you need to pay as much attention to the resources deployed by the removal company as to the organization of operations.
To regain production capacity as quickly as possible, it's in your interest to lose as little time as possible when transferring from one site to another. This is why operational planning is particularly important. When relocating, choose a time of year when your activity is reduced, ideally during the vacations if you're closing the plant.
As soon as your new premises are available, you need to anticipate as far as possible the layout of your machines, taking into account their volume and access to the site. You also need to check before the move that each machine will find its place in the new premises, while respecting your production chain.
The size and weight of the industrial machines to be transferred should be specified in your specifications, to facilitate the organization of their loading and transportation. It's best to provide an inventory at the time of tendering, but you can also ask the removal company to accompany you in the preparations.
In any case, you need to make sure that the removal company has the necessary equipment to load, transport and install your machines in their new location. A crane and large trailers may be necessary, depending on the industrial machinery you have.
Depending on the volume and tonnage of the machines, prior authorization may be required if the move is to be carried out in an exceptional convoy. That's why it's essential for the removal company to visit the site at the time of estimating the cost of the move, in order to make the best possible estimate of material requirements and anticipate the administrative procedures involved. This is an important prerequisite for the successful relocation of your company and its machinery.
If you're planning to relocate your industrial business and would like to estimate the cost of transporting your machine tools, contact us for a quote and to find out more about the material resources we have available.