Heavy Machinery Moving Projects – February Focus

STORAGE, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF CUTTING-EDGE BLADE COATING MACHINERY.

This month Merritts began the installation of blade coating machinery as part of a heavy machinery moving project for a client involved in aerospace manufacturing.

Our heavy machinery moving works on this project included:

• Initially, we arranged transport of the heavy machinery using 20 flatbed trailers to our industrial storage warehouse where they were offloaded and stored for approx. 4 weeks.
• Installation of floor plates at the installation site to ensure adequate protection from heavy lift plant.
• Once the manufacturing plant was ready for heavy machinery install we transported the machines to site and offloaded ready for transfer inside.
• Rigging, lifting and positioning of the machine parts and the full mechanical, electrical and pipework installation through to commissioning.
• This project is supported by a full time project manager and health & safety advisor.

The specialist equipment used for this project included:

• Enerpac Super-Lift hydraulic gantry with 125Te capacity
• Versa-Lift 60/80 with 36Te lift and carry capacity
• Versa-Lift 40/60 with 27Te lift and carry capacity
• 7Te fork lift trucks
• Powered access equipment
• Specialist tackle vans
• Flatbed trailer and lorries

OFFLOADING, UNPACKING, AND POSITIONING OF NEW CMM MACHINERY

A global leader in the manufacture of sensor, software and autonomous solutions appointed Merritts to carry out the assembly and positioning of a coordinate measuring machine at a customer site in Derby.

We provided trained personnel, transport, heavy duty forklift trucks and all suitable tackle to perform the following works:

• Offloading of heavy machinery from transport vehicles
• Dismantling of heavy machinery packaging crates
• Assembly of the heavy machine
• Movement of machinery into the facility
• Positioning of the heavy machine
• Alignment and levelling services
• Removal of all packaging

CNC MACHINERY DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION

Working on behalf of a new machinery dealer who uses Merritts on a regular basis. On this occasion we provided heavy machinery delivery and installation services for a number of new CNC machine tools that needed tone transported to locations throughout the whole of the UK.

This project would included:

• Collection of new machinery from the dealer’s premises
• Delivery to customer on Merritts covered transport
• Offloading of machinery using Merritts Versa-Lift trucks
• De-crating of machinery and delivery into facility on machinery moving skates
• Positioning of machinery
• Assisting manufacturer’s engineers with the commissioning of the machinery
• Disposal of packaging and redundant machinery where required

As an added benefit, Merritts also provided out of hours and weekend working to ensure ongoing production schedules were not affected whilst CNC machinery installation was taking place.

COLLECTION AND DELIVERY OF A DMG MORI CNC MACHINE

FOR ONE OF THE LARGEST INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN EUROPE

One of Europe’s largest industrial manufacturing companies also got in touch with us this month to help them collect and provide temporary industrial storage for a DMG Mori CNC machine. We then also arranged onward delivery and install at the customers’ facility in Cambridge.

Our scope of works included:

• Collection of 14Te DMG Mori CNC machine and ancillary parts from Germany
• Offload into Merritts secure warehouse for temporary storage
• Onward delivery to a customer facility in Cambridge
• Offloading and unpacking of machinery
• Assembly and positioning of the machinery within the facility

INSTALLATION OF STRECTCH WRAPPING MACHINE

FOR A MACHINERY MANUFACTURER IN THE WASTE & RECYCLING INDUSTRY

This project involved working on behalf off a machinery manufacturer in the waste and recycling industry. Our heavy machinery moving services involved us offloading a stretch wrapping machine from transport and positioning at a customer site in Deeside.

The main machine and ancillaries were offloaded with a 7Te rated forklift truck and transported into the customer’s facility. Machinery was unpacked and Merritts assisted the manufacturer’s engineers to assemble the machine. The machine was then positioned accordingly and bolted down to the floor. Merritts safely disposed of all packaging materials.

These are just a few examples of the work we completed this month and naturally we were delighted receive such great feedback from a satisfied customer.

“I am writing to express my deep appreciation for the assistance from your team to install our new equipment. Their professionalism, knowledge, leadership and helpfulness was pleasantly unusual compared to other lifting contractors I have worked with previously.

 They showed extensive knowledge in lifting, health and safety and machine operating ability and worked closely with myself and my team. I found their presence reassuring in the fact that the seemingly complicated task we had ahead was going to be executed in a professional and timely manner.

I would like to give special thanks to their relentless work ethic and expertise to assist us in assembling the large, complicated parts of the machinery. We genuinely wouldn’t have progressed as well as we did without their efforts.    

Due to their efforts I have advised my Direct Superior (Head of Projects) to consider this particular team of operatives to assist us in future projects.

 This team, in my opinion is a great example of a brilliant lifting crew and an asset to your business.”

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