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NEW ACTIVITIES, NEW MARKETS; SYNERGY AT ITS BESTRelocations and Electrical & Automation: synergy both ways

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4 What’sgoingON

3Dscanning:anewdimensioninmeasuring

6 ONthespot!NicBos

ConvoiElectrical&Automation,

thefirstyearintheConvoifamily

10ONtheinside

ConvoiE&Ainaction

12DONE

MRLinacdeliverytoRoyalMarsden

14ONdemand

Convoiinvestsinthefuture

18ONthespot!PeterDriessen

Convoi2017:safer,better,cleaner!

20DONE

CompleteproductionlinetoChina

24ONlocation

ConstructionsiteBMW,Munich

26What’sgoingON

RelocationatDelftTechnicalUniversity:

alargeprojectcarriedoutwithgreataccuracy

28DONE

FagorProject,installationofeightpresses

30ONthemove

DSMmovetoLab6

32ONlocation

Large-scaleprojectatThorsman&Co.AB

-aSchneiderElectriccompany

CONTENT

Editors:

Luc Theelen

Marlies Ruijter

Peter Driessen

Photography:

Convoi colleagues

Fotografie Rein Bollen

Design:

Max marketing-

communicatie en

vormgeving

Print:

Drukkerij Snep

Print number:

700 copies

Convoi-ON is a

Convoi magazine

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COLOPHON

DearReader,

WithpleasureweherewithpresentournewmagazineConvoiOn.

TheworldischangingfastandConvoiadaptscontinuouslytothechanging

businessenvironment.Inordertokeepyouinformedaboutourbusiness

portfoliothismagazineshowsafewofthemanyprojectsConvoiexecuted

worldwidelately.

Mainfocusisonturnkeyrelocationprojectsinawidespectrumof

businessese.g.laboratories,highlydelicateequipmentsuchasmedical

systems,cleanroomsystemsandcompletepresslinesintheautomotive

sector.Oneofthekeysuccessfactorsistheprojectpreparation,

notonlyresourceplanning(manpower,equipment,materials,etc)

butalsoQuality,Safety,Health,Environment(QSHE)aspectshave

becomeequallyimportant.

InthisrespectConvoisuccessfullymanagedtogetaEuropeanaccreditation

forISO9001/14000,SCCandVCAPetrochemie.Withregardsto

environmentalissuesConvoireducestheCO2outputconsiderablyby

applyingnewtechniques,energyefficientcars,vans,trucksandcranesand

alsobygraduallyreplacingtheforkliftparkwithelectricforklifttrucks.

Ihopeyouenjoyreadingourmagazine.

Leon Spronken

COLUMN LEON SPRONKEN

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3D Convoihasembracedanew

technique:3Dscanning.

Thisinnovativewayofmeasuring

isgoingtoplayacontinuously

biggerroleinthisprofession.

Whatexactlyis3Dlaserscanning?

Usingthistechnique,youmakea

digitisedmodelofanobject,

forexampleabuildingormachine.

The3Dscannerconsistsoftwo

maincomponents:thelaseranda

camera.Thelaserregistersmillions

ofpointsina360degreearc

alongitshorizontalandvertical

axis,thuscreatingapointcloud.

Subsequently,usingthepictures

thatthecameramakes,eachpoint

isgivenacolour.Thisensuresthe

creationofacolourfastimage.

Thesedatacanthenbeprocessed

indifferentCADprograms.

Afterextensivepreliminary

investigation,Convoioptedfor

a3DscanneroftheFarobrand.

Faroisactiveallovertheglobe

inthemarketof3Dmeasuring

technologyandbythatalsoin

3Dlaserscanning.

ThereasonforusfavouringFaro

overotherbrandslikeLeica,

hastodowiththeuser

friendlinessandrelativelyfastdata

processingofthisscanner.

Ourscanner,theFocus3DX130,

isasmall,compactscannerwith

aweightofjust5kilogrammes.

Atthemoment,thisisthesmallest

andlightestscanneronthemarket.

Therefore,itisidealtobring

alongtotheworkfield.Ontopof

that,thishandymodelallowsfor

scanninginhardtoreachplaces

aswell.

Thescannerhasarangefrom0,6

to130metreswithanaccuracy

uptoapproximately2millimetres.

Thebuilt-inlasercorrespondsto

class1.Thismeansthatthelaser

iseye-safeunderallcircumstances.

Thescannerisabletoregister

976,000pointspersecondandhas

a70megapixelcamerathatcreates

crystalclearimages.

Currently,wearestillinthe

processofdeterminingwherethe

3Dscannercanbeofahighest

possibleaddedvalueforus.

Wehavealreadyemployedthe

scanneronmultipleoccasions

inordertogainabetter

understandingofthepossibilities

ofthedevice.Anexampleofthis

isduringtheworkactivitiesrelated

tothehighvoltageswitchstation

ofgridoperatorEnexis(seefigure).

Besidesforaccuratemeasuring,

onecanthinkofotheruses,

suchastheextensivedocumentation

foraclient,atoolforchecking

duringone-on-onetransfer,

orthesimulationoffuturework

situationsforoptimalpreparation

andtraining.

Thepossibilitiesareverydiverse

andextensive.Inthefuture,

wewillincreasinglyoftenencounter

thistechnique.ForConvoi,itisnot

justanextraserviceforourclients,

butalsoawayofimprovingthe

qualityofourservices.

Figure 1: Faro focus 3D laser scanner

Figure 2: Example of a scan of a

high voltage switch station

3DSCANNINGa new dimension in measuring

ByMaykelBoessen

what’sgoing

convoi on 54 convoi on

ImtechIndustrialServicesZuidoostwastaken

overbyConvoiafterImtech’sbankruptcyon

September8th,2015,andthisgavebirthto

anewbusinessdivision:ConvoiElectrical&

Automation.

InitsfirstyearE&A’sfocuswasprimarilyon

startingupallactivitiesagain.Theperiodof

bankruptcyandthestartingupofthenew

organisationbroughtafairamountofchallenges

along,suchas:

• Jobsecurityforpersonnelaftera

longperiodofuncertainty

• Retentionofclients

• Profitability

• Settingupoperationalsystems,suchas

projectchecks,purchase,calculationetc.

• Takingadecisionwithregardsto

panelconstruction

• Settingupanewsalessystem,

acquiringnewclients

Asecondpointoffocuswasthesynergywith

ConvoiRelocations.

RELAUNCHOFCONVOIE&AWiththetakeoverbyConvoitheemployment

ofeightystaffmembershasbeenretained.

Morethanthat,now,afterayear’stime,

onceagainmorethanonehundredemployees

workatConvoiE&A.ConvoiE&Amanaged

tokeepallitsclients,althoughapartofthe

potentialcontractswasgiventocompetitors

inthefirstperiodafterthebankruptcybecause

ofatoolongperiodofuncertaintyforour

clients.ApartfromtheassurancethatConvoi

gaveourclientswithregardstothecontinuity

ofthecompany,itturnedoutthatthetrustin

ourstaffmemberswasparamountinkeeping

ourclientbase.Importantisalsothat,

inspiteofthefactthatthefinancialprocessing

ofvariousprojectsledtosomelosses,

ConvoiE&Awasprofitabledirectlyfromthe

startandthatwaypositivelycontributesto

Convoi’sresults.Settinguptheoperational

systems,suchasMetacomandActo,wasan

arduousjob.Ittookalotofeffort,butinthe

endwemanagedtostayupandrunningwithout

toomuchproblems.Inthecomingperiod,these

systemswillbefurtherimproved.

ConvoiElectrical&Automation

THEFIRSTYEARINTHECONVOIFAMILYTHEYOUNGESTCONVOIOFFSPRING,ELECTRICAL&AUTOMATION,

MANAGEDTOSTANDONITSOWNTWOFEETSURPRISINGLYQUICKLYAFTER

THISBUSINESSUNITWASTAKENOVERFROMIMTECH.CONVOIE&AALSO

ALREADYFRATERNALLYWORKSTOGETHERWITHCONVOIRELOCATIONS.

“THE CO-OPERATION WITH CONVOI RELOCATIONS HAS OPENED NEW MARKETS AS WELL.”

thespot

Nic Bos


Swiftly,thedecisionwasmadethat

buildingpanelassemblyourselves,

asusedtobedoneatImtech,was

anabsolutenecessitytobeableto

deliveranintegralservicespackageto

ourclients.OnMay1st,2016,Convoi

E&Astarteditsownpanelassembly

atMaastrichtAirport.ConvoiE&A

hassucceededinnotonlyretaining

itsexistingclientbase,butalso

inacquiringnewclients,suchas

SappiLanakenandSaintGobainin

Herzogenrath.Theco-operationwith

ConvoiRelocationshasopenednew

marketsaswell.Itdidnotonlybring

usnewclients,butalsoopenedup

extrapossibilitiesforexistingclients,

likeSekisui(transferofaproduction

linefromWalestoRoermond)and

Enexis(Maastricht-Wittevrouwenveld).

Theyear2017willmainlyrevolve

aroundthefurtherstrengthening

ofourorganisationinthefieldsof

knowledgeandskills,especially

there,wherewewishtosetourselves

apartfromourcompetitors.Wewant

toexpandConvoiE&A’sservicesto

otherConvoiRelocationregions(like

Eindhoven&UtrechtandSlovakia)to.

SYNERGYWITHCONVOIRELOCATIONSInthefirstyearitturnedoutnotonly

thatConvoiE&Acanbeofadded

valueforConvoiRelocations,but

alsothattheoppositeisthecase

aswell.TheexpertiseofRelocations

hasproventobeofgreatimportance

intheaforementioned–andother–

projectsofConvoiE&A.However,

thepossibilitiestoexecutejoint

projectsaresignificantlybigger.

Thedistinctivecapabilityliesnotin

theprimarymovingactivitieslike

thelayingandconnectingofcables

andcabletrays.Itistheactivities

inwhichthemainfocusison

performingtheactivitiesasefficiently

andcheaplypossible.Inthis,Convoi

Relocationsexcels,meaningConvoi

E&Aisonlyoflimitedadditionalvalue

here.TheexpertiseofConvoiE&Acan

bemuchbetterdeployedduringthe

preparatoryphase.Thatmeansthe

exactdefininganddeterminingofthe

technicalexecutionoftheinstallation

thatistobetransferred(electro

technicalinfrastructure,automation

anddriverinstallationetc.)

andtheputtingintoserviceand–

whenevernecessary-adjustingof

thisinstallationonitsnewlocation.

Beforeofferingthisservicetothe

clientagoodmutualunderstandingis

required.Ononehandunderstanding

oftheclient’sdemands,onthe

otherhandtheunderstandingof

theabilitiesofConvoiElectrical&

Automation.Intheupcomingyear,

initiativeswillbetakensothatwe

canemploythesynergybetween

ConvoiRelocationsandConvoiE&A

evenbetter.

ByNicBos


ByRoyBovens

Placinganewproductionline/oveninglassfactory

SaintGobain,Herzogenrath.

Inco-operationwithRodelandGmbHawhole

newproductionline/ovenhasbeenplacedforthe

manufacturingofwindowsfortheautomotiveindustryat

thefinalclientSaintGobaininHerzogenrath.Theproject

concernedanintegralco-operationbetweenConvoiE&A

andIndustrialRelocations.Thecompleteproductionline

wasinstalledandcommissionedwithinatimeframeof

about8weeks.

Enexistransport,replacinga50kVinstallationatstation

Limmel,Maastricht.

Ourmenfrom“energytechnology”areworkingona

projectinco-operationwithEnexisattheswitchstation

LimmelinMaastricht.Acomplexproject,becausethenew

installationisbeingbuiltdirectlyunderneathlivehigh-

voltagelines(50.000Volts).Here,Convoiperformsthe

totalconstructionofthenewstation,includingsupplying

specificallyrequiredequipmentandswitchpanels.

Atthemoment,ConvoiIndustrialRelocationshas

scannedtheentireinstallationusingitsown3Dscan/

modellingequipment,whichensuresoptimalpreparation.

PanelAssemblyConvoiElectrical&Automation.

SinceMay2016,ConvoiE&Ahasacentralpanelassembly,

specialisedinpowerdistributors(upto4000Ampere),

controlpanelsandpanelsformanagingofawiderange

ofinstallations.Thedepartmentcanperformallnecessary

tests,inaccordancewithcurrentinternationalcriteria.

NewstorageandtranshipmentforViteliainWanssum.

Viteliaisamanufacturerofdifferenttypesofanimalfeed.

Thecompanyisbuildinganewstorageandtranshipment

forresourcesforitsfactories.Thismakesitpossiblefor

largequantitiesofresourcestobedeliveredoverwater.

Asaresultofthis,Viteliaensuresagreaterflexibilityand

alowercostprice.Apartfromthat,itisbetterforthe

environment,sincetransportbyroadisreduced.

ConvoiE&Abuildsthecompleteelectricalinstallation,

fromdoorbelltothefullautomationoftheprocess.

Frombasicdesignforhardwareandsoftwareuptothe

functionalcommissioning.

CONVOIE&AISWORKINGVERYHARDTOCONTINUEANDINCREASEITSSUCCESS.ACONCISEOVERVIEWOFTHEACTIVITIES.

in action...

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MRLINACDELIVERYTOROYALMARSDENIn2015ConvoiwerecontractedbyElektaforthedeliveryandriggingofa

newstate-of-the-artradiotherapymachine,theMRLinactoTheNetherlands

CancerInstitute,AmsterdamandTheRoyalMarsdenHospitalinSutton.

Deliveryofbothsystemswasplannedfor2016.

TheinstallationintheUKwasthefirstofitskind.Deliverypreparationbegan

inDecember2015.Agianthole,largeenoughtofit24doubledeckerbuses,

hadbeenexcavatedatTheRoyalMarsdeninSuttontoaccommodatethe

stateoftheartsystem.

InordertomeettherequirementsofbothourcustomerandtheHospital,

whilstestablishingasafeandefficientmethodofdelivery,therewerea

numberofsitevisitsandpre-deliverymeetingswithgreatattentionpaidto

thefinerdetailsofeachdelivery.Theprojectwasplannedtobeexecuted

overaminimumof7phases,eachphasebringinganothersectionofthe

systemtositeandmakingsureitwassafelytransportedanddeliveredtothe

finaldestination.

Thelargeitemsweredeliveredinto

thebunkerbycraneviaapurpose

builtskylight;allotheritemsthat

couldbedeliveredonwheelswere

deliveredviaanalternativeentrance

over200metersfromthefinal

destination(theentireroutehadto

beprotectedduringeachphaseof

thedelivery).

Therewereanumberofchallenges

thatrequiredcarefulconsideration

andattentiontodetail.Thecrane

wastobesituateddirectlyoverthe

theatersthereforeexactoutrigger

loadingandcranepositioningwas

crucial;theskylightwhichwasdesignedtoallowdelivery

ofthelargerequipmentdidnotprovidethenecessary

spacefortheliftingframeofthestaticring;theinternal

deliveryroutehadheightrestrictionswhichprevented

someoftheitemsbeingtransportedalongthatparticular

route.Inadditiontotheseissues,wewereonlyable

todelivereachphaseonSaturdaysduetorestrictions

onworkingtimesimposedbylocalresidentsandthe

Hospital.

Theliftingdrawingswererevisednumeroustimesto

addextralayersofdetailinordertoshowtheexact

liftsofeachandeveryitemthathadtobehoisted.

Onceallpartiesweresatisfiedthatwehadcovered

asmuchaspossibleinourRAMSandliftingplanswe

wereeventuallysettowork.Throughthededication

andenthusiasmofagreatteamofmenfromboththe

NetherlandsandtheUK,eachphasewascarriedout

inahighlyprofessionalmanner,notonlymeetingthe

customersexpectationsbutexceedingthemduetothe

abilitytoadaptquicklytochangingcircumstances.

TheprojectbeganwiththefirstphaseinMay2016and

thefinalphase(9)wasdeliveredinOctober2016.

ByStevenDennison

DE

Convoiinvestsinthe futureNEWTIMESDEMANDNEWINVESTMENTS.ATALLLEVELS-EQUIPMENT,CLOTHINGANDSTORAGE-CONVOIISFUTUREPROOFAGAIN.

demand

ByRoyUrlings

EQUIPMENTIndustrialrelocationsincreasinglyoftencallfor

specificequipmentinordertoexecuteprojects.

Inordertobeabletobeofservicetoourcustomers

inthefuture,Convoihasinvestedinvarious

equipmentunits,suchas:

• AYale7tspacesaverforklift(2units)

• AGreinerliftsystem620tXL

• AGrovecrane100tonnes(2units)

• AManitoutelescopichandlerMRT2150(2units)

• AManitoutelescopichandlerMT1840(1unit)

Spacesaverforkliftsareforkliftswithashortrearside,

whichmakesthemmuchmoremanoeuvrable.

Itoftenhappensthatonprojectlocationsonly

minimalroomisfreeformanoeuvring,whilestilla

heavyweighingunitneedstobemovedorinstalled.

Anadditionalreasonisthat7tonnesSpacesaver

forkliftsarehardtofindifyouneedtorentit,which

iswhyConvoidecidedtoaddthesemachinestoits

ownfleet.

Another,morespecial,investmentisthenewlift

systemoftheGreinerbrand.Increasinglytheneed

tocalluponthemaximumcapacitiesofthecurrent

liftsystemsisseen.Inordertohavemorehoisting

capacityfromnowon,Convoiinvestedinaunique

620tonnesXLliftsystem.

Thenewsystemiscomparabletothe620tonnes

systemthatConvoialreadyowns,buttheXLhasa

biggercylinderintheprops,asaresultofwhicha

higherhoistingheightandcapacitycanbeachieved.

Todrawacomparison:theoldsystemhasacapacity

of75tonnesperpropataheightof10,877mm.

Thenewsystemhasacapacityof75tonnesperprop

ataheightof12,345mm.Asignificantdifferencethat

makesitpossibleforConvoitoacceptevenmore

complexliftingcontractsinthefuture.

Thereisonedrawbacktothenewsystem.

Becauseofthebiggercylinder,theliftsystemistaller

thantheoldsystem.Asaresultofthis,itcannotbe

transportedonanormaltrailerorsemitrailer

(h=900mm),butitneedstobetransportedon

aflatbed(h=300mm).Thisresults,ofcourse,

inhighertransportationcosts.Inordertosolvethis,

aspecialframeandtiltingtraversingmechanismhas

beendevelopedtobeabletotilttheprops,sothat

theycanbetransportedinahorizontalposition.

Whenthepropsareplacedhorizontally,theycan

betransportedonanormaltrailer,resultingina

significantlytransportcostssaving.

MidSeptemberConvoireceivedthecontractfora

largeprojectinSwitzerland.Theprojectisofsucha

bigscopeandlargetimescalethat,inordertoavoid

cash-out,itwasdecidedtobuyalargepartofthe

necessaryequipmentratherthanrentingit.

ThisresultedinthepurchaseoftwoGroveGMK

5110-1cranesandtwoManitouMRT2150&Manitou

MT1840telescopichandlers.Thisequipmentwillbe

usedfrequentlyduringthenexttwoyearsonthe

projectsiteinLuterbach,Switzerland.

WORKCLOTHINGIthasbeensometimesinceConvoi’sworkclothing

waslastrenewed.BecauseofthetakeoverofImtech,

thedemandfornewworkclothingkeptongrowing.

Afteranintensivetenderitwasdecidedtomaketwo

typesofclothingsetsavailable–theregularclothing

inConvoicolours,andflame-retardantclothing.

Theregularclothingismeantforstaffmembersof

ConvoiNederland,ConvoiInternational,ConvoiSRO

andConvoiCH.Forstaffmembersofthesebusiness

unitstheflame-retardantclothingisavailableupon

requestforproject-specificuse.


StaffmembersofConvoiE&Ahaveflame-retardant

clothingbydefault,sincetheyworkonsiteswherethis

clothingisaprerequisite.

Withinshorttime,itwillbepossibletoorderclothing,

usinganonlineprogram,developedbytheclothing

supplier.Thisway,everybranchbyitselfcanprovide

employeeswithnewclothing.

STORAGEAllequipmentwithintheConvoiorganisationis

currentlyplacedunderonecompanyname,namely

ConvoiAssetsBV.Thisbusinessunitrentsoutorleases

theequipmenttootherbusinessunits.

Thismergerandthefrequentad-hocpreparingof

projectsincreasesthedemandforequipmentinthe

WarehouseatMaastricht-Airport.TheWarehouse

suppliesthebulkoftheprojectsbothinthe

Netherlandsaswellasabroadwithequipment.

Besidesthat,Convoitookoverabranchofthe

bankruptImtechinSeptember2015.Abranchwhichis

activeonaregionallevelandperiodicallyrequiresextra

equipmentforprojects.

Inordertofillintheincreaseddemandforequipment,

theWarehousehasbeenenlargedbytheconstruction

ofanextrafloor.Besidesthat,onthefirstandsecond

floorshelveracksindifferentdepthshavebeen

installedforthestorageofvariousequipment.During

thisinstallation,alltheequipmentwasassigneda

standardstoragelocation.Atthismomentanupdate

istakingplace.Withthisupdateitwillbecome

possibletoassigntheequipmenttoalocationthatis

connectedtoacode,sothatwiththehelpofhand-

heldcommunicatorsthesupplycanbemaintainedand

everyweekanordercanbereceivedofallequipment

thatneedstobeordered.Apartfromthat,anautomatic

chargingoftheequipmentandconsumablestothe

projectstakesplace.Naturally,welookforwardto

thechangesthatthefuturewillbring.


ConvoiisgoingtogiveQuality,Safety,Healthand

Environmentanevenmoreprominentroleinthe

company’spolicy.Safeanddamage-freeworkas

wellasthehealthofouremployeescontinuetobe

toppriority!Thisway,wecankeeponsatisfyingthe

complexandever-changingdemandsfromauthorities

andclients.

ImyselfwilldealwithQuality,Safety,Healthand

Environment,alsoknownasQSHEfull-time.Besides

maintainingthecurrentcertificates,securingofthe

companyprocessesinparticularwillreceivespecial

attention.Monitoringthatsecuringwill,morethan

isnowthecase,takeplaceintheworkplaceitself.

Checkswillbeperformed,bothannouncedand

unannounced,togetherwiththelinemanager.Theline

managerstays,justasisthecasenow,responsiblefor

everythingthathastodowithQuality,Safety,Health

andEnvironment,buthecanreceivemoretechnical

supportforthisfromtheQSHEmanager.

TheupcomingmonthsI,beingQSHEmanager,will

performanewsurveyonaninternalclientlevelofthe

expectationsinthisfield.Theresultswillbecompiled

andtakenintoaccountinournewpolicythathas

yettobemade.Iwillalsoworkmoreintensively

withexternalspecialists,likeauditorsofcertifying

institutionsandthe‘Sicherheitsfachkraft’inGermany.

Asforthecertifications(seetable):Overthecourseof

2017thecompaniesthatarementionedinthetable

willbecertified.In2018,ISO9001andISO14001will

beauditedinatotallynewway.In2017,westart

withthepreparationssothatwecanadapttothese

newstandards.Whatisalsonew,isthatoverthe

courseof2017achangeovertoaso-called‘MultiSite

Certificering’(MultiSiteCertification)willtakeplace.

Thismeansthatjustonecertifyinginstitutionwill

performallauditsforallConvoibranches.

Convoi 2017

SAFER,BETTER,CLEANER!

ByPeterDriessen


thespot

ISO9001 ISO14001 SCC

ConvoiAssetsBV

ConvoiE&ABV

ConvoiNederlandBV

ConvoiInternationalBV

ConvoiSROSK

ConvoiSROCZ

ConvoiSchweizAG

ConvoiGmbH

ConvoiPvtLtd n/a

ForThyssenKruppConvoitransferred

aproductionlineweighing500tonnes

fromHomburginGermanytoNanjingin

China.Ajobthatwascompletedineight

weeks.

ForThyssenKruppGerlachConvoistarted

thedisassemblyofahotForming

PresslinecodenamePL11inHomburg

(Saarland),GermanyinSeptember2015.

ThePL11producescamshaftsforusein

theautomotiveindustry.Thislinehad

tomakewayforanewpresslinefrom

manufacturerSumitomowhichConvoi

wasallowedtoassemble.

Theprojectentailed:

Disassemblyofthecompleteline,

transfertoatemporarystoragefacility

60kilometresfromHomburg,packing,

transfertoNanjing(China),one-on-one

assemblyinNanjing,replacementofthe

oldwiringbynewwiringandsupport

duringthecommissioning.

Thetotalweightofthelineis+/-500

tonnes.Ofthis,theso-calledPressbody

hasaweightof180tonnes.Furthermore

thereare1440ft.seashipping

containersand15breakbulkparts.The

newwiringhadalengthof6500metres.

Therequiredequipmentconsistedof:

• 16forklifts;

• a620Tliftsystem;

• aspecialtowingvehicle

(totowthepressoutofthehall);

• heavytransport

(33.5metresinlength);

• a350Tanda500Tmobilecrane;

• afloatingcraneintheharbour

ofShanghai;

• a500TliftsysteminNanjing.

TheassemblytookplaceinNanjing

atTKECC(ThyssenKruppEngine

Components),about300kilometres

fromShanghai.Nanjingisacitywith9

millioninhabitants.Thisprojectwasa

hugechallengeinwhichallfacetsofour

businesscametogether.Itwasahuge

challengetoexecuteaprojectinChina,

butthatwasalsowhatmadeitvery

interesting.

Theassemblyactivitieswerecompleted

mid-November,2016.Thecommissioning

tookplaceinJanuary2017.

Iwanttothankalloperationalstaff

membersofthisproject.TheChinateam

hasdoneanexcellentjob!Together

withalocalpartnertheyfinishedthe

assemblyjobineightweeks,inspiteof

thebigculturaldifferences.

COMPLETE PRODUCTION LINE TO CHINA

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ByWilbertFranken


TIMELINE

2016 2017

Startofthedisassembly09-07-2015

Firstpartsmovedtotemporarystorage

10-21-2015

Endoftransporttotemporarystorage

11-06-2015

Loadingofthe180tonnespartonspecial

transport05-06-2016

Startoftheunloadingofthe

PL11inco-operationwithalocalpartner

09-23-2016

The180tonnesPressbodystandsonitsbaselinein

thecaisson09-26-2016

ThewholePL11linestartsitslongseavoyagewithfinal

destination:Shanghaiharbour

05-20-2016

ArrivalintheharbourofNanjing,wherethePL11issubmittedtocustomsclearance

08-18-2016

Interruptionofthecommissioninginrelation

tothevisaofthekeyplayersinthisproject

11-25-2016

ArrivalinShanghaiwherethePL11isloadedonabargethatsails

inlandovertheYangtzerivertoitsfinaldestinationNanjing

07-21-2016

ThePL11isapprovedand

continuesitsjourneytoclientTKECC

09-21-2016

Startofcontainerand

breakbulktransportto

theharbourofAntwerp

05-09-2016

Endofassembly11-18-2016

Startofcommissioning

11-19-2016

Endofcommissioning

2017

StartofheavytransportofthePressbody180tonnestoinlandport,afterwhichtheheavypartistransferredto

Antwerpbybarge05-07-2016

Startoftheloadingoftheseagoingshipintheharbour

05-16-2016

Disassemblyfinished

10-30-2015


ConstructionsiteBMWMunich

(May-August2016)

Dismantlingoftwopresslinestobe

scrapped(GP103&104),of5single

presseseach

Becauseoftheexcellentservices

suppliedbyConvoimechanicstoour

clientBMWinMunichin2009we

werecommissionedonceagainwith

thedismantlingoftwopresslines

includingtheirperipheralequipment.

Thisrequiredamostexactplanning

sinceunitsweighingupto

75tonneseachwereinvolved

inthedismantlingactivity.

Thefirststepwasthedismantling

oftheperipheralequipmentandthe

basement.Thenthepresstension

rodsfollowedinordertomakethe

separationandhoistingoftheheavy

partspossiblebymeansofalifting

frame.

Sincethepresslineswerestationed

onthefirstupperfloor,partofthem

hadtobeconveyedtotheground

floorbymeansofaliftingframeand

amobilecraneandhadtobeloaded

ontospecialtransport.

Forthisdismantlingjobca.3,000

tonnesofsteelweremoved.

Upto30mechanicsworkedonthis

siteformorethanthreemonths.

DismantlingoftheCoilprecoilpress

line(GP1331)forreuse

Besidesthescrappingofthepress

linesFa.GoedickeMaschinenhandels

-GmbHalsocommissionedConvoi

todismantletheCoilpre.

Here,accordingtothebasic

requirementsofourcommissioner,

thecompleteplantlines2and3D

hadtobethoroughlymeasured

beforethestartofthedismantling.

Afterthis,Convoistartedwith

thelabellingandmarkingofthis

plant.Forthispurposeavery

comprehensivedismantlingfileand

photoportfolioweremaintained.

Upto12mechanicsworkedonthis

siteformorethaneightweeks.

ByMirkoGeissler

location


RelocationatDelftTechnicalUniversity:

ALARGEPROJECT,CARRIEDOUTWITHGREATACCURACY

TheBioNanoscience(BN),ChemicalEngineering(ChemE),andBiotechnology(BT)FacultieswererelocatedfromtheirformeraccommodationinDelftandconsolidatedinthenewuniversitybuilding.Itwasaprecariousjob,consistingoftherelocationof6,800m3oflaboratoryinventory.Atthepeak,35staffmembersfromalldivisionsofConvoiwereworkinginDelft.

ForthecustomeritwasahugeadvantagethatConvoihasawiderangeofemployabilityinsuchaspecialisedrelocationproject.

Projectrelocation:Sevenself-managingteamsunderthedirectionofaprojectmanagercarriedouttherelocationofabout72laboratoriesand81departments.

Projectmanagement:Forthefullunburdeningofthecommissioner,about40internationalOEM’ers(OriginalEquipmentManufacturers)wereinvolved,plannedandmonitoredbytheprojectmanageraswell.

Dangerousgoods:Convoiclassified,unpackedandmovedabout23,000dangerousgoodspartsandchemicalsubstancesaccordingtoADRdirectives.

Inaddition,Convoirelocateddozensof-80degreefreezersundervoltage.

E&A:TwotothreeE&AmechanicsdidthedetachingofseveraltrialandotherinstallationsandtheirreconnectinginthenewbuildingfortheDelftTechnicalUniversityoveranumberofmonths.

ConvoigottheorderfromtheDelftTechnicalUniversitybya.o.thecomprehensiveactionplanandtheexploratorydiscussionswiththeprojectmanagerandforemanconcerned.

Duringtheexecutionoftheprojectconfidenceonlyfurtherincreased.Soonwereceivedcomplimentsfromourcommissioner,aswasmadeclearinane-mailwithcongratulatoryremarksforE&A.Also,theevaluationsshowthattheprojectgroupoftheTechnicalUniversityand,whatisevenmoreimportant,theusersarehighlysatisfied.

MID 2016, CONVOI RELOCATED THREE R&D FACULTIES OF DELFT

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY TO A SINGLE NEW STATE OF THE ART BUILDING

COMPLEX. A LARGE PROJECT IN WHICH CONVOI HAS PROVEN,

AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT IT IS ABLE TO CARRY OUT ALL ASPECTS

OF LABORATORY RELOCATION FLAWLESSLY.

ByReinoldHofsink

what’sgoing


itwasalsotechnicallycomplicatedbecauseoftheabsence

ofaportalcrane.Despiteinitialdelaysduetoconstruction

workonthefoundation,theentiremovewasasuccess.

TheprojectatAudiwasalsotechnicallydifficultandthe

settlingofindividualpartsofthepresswasmostlycarried

outwithmillimetreprecision.Thisprojectwasagreat

challengebecausethemanipulationtookplaceinnarrow

spacesandduetotheworkingconditionsandlimitations

inusingtheportal.

TheprojectatMatadorwassimplerintermsoftechnical

implementation,sinceitwascarriedoutinanewbuilding,

whichhadsufficientspaceformanipulationandbecause

thepresseswerethefirstmachinestobeinstalled.

WeusedthenewGrainer620XLliftingsystemforthis

installation.

Convoisecuredacontractforthe

installationofeightpressesinPoland,

HungaryandSlovakia.

Onemonoblockandonetransfer

pressinPolandwerefortheGestamp

Company.Wetheninstalledone

monoblockandonetransferpressat

theMatadorplantinSlovakiaanda

furtherfourtransferpressesatAudi

inHungary.Eventswereplanned

throughouttheentireyearandincluded

theparticipationofmembersofthe

Slovak,GermanandDutchstaff.

Theentireprojectwasdemandingin

termsoflogistics,theleaddateswere

constantlychangingandotherprojects

involvingthecontinuedoperationof

theliftingsystemwerealsoinprogress.

Inaddition,themonoblockprojectin

Polandwasalsotechnicallydemanding,

sincetheblock’sdimensionswere5,550

x3,600x8,450mm(LxWxH)andthe

sizeofthefactoryentrancewasonly

4,500mm.Asaresult,thepresshadto

beturnedintoaverticalpositionin

frontoftheentranceinthehall.

Thepress’sweightwithouttheram

amountedto105tonnesandwithsuch

parameterstheentiretransporthadto

becarriedoutwiththeuseofalifting

system,whichwasquitea

time-consumingtask;

Fagor Project

INSTALLATIONOFEIGHTPRESSES

DE

ByPeterHolani


THEDSMMOVETOLAB6CALLED

FORMETICULOUSPREPARATION.

WHENTHECLIENTDECIDEDTODEFER

THEMOVEFORAYEAR,WESIMPLY

GOTONWITHTHEPREPARATORY

WORK.THEMETICULOUS,

PROLONGEDPREPARATIONSWERE

THEFOUNDATIONOFASAFEAND,

FORTHECLIENT,HICCUP-FREEMOVE.

Preparationsforthemovetothenew

DSMlaboratoryinDelftstartedas

farbackas2014,whenthebuilding

-Lab6-wasstillunderconstruction,

becausetheentireremovalproject

wasmeanttobedoneanddusted

inSeptember2015.Attheclient’s

request,JohnvanHeestookon

theon-siteprojectmanagement.

Workbeganbyinventoryingallthe

equipment,bulk,chemicalsand

officestoensurethatwecould

submitadetailed,customisedoffer.

Inparallelwiththesubstantive

preparations,wedevisedthesafety

plan,thelogisticsplans,themoving

instructions,thesubstantivekick-off

andthedetailedremovalschedule.

Todoso,weusedtheConvoiProject

PreparationProgram(PPP)and

MSproject.ThePPPprogramisa

softwarepackageConvoideveloped

in-housewhichallowsustodefine

installation-specificproperties,

toguaranteethevarioussteps

andtransfermomentswithinthe

relocationprocessandtoschedule

therelevantresources.Thisrelocation

booklet,togetherwiththetransfer

protocolsandthepreprintedstickers,

ensuresthateverythingproceedsin

thecorrectorder.

Developmentsanddelaysinthe

commissioningofthenewLab

6buildingmeantthattheactual

relocationhadtobepostponedfor

ayear.Needlesstosay,thatalso

hadanimpactontheitemsandthe

equipmenttobemoved.Maintenance

andtheloggingofchangesproceeded

asnormalduringthatyear.In

October2015,alltheOEMs(Original

EquipmentManufacturers),some30

ReinoldHofsink,MarkKoppenberg,JohnvanHeesandKarelKamp

ofthemintotal,werecontactedagain.Asa

resultofaninternalreviewoftheactivitiesby

DSM’sOEs(OperationalExperts),thescope

hadchangedwiththeresultthattheworkthe

OEMsweretocarryouthadalsochanged.

AfterhavingcontactedalltheOEMs,Convoi

assessedallthequotationsbeforediscussing

thetechnicalandmethodicalspecificationswith

theDSMpartiesconcerned(Maintenance,OE

andadministrators)andtailoringthemtothe

client’srequirements.Withallthei’sdottedand

t’scrossedroundaboutthesummerof2016,the

relocationcouldbegin.

Tomakeiteasierforthelaboratoryfurniture

supplierstohoistsomeofthemoreenormous

piecesthroughthevariousfacadeopenings,

Convoihadconstructedaplatformupagainstthe

facade.

Assoonasallthegroundworkhadbeendone,

anumberofforemenweredispatchedtoassist

theprojectteamandensurethateverything

wentaccordingtoscheduleandthelayoutof

thevariousroomswasadheredto.Inthenew

premises,oneroomwassetupasouroperational

basewherethedailyworkandperiodicaltoolbox

meetingswereheld.Inaddition,alsoadeskwas

setuptodealwithspecificcustomerqueries.

Duringkick-off,allnewmembersofstaffand

OEMsuppliersworkingontheprojectweretaken

throughthesafetyinstructions.Wealsokept

attendancerecordsandsawtoitthatthevarious

OEMsupplierswereissuedwithvisitors’passes.

Ourdesignatedrelocationdesk-whichcouldbe

contactedbyphoneande-mail-notonlyoversaw

thesupplyandcollectionofremovalmaterialsbut

evenprovidedpackingadviceandorganisedthe

transportofsmallerconsignments.

Sincethemovetookplaceduringtheautumn

of2016,ConvoiadvisedDSMtobuilda‘move

lock’betweenthelogisticexitoftheoldbuilding

andtheentrancetothenewbuildingtoensure

thatanythingearmarkedformoving,especially

highlysensitivelaboratoryequipment,wouldbe

protectedagainstrainandotheradverseweather

events.Thisbespokesolution,whichisoftenused

duringhospitalmoves,ensuredthattheentire

routeremaineddry.GiventherainfallinNovember,

thetent-lockconstructiondefinitelywasn’tan

unnecessaryluxury.

Duringtheheightofthemove,Lab6wasmilling

withpeople,for,asidefromthefourpermanent

membersoftheprojectteamandsometwenty

relocationstaffConvoihadassignedtotheproject,

alsothevariousOEMsuppliershadabouttwenty

peopleonsite.Thankstodaily,structureddialogue

betweentheDSMProjectTeam,Maintenance,the

department’sOE,Facilitiesandthefloor-walkers

(movecoordinators)everyonealwaysknewexactly

whatwasgoingonandabletotaketheright

decisions.

Itissafetosaythattherelocationwentto

ourprincipal’sentiresatisfaction.Onceagain

Convoiprovedthatproperimplementationand

preparation,combinedwithflexibilityandafocus

onthecustomer,arekeytoanexcellentresult.

Thesheersizeoftheproject,themannerinwhich

theprojectwasmanaged,thetechnicalcomplexity

ofthemove,theorganisationofthevariousOEM

suppliersandthephasedexecutionhaveprovided

uswithaglowingreferenceforfutureprojects.

OnbehalfoftheDSMProjectTeam

John van Hees, Karel Kamp, Marc Smeets,

Mark Koppenberg, Mike Vos

themove

DSM MOVE TO LAB 6


LARGE-SCALEPROJECTATTHORSMAN&CO.ABa Schneider Electric company

RELOCATION OF 33 INJECTION MOULDING MACHINES OF

ENGEL, ARBURG AND HUSKY AS WELL AS PRODUCTION

LINES, ROBOTICS, SILOS AND SYSTEM ACCESSORIES

FROM THE THORSMAN & CO. AB LOCATION IN SWEDEN

TO LOCATIONS IN MORA/SWEDEN, SONDERSHAUSEN/

GERMANY, FLINT/UK, WIEHL/GERMANY AND

SZCZECINEK/POLAND.

ForseveralyearsnowConvoiisasolidbusinesspartner

ofSchneiderElectricforcontractsinwhichplantsofwidely

differingsortsaretoberelocatedin-houseorfromone

locationtoanother.

ThistimeaThorsman&Co.ABlocationinSwedenwastobe

closeddown.Inthisplantproductsforelectricalinstallations

suchasjunctionboxes,cavitywallboxesandothersmall

partsfortheScandinaviancountrieswereproduced.

InDecemberlastyear,Convoi

receivedaninquiryfromSchneider

Electricfortherelocationofaplant

to5differentlocationsinEurope.

Convoi’sProjectManagerWielvan

WissenandStephanScholzset

offtotheicecoldSwedentovisit

andinspecttheseplants.Timewas

runningoutsincethefirstrelocation

wasalreadyscheduledtotake

placeinFebruary.Afteran8hour

inspectionoftheplantsitbecame

cleartothemthatConvoishoulddo

everythingtogetthecontract!The

ProjectManagerscametogetherthat

sameeveningandstartedworking

onthecalculationsandtransport

inquiries.JustaweeklatertheClient

hadtheofferathisdisposal.After

toughbargainingbyConvoi’sSales

ManagerMarcoKrakowczyktheorder

wassecured.

ByStephanScholz

location


Followingcompletionoftheplanningan8feettool

containeranda7tonnesforkliftweretransportedfrom

Convoi’sheadofficetoSweden,andConvoiwasableto

startthefirstdisassemblysteprequiredforthetransport

toSondershausen/Germany.Duetothescheduleof

SchneiderElectricbeingverytight,theentireteamhadto

workunderveryhighpressure,butthegoalwasreached

withconfidencethankstothecalmandaccuratewayof

workingofeachsingleemployeeinvolved.Notonlywas

thechemistrybetweenConvoi’sconstructionsitemanager

HolgerStorzandhisSwedishcounterpartsmuchbetter

thanexpecteditwasexcellentfromtheveryfirstdayon,

soweshouldbeabletosecureevenmoresubsequent

orders.Thedisassemblyofthefirstinjectionmoulding

machinesandproductionplantswasabigsuccess,which

enabledustohandoverthemachinesforproduction

intime,evenwiththereassemblyandstart-up,tothe

utmostsatisfactionofConvoi’sclient.Allfurthersteps

werecompletedbeforethedeadlineandultimately

Convoihadrealized72trucktransports,6ofwhichwith

extra-widesilos,at5differentSchneiderGrouplocations

inEurope.Duringpeaktimes,upto28Convoimechanics

fromtheConvoibranchesinNuremberg,Bratislava

andMaastrichtworkedontheprojectsinthedifferent

disassemblyandreassemblylocations!

InOctober2016Convoireceived,(thankstotheexcellent

performancebyallConvoimechanicsatConvoi’sclient

SchneiderElectric)anadditionalorderfortherelocation

ofproductionplantsfromStockholm/SwedentoRiga/

Latvia,andthisordertoowascarriedouttotheutmost

satisfaction.

Convoihascompletedthisrelocationproject

inDecember2016!


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