Deufol's plant relocation services can help you manage the entire process. We take our packaging and logistic expertise and transfer it to your relocation process. That means organizing, crating, and even unpackaging your materials, machinery, and products so they reach their destination in the most efficient way possible.

1. 6 Steps for Keeping
Your Industrial Plant
Relocation on Track
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2. “There’s no margin for error in an
industrial plant relocation. It’s
important to plan every aspect of
the project, even down to the
smallest detail.
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Follow this 6-step
checklist to get started. ➜

3. Step #1: Create a layout of the new facility.
First, draft a layout of the new facility that will serve as the map for the relocation process.
Your layout serves as the foundation for the rest of the relocation plan.
Start here, and the rest of the plan will fall into place more easily.
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▰ Where do certain machines go?
▰ Where are you storing materials
and inventory?
▰ How should shelving be installed
in the facility?

4. Step #2: Review your equipment, parts, and materials.
The less you move, the faster and more
efficient the process will be. Audit your
equipment, parts, and materials and
determine whether they should be relocated,
refurbished, used, or scrapped.
Take some time to review your equipment
and your inventory. You may be able to
lighten the load for your relocation and make
your facility leaner and more efficient.
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5. Step #3: Develop a relocation and installation schedule.
Limit the amount of downtime in your facility.
Stagger the relocation process so you can
keep some systems running in the old facility
and start others as quickly as possible in the
new.
Consider your production requirements and your
core processes. Then create a schedule that
allows you to stagger your relocation and
minimize the disruption of the relocation.
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6. Step #4: Design and build required packaging.
You might think you simply need either cardboard or wooden boxes. However,
cardboard or wood packaging could cause serious damage to your products from
exposure to heat or moisture, vibrations from transit, and other factors.
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Consider working with a partner who
specializes in industrial packaging
and relocations. They can analyze
your needs and identify risks. They
can then design and build custom
containers and boxes that minimize
those risks.

7. Step #5: Create work instructions for contractors.
Determine who will actually disassemble the
equipment and package the parts, materials,
and other items: either your in-house employees
or contractors.
Then, give clear instructions on exactly how
and when each piece should be packaged and
how it should be loaded. Don’t let your workers
make their own decisions and judgment calls
about how best to package your products and
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8. Step #5: Create work instructions for contractors.
Create detailed work instructions
for your packaging crews. Make
sure your instructions answer all
questions about the packaging
process. If you work with a
packaging partner, they should be
able to create these plans for
you.
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9. Step #6: Log all parts, materials, and equipment.
Finally, before you start the actual work of packaging and
relocation, inventory all of your items that are moving to
the new facility. This gives you a mechanism to ensure
quality on the receiving end.
Determine whether you have the technological
capabilities to track each part and package through the
relocation and view the entire process in real time. You can
leverage your relationship with an industrial packaging
partner to gain access to this kind of technology.
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10. Step #6: Log all parts, materials, and equipment.
An industrial packager will likely be able to
barcode every item and package. They can
scan those items as they move through the
relocation so you always know where they are.
The packager may also use photo
documentation technology to verify the
condition of items at each stage. That way, you
can catch damage as it happens and pinpoint
exactly when and where the damage occurred.
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11. Step #6: Log all parts, materials, and equipment.
You need transparency and verification to verify that the relocation was a
success. Without the right technology in place, you can’t measure performance.
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THE BOTTOM LINE ➜

13. “Moving into a new facility can be a
complex and challenging task.
But with the right plan and the right
partner, you can make it a
seamless and pain-free transition.
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