“Jan van Dam knows our machines inside and out. We know that they handle the transport and installation professionally. That gives both us and our end customers confidence and ensures that commissioning can proceed smoothly.”

Peter Mooibroek – sales inside export

Good Preparation

Installing a machine is one thing. But when that machine consists of eighteen separate components, it requires a different approach. For the installation of a new SafanDarley H-iBrake 320 - 4200 with Robot Cell AC013, every detail was carefully planned in advance.

Before transport began, colleagues from Jan van Dam visited both the SafanDarley production facility in Lochem and the end customer. Based on these visits, a schedule was drawn up in which all eighteen components had to arrive at fixed times and in the correct sequence. This meant it was clear in advance which truck was needed when, and how the assembly would progress over the three days.

The careful preparation immediately paid off during the execution. The eighteen components were divided across five transports and arrived at the customer's site exactly according to schedule. Only because each component was available at the right time could the machine be assembled step by step in accordance with SafanDarley's specifications.

Antoine, Stijn and Jelle handled the transport together. Because the height of the machine and robot made it impossible to transport them using a standard low-loader, one of Jan van Dam's enclosed Euro low-loaders was deployed. Jelle used this specialist trailer for an additional transport.

On site, the machine was then assembled over a period of three days using our 300-ton-metre truck-mounted crane and two experienced operators. Every step followed the schedule seamlessly, allowing the assembly to proceed smoothly and in a controlled manner.

Everything went more or less exactly as planned:

“It ran like clockwork,” says Peter Mooibroek of SafanDarley.