Selected work
Dismantling a 9-Tonne Drum Dryer from a Concrete Plinth
Dismantling, marking, packing and loading a double drum dryer with its periphery at a cheese plant — the main unit weighing ~9 t even when stripped down. With no way to bring a forklift to it, we took it down off a 1 m concrete plinth on four electric hoists and lifted it out through an opening in the roof.
At a glance
Client
Confidential — cheese producer
Industry
Food processing / dairy
Location
Germany
Service
Dismantling, marking & load-out
~9 t main unit · off a 1 m plinth without a forklift · out through the roof · 60 t crane · 3 specialists · 7 days
The challenge
A double drum dryer line had to be dismantled, marked, packed and loaded — but the machine stood on concrete beams about a metre high that a forklift simply couldn't reach, and the main unit weighed ~9 t even disassembled.
- The drum unit sat on ~1 m concrete beams with no forklift access to it.
- The main unit weighs ~9 t even when taken apart.
- Everything had to be precisely marked so the line could be re-assembled later.
Our approach
- 1
Survey & plan
Measurement, assessment of extraction routes and a dismantling scheme.
- 2
Engineering & rigging
Jacks, transport skates and four 2.5 t electric hoists to take the machine down off the concrete beams without a forklift.
- 3
Dismantling
Unit-by-unit teardown of the dryer (drums, SEW drive, frame, pipework), lowering the main unit off the plinth on hoists and reducing weight for the move.
- 4
Marking & packing
Marking of every unit and connection for later assembly, packed for transport.
- 5
Load-out
Moving the equipment to an opening section of the roof; lifted out by a 60 t crane straight onto a standard curtain-side trailer.
What made it unusual
The machine was taken off a ~1 m concrete plinth without a forklift — on four 2.5 t electric hoists — then passed out through an opening section of the roof by a 60 t crane directly onto the truck.
Results
7 days
Timeline
3 specialists
Crew
~9 t
Main unit
0 incidents
Safety
In 7 days a 3-person crew took the 9-tonne drum dryer off its concrete plinth without a forklift, brought it out through the roof and craned it onto the truck — without a single incident, and marked so re-assembly raised no questions.
“NM Solutions handled a tricky job carefully and in an organised way: the equipment was dismantled and loaded with no damage and no delays, despite the difficult access. The marking was done so well that re-assembly raised no questions.”