The mission: Dismantle and assemble a new machine by first dismantling it at Silberhorn in Parsberg (Lupburg, Germany) and then putting it all back together again at Bosch in Bursa, Turkey, located approx. 75 km south of Istanbul.
No big deal: Silberhorn required two fitters/metalworkers and two electricians with relevant project experience in order to dismantle and reconstruct a new injection-nozzle manufacturing machine weighing just under 35 tons and measuring over 24 meters long, seven meters wide, and over four meters high. WIR GmbH was awarded the contract, not only because it’s a part of ROBUR, but because it specializes in such cross-border projects.
Dismantling the system and transporting it to Turkey went smoothly at the beginning of 2020. All the parts arrived safely in Bursa, and the flights for two WIR fitters to travel to Istanbul had already been booked. The two electricians required on site were to joined by the colleagues from TEC Turkey – everything was running according to plan and progressing as usual. But then came corona and the project stopped cold.
Restarting the project was delayed until October, when finally the colleagues flew to Turkey accompanied by two Silberhorn employees to complete assembly and supervise the commissioning of the machine. But then another previously unknown obstacle popped up that we could not have foreseen: based on the specifications provided by the end customer, Bosch, all employees involved in the project must have “lifting platform certification” in order to be able to carry out the necessary tasks while working at heights on the platform. Since this lifting platform certification is one of the standard skills required at WIR but not for our Turkish colleagues and we did not clearly know of this requirement in the run-up to the contract, the colleagues at TEC Turkey has to be trained and certified appropriately at short notice. We mastered this obstacle too – after all, flexibility and teamwork are ROBUR’s strengths.
Besides having to put together the machine, our work also included installing the safety infrastructure, taking care of all required electrical equipment, and aligning the housing and safety doors. We wrapped up reassembly work after three weeks on site, and the new machine was put into operation by Bosch.
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