Full optical survey of the 200m long machine undertaken.
Electrical control cables were numbered,tagged and recorded.
Machine parts were match marked and digitally photographed.
Machine was systematically dismantled.
Component parts transported by road to the Cabelte factory in Arcozelo, Portugal.
13 articulated vehicle loads of machinery, including an abnormal load for the
12 tonne 4 metre diameter capstan wheel.
The rebuilding and installation of the machine was started in Portugal before dismantling was finished in the UK saving time and money.
"Ebbsfleet Engineering Services personnel had extensive knowledge of this machinery and had also been responsible for the original installation."