EQUIPMENT BASEPLATE REMOVAL

On occasion, there are situations when a compressor, pump, or other epoxy grouted machine needs to be decommissioned, replaced, or moved to a different location. Bill Spitzer & Associates has a hydraulic baseplate removal service that enables separation of foundation and equipment in minutes. The alternative method is the use of jackhammers and chipping hammers, which can damage the foundation or equipment. Additionally, the traditional method can take days or weeks to complete.

Our goal is to use our specialty equipment and provide technical on-site guidance to successfully remove a baseplate, skid, or piece of equipment from a foundation with minimal destructive impact on the foundation and machinery.

Here is how we achieve that:

PROVEN EXPERTISE

Some of the Results We’ve Helped Our Customers Achieve

44% REDUCTION IN GREASE CONSUMPTION

TRANSITIONED A FLEET FROM 1 TOTE OF GREASE EVERY 15 DAYS PER FLEET, TO 1 TOTE OF OIL EVERY 21 DAYS PER FLEET

SAVED AN ESTIMATED $4,000 IN ANNUAL LABOR COSTS

BEFORE INSTALLATION

Ensure non-destructive removal of baseplate, skid, or machinery

Analyze equipment set-up and prepare initial scope

Locate lifting points for equipment

Determine the estimates for breaking the bond of foundation from equipment with little or no damage to machinery

Assess and investigate the previous grout material and installation

Review the site and visually examine perimeter

Notate contractor hole drilling locations

DURING INSTALLATION

On-Site Technical Guidance

Verify the strategic hole location

  • Increase or adjust hole locations as needed

Construct the specialized foundation and baseplate separation equipment

Assure proper safety measures are enacted

Operate the separation process of the equipment from the foundation

Remove previously grouted machinery from the foundation, non-destructively

Dismantle equipment

AFTER INSTALLATION

Repairs and Future Reliability

Analyze the concrete block foundation, create proper recommendations, grouting plans, constructability measures, and advise correct grouting or chocking solutions to utilize

At this step in the process, Bill Spitzer & Associates can provide other services to decrease schedule growth and complete the project sooner:  HTC-5000 High-Early Concrete, Epoxy Grout Pumping, or Wet Setting