Plant & Production Line Decommissioning Services
Call us before the line comes down. We handle the whole job and get you the most value from your equipment.
When a line is retooled, relocated, or shut down, the equipment, the controls, and the floor space all need a plan. Capovani buys the equipment that still has value. For de-installation, rigging, demolition, and recycling, we work with qualified partners, and you get one scope of work from us.
Once a line is quoted as scrap and haul-away, reusable equipment usually leaves with it. Because we buy equipment ourselves, not just broker it, its value can offset your removal cost.
De-Installation, Plant Dismantling & Equipment Removal
Equipment Recovery
We buy reusable equipment outright or sell it on consignment, so its value offsets project cost.
De-Installation & Rigging
Disconnect, dismantle, crate, and remove machinery, conveyors, robots, and process skids. Carried out by our rigging partners and scheduled around production and site access.
Data & IP Protection
Clear controller programs, remove identifying marks, and arrange certified destruction of proprietary tooling, fixtures, and storage media where required.
Demolition, Scrap & Site Clearing
Removal of foundations, utilities, and structures, and the scrap and recycling of what remains. Carried out by our demolition and recycling partners.
Protecting Your Intellectual Property
Production lines carry process knowledge: recipes in a PLC, part programs in a controller, custom tooling built around your product. Before any equipment leaves your site, we agree with you how each item is handled.
- Mutual NDA before the site walkthrough
- Program and memory clearing on PLCs, HMIs, drives, and industrial PCs
- Removal or destruction of hard drives and storage media
- Removal of company branding, labels, and asset tags
- Certified destruction of proprietary tooling, molds, and fixtures
- Itemized records of what was resold, recycled, or destroyed
Items that cannot be resold without exposing your processes are destroyed, not sold, and documented either way.
Industries We Support
Automotive & Tier Suppliers
Model changeovers, retooling, and line consolidations: robotic cells, welding and assembly lines, conveyors, and test stands.
Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences
Suite and site closures with decontamination and documentation requirements agreed before any equipment is moved.
Semiconductor & Electronics
Tool moves, fab and cleanroom changeovers, and SMT line removals, with process recipes and tool data protected.
Factory Automation & Packaging
Packaging, filling, and material-handling lines replaced or relocated, including the controls, drives, and spares behind them.
How Decommissioning Works
Step 1: Call Before Removal Is Scheduled
Tell us the site, the line or area involved, your timeline, and any IP, data, or decontamination requirements. An asset list and photos help.
Step 2: Site Walkthrough
Under NDA, we and the partners your project needs walk the site with you: the equipment, access, utilities, and constraints.
Step 3: One Proposal
We assess the scope with our partners, then send you one proposal covering recovery value, removal, IP handling, and site clearing. Capovani stays your single point of contact.
Step 4: Execution & Records
Work proceeds on the agreed schedule. You receive records of what was resold, recycled, or destroyed.
Decommissioning vs. Selling Surplus
If you only need to sell surplus equipment and will handle removal yourself, our facility liquidation service is the faster route. Decommissioning is for projects where the line, the controls, the IP, and the floor space all need to be handled as one job.
One Partner Across the Equipment Lifecycle
Source, manage, and recover value with the same team.
Stage 1: Source
Stage 2: Manage
Stage 3: Recover
- Asset Recovery
- Consignment
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Lifecycle Management
Frequently Asked Questions
Let Us Understand Your Scope
Tell us about the line or facility, the equipment involved, your timeline, and any IP or data-protection requirements.
