When two enormous industrial condensers - 8 metres long and weighing 53 tons – needed to be replaced, Fugro’s experts worked alongside other specialists at Shellsdfdsf’s Moerdijk plant in The Netherlands.

Replacement of industrial condensers is a complex operation because they are usually installed deep within the factory; and when they are 8 metres long and weigh 53 tons, expert help is essential, especially when working to tolerances of only a few millimetres.

Using 3D laser scanning Fugro produced digital models of the two installations, including the surrounding steel, concrete and piping. These models were used to identify the best routes for removing the existing condensers and installing the new ones; also to determine which parts of the plant had to be dismantled or demolished to carry out the project