In this series, we shine a spotlight on members of High Tech NL. This time: Albert van de Scheur, the Lifting and Transport Specialist, who specializes in moving, positioning, and installing high-tech machinery and sustainable industrial systems.

What We Focus On
Albert van de Scheur De Hijs- en Transportspecialist specializes in moving and precisely positioning machines and systems within production environments and cleanrooms. This ranges from high-quality production machines to systems that play a role in the energy transition, such as heating systems, battery systems, and electric water heaters. This involves more than just the transport itself. The company can handle the entire process: from disassembly and disconnection to transport, hoisting, positioning, and delivering the system back to the new location, ready for operation.

Sustainability also plays an important role in the company’s own operations. For work in factories and cleanrooms, high-quality, electrically powered equipment is used as much as possible. This allows the company to carry out work even in production environments with strict requirements regarding emissions and working conditions.

The Challenges in Our Field
Making industry in the Netherlands and Europe more sustainable offers many opportunities. Manufacturing companies are investing in new technology and more energy-efficient machinery to make their processes more future-proof. This is happening, among other places, in the high-tech sector, the pharmaceutical industry, the food industry, and in projects related to the energy transition. Ultimately, new technology must actually be installed in a production environment. This is precisely where specialized knowledge comes into play when it comes to safely moving, hoisting, positioning, and installing machinery. At the same time, existing machinery must regularly be dismantled or relocated to make room for new production lines.

Another challenge is the energy supply for manufacturing companies. Grid congestion is making it increasingly difficult for companies to expand production or commission new electrical installations. Through various projects, the organization is seeing firsthand the practical consequences this has for the manufacturing industry.

Case Studies
The company has carried out various projects involving the relocation of large, state-of-the-art production lines throughout Europe. It handles the entire process: from disassembly and decommissioning at the existing location to transportation, installation, and getting the machines back up and running at the new location.

In addition, the company is working hard to make its own operations more sustainable. For example, the company uses solar panels, electric-powered equipment, and its own battery system. This allows the company to store the energy it generates and use it, among other things, to charge its own equipment. The knowledge and experience gained through these efforts may also be relevant to other companies in the manufacturing industry—for example, in the areas of electrification, energy storage, and the practical challenges surrounding grid congestion.

Our Contribution to the
Network Within High Tech NL, the company can share practical knowledge and experience regarding the relocation and installation of machinery in complex production environments. This includes advice on packing, hoisting, transporting, and positioning machinery, both in the preliminary phase and during implementation.

In addition, the organization brings experience in sustainability and the energy transition within the manufacturing industry. Through projects at various manufacturing companies, it has gained a clear understanding of the practical challenges associated with electrification, new production technologies, and limited grid capacity. By considering transportation, lifting capabilities, installation, and the final production environment as early as the development phase of machines and production lines, practical challenges during commissioning can be avoided.

Why High Tech NL?
An important reason to become a member of High Tech NL is to closely follow developments within the high-tech sector and to connect with both manufacturers of technological machines and robots and the companies that ultimately use this technology. When developing new machines, a great deal of attention is focused on technology and performance. But ultimately, a machine must also be safely packaged, transported, hoisted, positioned, and installed. It is precisely in this area that the company can contribute its knowledge and experience.

Within High Tech NL, topics such as robotics, semiconductors, sustainability, and the energy transition align well with the activities of Albert van de Scheur, the Lifting and Transport Specialist. At the same time, the company itself continues to work toward greater sustainability, with the goal of operating in a carbon-neutral manner by the end of 2028.