Valuation, sale and relocation of industrial machines – Technical Broker
KEMEX INTERNATIONAL supports owners of machines and production lines throughout the entire sales process – from assessing technical condition and preparing a valuation, through finding a buyer, to dismantling, protection, transport and relocation of the unit to its new site. We combine engineering knowledge with experience in trading industrial machinery, so we can run the project from the first valuation to handing the machine over to its new owner.
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Technical valuation and preparation for relocation
We assess the condition of the machine or line, document the configuration and prepare a valuation and the relocation scope.
- inventory and photographic documentation
- assessment of technical condition and completeness
- valuation of the machine and the relocation cost
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Finding a buyer
We look for a buyer for the machine and hold discussions until terms are agreed.
- presenting the machine within our network of contacts
- discussions and negotiations with the buyer
- agreeing terms and the collection date
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Dismantling the machine
We break the machine down into sections, labelling and cataloguing the components ready for reassembly.
- disconnecting utilities and power supply
- dismantling sections and components
- labelling and cataloguing parts
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Packing and protection
We protect the sections and parts for transport — film, pallets, crates.
- protecting machines against damage and the weather
- sorting and labelling the components
- drawing up the consignment list
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Transporting the machine
We arrange transport and hand the machine over for reassembly at the new location.
- safe securing of machines and components
- arranging road transport
- handover for reassembly
When is it worth selling a working machine?
Replacing a machine is not always a matter of wear. Plants raise output, change technology, rebuild lines or invest in a new generation of equipment. The existing machine may still be in very good technical condition, even though it no longer matches the plant's current requirements.
- Higher outputthe plant needs a faster machine
- Change of processproduction calls for a different technology
- New investmentthe current machine is replaced by a newer one
A used machine can start paying for itself sooner
Buying a working used machine can significantly lower the cost of an investment compared with a new unit. If its technical condition and output match the plant's requirements, the machine can run for years to come and reach its economic payback far sooner.
- Lower investment costless capital needed to buy the equipment
- Faster availabilityno waiting for a new machine to be built
- Remaining production potentiala sound machine can run for years to come
What Technical Broker actually means
Technical Broker is the engineering side of trading used machinery. We are not an agent who introduces the parties and stops at the signature. We take responsibility for the part of the deal that decides whether the machine will run in its new place.
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Valuation and condition assessment
Inspection, assessment of component wear, verification of completeness and of the real value of the unit against what the second-hand market currently offers.
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Sourcing a machine to fit a need
We start from process parameters, not from a list of available offers. We establish the required throughput, formats and place in the line, and only then look for units that meet those conditions.
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Selling surplus machines
Preparing documentation and the technical description, assessing condition and handling the engineering side of talks with the buyer, including dismantling and release of the unit.
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Engineering side of the transaction
Dismantling at the seller, transport, reassembly and commissioning at the buyer. One party responsible for the machine's whole journey instead of three separate contractors.
What we check before buying a used machine
The price of a used machine is rarely what decides whether the purchase pays off. More often it is decided by what the photos from the seller's hall do not show. We always examine these four areas before advising on a transaction.
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Condition and operating history
Actual running hours, the scope of previous overhauls, the state of wearing parts, and the conditions and the product the machine has been running with.
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Completeness of documentation
Electrical and pneumatic diagrams, operating and maintenance documentation, declarations of conformity and controller software versions. Their absence can block recommissioning altogether.
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Availability of parts and formats
Whether the manufacturer still supports the series, how available wearing parts are, and whether the set of change parts matches the packaging the machine is to run at the buyer.
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Full cost of the move
Dismantling, transport, reassembly, commissioning and any adaptation to the new line. It is that total, not the machine price alone, that says whether the purchase makes sense.