The cheapest capacity you can buy is the capacity you already own.
If your line runs below rate — or doesn't run at all — recovery is almost always cheaper than replacement. We diagnose what's actually limiting it, fix that, and re-commission to a verified output.
Diagnose first. Spend second.
- Bottleneck diagnosis. We measure where output is actually lost — machine by machine, shift by shift. It is very often not where everyone assumes.
- Controls & PLC upgrade. Obsolete or failed controls are the most common single reason a repairable line sits idle. We replace them with maintainable, parts-available hardware.
- Mechanical remediation. Worn components replaced — with parts on our China channel, not a three-month wait.
- Re-commissioning. The line is run back up to an output we agree in advance, on your product, with your operators.
- Verified output. You sign off on demonstrated performance — not on our word.
Typical project band: US$60k–250k, landed-and-installed factor ×1.15–1.25 — a fraction of a new line, with payback measured in months where the market for your product exists.
Why lines stall — honestly
It's rarely because "nobody here can fix machines." Your fitter can fix a machine. What's usually missing is the part (stuck in a factory in Guangdong), the controls knowledge for one obsolete PLC, or line-level experience of running the whole system at rate. Those are exactly the three things we bring.
Where this lands first
Recovery is our lead offer in Zimbabwe, where a large share of installed industrial capacity runs below rate — but stalled lines exist in every market we serve.
What a recovery project can include.
Assessment
On-site condition survey, output measurement, and a written recovery plan with costs — before you commit to the work.
Controls
PLC and drive replacement, sensor refresh, panel rebuilds — specified for parts availability, not brand loyalty.
Mechanical
Bearings, drives, wear surfaces, alignment, guarding — replaced and set up to run, not patched to limp.
People
Operator and maintenance training on the recovered line, plus the maintenance schedule that stops it stalling again.
Asked by every stalled-line owner.
Usually yes when the structure is sound: US$60k–250k against US$150k–900k+ for new, and your market usually still exists. Diagnosis comes first — with an honest "replace instead" answer where that's the truth.
Typically US$60k–250k, factor ×1.15–1.25 landed and installed — payback in months where demand exists.
Yes — dead controls are the most common reason a repairable line sits idle. We replace them with parts-available hardware, chosen for supportability, not brand.
Yes — we work from the machine itself and source parts for any Chinese-built equipment on our own channel.
Re-commissioning to a pre-agreed output, demonstrated on your product — you sign off on measured performance.
How much is your idle capacity worth?
Send us what the line is, what it made, and what it does now. We'll tell you honestly whether recovery makes sense — and what it would cost.