Turnkey
Turnkey production plants, from an empty building to running production
When you need a factory rather than a machine, ZeroLine plans the process and layout, integrates equipment from several partner factories under one contract, runs acceptance in China, then installs, trains your team and supports ramp-up on site. Since 2009 we have delivered more than 3,000 production-line projects for customers in 58 countries.
- Production-line projects since 2009
- 3,000+
- Partner factories to draw equipment from
- 1,200+
- Contract, project manager and acceptance for the whole plant
- One
- Countries with ZeroLine customers
- 58
Scope
Plants we deliver
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Power
Battery module and PACK plants
- Cell sorting to end-of-line test
- Laser welding and traceability
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Make
Sheet-metal and fabrication plants
- Cutting, forming, welding and finishing
- Material flow and extraction
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Connect
Optical cable plants
- Loose-tube, stranding and sheathing lines
- Drop cable, patch cords and test lab
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Make
Automotive and EV parts plants
- Welding cells and assembly lines
- Leak and end-of-line test
How it runs
What turnkey covers
- 01
Feasibility
Product mix, capacity, staffing and an investment estimate you can take to your board or bank.
Weeks 1–6
- 02
Plant design
Process flow, layout for your building, utility lists, equipment specification and schedule.
Weeks 4–12
- 03
Build and acceptance
Equipment from several factories built to one standard and accepted together in China.
Typically 3–7 months
- 04
Install and commission
Our engineers lead installation and commissioning; local contractors handle civil works to our specifications.
Typically 1–4 months
- 05
Train and ramp up
Operators and maintenance teams trained on site or in Wuhan; support until the plant runs at rate.
- 06
Support
Spare parts, remote support, retrofits and upgrades for the life of the plant.
Projects
Typical projects
The scope, scale and schedule of projects like this. Ask us for references in your country.
- Typical scope
8 PPM energy-storage module and PACK line
A fully specified prismatic line for a storage integrator moving PACK assembly into its own market.
- Output
- ≈ 2.46 GWh a year (314 Ah)
- Stations
- 21 in three segments
- Footprint
- 55 × 9 × 3.5 m
- Schedule
- ≈ 5–7 months to production
- Cell test and sorting
- Stacking and busbar laser welding
- PACK assembly
- EOL and air-tightness test
- MES
- Installation and ramp-up
Typical markets · Gulf states, India, Southeast Asia
- Typical scope
Optical cable plant for a national market
A first plant making the drop, duct and ADSS cable a country imports today, with fiber supplied from Optics Valley.
- Products
- Drop, duct and ADSS cable
- Lines
- Coloring, loose tube, stranding, sheathing
- Lab
- Optical, mechanical and climate tests
- Schedule
- ≈ 9–14 months to first cable
- Market and product-mix study
- Plant layout and utilities
- Lines and test lab
- Training in Wuhan
- Long-term fiber supply
Typical markets · Africa, Middle East, Central Asia
- Typical scope
Sheet-metal workshop: cut, bend, weld, finish
A job shop moving from plasma and TIG to fiber laser cutting and handheld laser welding.
- Cutting
- 6 kW fiber laser, exchange table
- Forming
- 2 CNC press brakes
- Welding
- 2 handheld laser welders
- Schedule
- ≈ 8–12 weeks to production
- Sample tests on customer parts
- Shop layout and utilities
- Laser cleaning for weld prep
- Fume extraction
- Installation and training
Typical markets · Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America
- Typical scope
Assembly and test line for automotive parts
A semi-automatic line with pressing, screw-driving, laser marking, leak and end-of-line test for a tier-2 supplier.
- Stations
- ≈ 8–16
- Traceability
- Laser-marked codes, MES
- Tests
- Leak and functional EOL
- Schedule
- ≈ 4–7 months to production
- Process and cycle-time study
- Error-proofing
- Gauges for capability studies
- Run-off with customer parts
- Launch support
Typical markets · Mexico, Morocco, Eastern Europe
Services
Services that come with it
- Sourcing and factory audit The right factory for your job, audited on site and compared like for like.
- Factory acceptance and inspection Nothing ships before it has run. You watch the test, then you pay.
- Installation and training Engineers on your site until it runs at rate, and a team that can run it after.
- Payment terms and trade finance Letters of credit, payment after acceptance, and insured deferred terms.
FAQ
Questions buyers ask
What does turnkey include, and what does it not?
We are responsible for process, equipment, integration, acceptance, installation, commissioning and training. The building and civil works are usually done by a local contractor to the utility and foundation specifications we provide, and we supervise the interfaces.
Who is responsible if two machines from different factories do not work together?
We are. One contract covers the whole plant, so integration problems are ours to solve, not yours to arbitrate between suppliers.
How are payments structured?
In milestones tied to design approval, factory acceptance and commissioning, usually under a letter of credit. Deferred terms backed by export credit insurance are possible, subject to credit approval.
Start a project
Plan your plant
An empty plant, a part, a network or a product idea. Tell us where you are starting. An engineer replies with a plan and a quote.
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