Demolition
SDC Technologies Chiller Dismantling in Irvine
Dismantling and removal of obsolete chiller equipment at an Irvine industrial property.

- Location
- Irvine, Orange County
- Project setting
- Industrial Equipment
- Primary service
- Demolition
- Documented
- September 2021
SoCal Removal dismantled a Mokon chiller at SDC Technologies’ Irvine facility. The industrial removal assignment included the designated unit and associated components within a defined equipment-demolition scope.
About SDC Technologies
Founded in 1986, SDC Technologies develops and manufactures specialty coating materials used on plastics, glass and metal. Its work serves a range of industrial applications where abrasion and surface performance matter. SDC Technologies describes the company’s materials-science focus.
This case study concerns the Irvine facility where SoCal Removal performed the documented chiller work. It illustrates equipment removal within an industrial property, where an individual system may be replaced or retired while other infrastructure remains.
Defining the equipment scope
The project invoice identifies a rooftop unit serving workcell 4, along with associated metal ducting and supporting wood members. It also identifies owner-provided access equipment and availability for afternoon or after-hours work.
Those details are important in an equipment-removal scope. Access equipment, lifting arrangements and the boundaries between removal and building-system work need to be established before dismantling starts.
Dismantling and metal handling
The project update records chiller dismantling and metal scrap removal. For a similar assignment, the equipment condition and required disconnects should be confirmed with the responsible trades before the removal crew proceeds.
SoCal Removal can review industrial dismantling in Irvine and across Orange County. Provide equipment photographs, dimensions, location and available access information so the removal scope can be planned with the facility’s operating and maintenance team.
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Send photographs, available plans and reports, the project city and your desired schedule. Andre Abajian and the SoCal Removal team can review the work and identify the information needed for a useful scope.
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