Remote manufacturing yard

A remote manufacturing yard configured to build a cryogenic distillation column for use in an air separation unit (“ASU”), the remote manufacturing yard comprising:

• a fabrication facility comprising an enclosure and configured to assemble a packed column section of a low pressure column, the fabrication facility further comprising:
• a vertical plate roller configured to vertically roll a plate to create a partial shell;
• a lifting device configured to transport the partial shell from the vertical plate roller to an assembly table, the assembly table configured to support two or more partial shells simultaneously;
• a first weld machine configured to weld the two or more partial shells together to form a course while keeping the two or more partial shells stationary;
• a column section assembly area having a second weld machine disposed therein, the column section assembly area configured to stack an upper course on a lower course, wherein the second weld machine is configured to weld the upper course and lower course together to form a column section while keeping the upper course and the lower course stationary;
• a distributor installation area configured to receive at least one column section and install a distributor within the column section to form a distributor column section;
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• a packing installation area configured to receive the distributor column section and install packing within the distributor column section to form a packed column section.