Project case study
Mechanical Plant Installation
Client
Irish manufacturer
Location
Co. Louth, Ireland
Sector
Manufacturing
Duration
3-week site install
- 30+ years delivering projects like this
- Free site survey
- Quote within 48 hours
30+ years
Engineering experience
EN 1090 / EN ISO 14122
Fabricated to standard
Quote within 48 hours
Free site survey
Drogheda based
Working Ireland-wide
Overview
NR Engineering was engaged to position, align, connect and bring into service a new production line for an Irish manufacturer. Scope covered heavy lifting, alignment, support steel and process connections.
Scope of works
- Equipment positioning and alignment
- Bespoke support steel fabrication
- Process connections
- Coordination with OEM commissioning team
- Handover documentation
Challenges
The new equipment had to fit into an existing building with limited overhead clearance and tight tolerances on alignment with upstream and downstream equipment. The install had to be coordinated around continuing production on adjacent lines.
Solution
Our site team carried out a detailed pre-install survey to confirm dimensions and identify any clashes. Support steel was prefabricated in Drogheda and installed in advance of the equipment, allowing the OEM team to drop their equipment into a fully prepared environment.
Materials used
Fabrication process
All support steel was fabricated to EN 1090 standards in our workshop. Stainless process connections were prefabricated to suit the OEM tie-in points.
Installation process
Equipment was positioned with appropriate lifting gear, aligned with precision instruments and connected by ticketed welders and fitters. The OEM commissioning team was on site for final sign-off.
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Results
The new line was commissioned on programme. The client used NR Engineering for a similar second-line installation the following year.
Project context
Sectors, assets and materials involved in this manufacturing project
What this project touched — the facility type, the assets worked on, the steel grades specified and the engineering disciplines applied.
Capability
Fabrication
Cutting, forming, drilling and assembly in our Drogheda workshop, working from approved fabrication drawings.
Sector
Manufacturing Plants
Machine guarding, plant modifications, platforms and breakdown support for manufacturing and pharmaceutical production facilities.
Material
Stainless Steel
Grade 304 and 316L stainless worked in a segregated bay, pickled and passivated for water, food and pharmaceutical duty.
Sector
Construction Industry
Structural steel packages and site engineering delivered to main contractors, civil engineers and M&E consultants on live programmes.
Material
Structural Steel
EN 1090 structural steelwork — frames, mezzanines, platforms and support steel with full material traceability.
Capability
Welding
MIG, TIG and MMA welding by welders coded to EN ISO 9606, with procedures and visual inspection records on request.
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Why NR Engineering
Why engineers and facilities managers choose NR Engineering
Three decades of design, fabrication and installation for industrial, water and construction clients across Ireland — with the paperwork, certification and programme discipline to match.
- 30+ Years
- Engineering and fabrication experience
- 500+ Projects
- Delivered across Ireland
- 40+ Clients
- Repeat industrial and construction clients
- Nationwide
- Drogheda workshop, site teams Ireland-wide
What we guarantee
- Free site survey and measure
- Written quotation within 48 hours
- Fabricated to EN 1090 / EN ISO 14122
- Coded welders, Safe Pass certified crews
- Agreed programme dates in writing
- 24/7 emergency callout for maintenance clients
Client feedback
What Irish contractors and plant managers say about working with us.
“NR delivered our structural steelwork on programme and to spec. Their site team integrated cleanly with our main contractor.”
“We've used NR for hygienic stainless modifications across two pharma sites. Documentation and finish are first-class.”
“Reliable callout, properly skilled crew and a workshop that can fabricate spares when OEM lead times don't suit.”
Next step
Tell us what you need built, installed or maintained.
Send us drawings, photos or a short description. We'll come back with a written quotation — usually within 48 hours — and arrange a free site survey where it's needed.
- Free site survey and measure
- Written quotation within 48 hours
- Fabricated to EN 1090 / EN ISO 14122
- Coded welders, Safe Pass certified crews