Rosyth Royal Dockyard Workshop Machinery
Client: Babcock International
Date: 2014
Location: Rosyth Royal Dockyard
Products: Various Metalworking Machinery Solutions
Applications: Shipbuilding
Overview
Babcock International contacted us in 2014 with a requirement for metalworking machinery after being awarded a five year joint naval contract with BAE Systems, worth a combined £3.2 billion, for engineering support for the construction of the bow section and final assembly and completion of the HMS Queen Elizabeth at Rosyth Royal Dockyard.
Challenge
Babcock were completely overhauling their berth J and K workshops in time for the HMS Queen Elizabeth’s move from dock No. 1 to the main tidal basin, and required a local machinery dealer to provide machinery that fitted their workshop and application requirements.
Solution
Having previously provided machinery solutions to Babcock for workshops on board the HMS Invincible and HMS Illustrious, Babcock came direct to us to find solutions suitable for their newly refurbished berth J and K workshops. After discussing the criteria for their desired machinery solutions, we provided them with the following machines:
- 4 x Meyer SR32 Drilling Machines
- 4 x Thomas Export 250 Circular Saws
- 2 x Morgan Rushworth HST 95 Steelworkers
- 2 x Bauer S280 DG Double Mitring Bandsaws
- 2 x Kepp 50D/E High Speed Belt Grinders
- 1 x Bauer 450V Vertical Bandsaw
- 1 x CBC UNI 70/C Tube Bending Machine
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Result & Benefits
Through purchasing new machinery from RS Machinery, Babcock were able to create two brand new workshops with new machinery right next to the HMS Queen Elizabeth, which meant less walking time between the ship and the workshops and therefore increased productivity levels. On 26th June 2017, the HMS Queen Elizabeth set sail from Rosyth Royal Dockyard into the Firth of Forth to commence sea trials in the North Sea.
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