RS Machinery Group

RS Machinery assists in the launch of HMS Queen Elizabeth

Babcock is a leading provider of critical, complex engineering with a 130-year-old history and an outstanding reputation. They focus on defence, emergency services and civil nuclear, managing complex assets in the UK and internationally. RS Machinery had previously worked with Babcock, providing machinery solutions for workshops onboard the HMS Invincible and HMS Illustrious in 2000.
Because of our several fruitful collaborations, this time Babcock came directly to us for assistance.
 

The project

 
They approached us in 2014 after they had just been awarded a five-year joint naval contract with BAE Systems. The deal was worth a combined £3.2 billion, given for engineering support for the construction of the HMS Queen Elizabeth.
HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth-class of aircraft carriers and the Royal Navy’s Fleet Flagship. This is the largest ship ever built for the Royal Navy, with a length of 280 m and a capacity of carrying up to forty aircraft.
 
Babcock had to build the bow section, make the final assembly, and complete the whole ship at Rosyth Royal Dockyard. When we started our collaboration, Babcock was 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.

 

They required a local machinery dealer to provide machinery that fitted their workshop and application requirements.

That’s why they decided to collaborate with us.

The process

We had to provide various metalworking machinery solutions suitable for their newly refurbished berth J and K workshops. The main challenge for this project was to find high quality, innovative machinery while fully making use of the space available.

We have a lot of experience with machines that cover every concern and need, including space economy and implementation of the latest technologies. In 2015, we sat down and discussed the criteria for their desired machinery solutions to get a full scope of the situation and how much we can optimize it. After reaching a conclusion, we provided them with the following machines for the quayside support workshops:
  • After selecting the machinery needed, we moved on to the next stage, the transportation on site. We were able to send the required products ni record time within a week. Sprinting the delivery process would help us reach faster the required deadlines and leave more time for installation, testing, and training.

Implementation


When we arrived, our team started right away to implement the machinery on-site, taking care of the space and making the area as useful as possible. As a quayside workshop, it had to give easy access to the ship and make easier logistics in general. We didn’t only perform the installation, but we also made sure to conduct training for everyone that would operate the machines.

Through our help, Babcock International was able to create two brand new workshops with new machinery right next to the HMS Queen Elizabeth. This meant less walking time between the ship and the workshops and less downtime.


Babcock International and we consider this another successful collaboration between us. The workshops are now fully operational and provide the necessary conditions for faster and more productive work. They increased overall efficiency and reduced significantly operational costs.

The result

On 26th June 2017, the HMS Queen Elizabeth set sail from Rosyth Royal Dockyard into the Firth of Forth to commence the first stage of sea trials in the North Sea. The machinery at the workshop, as we speak, are still in full performance.
We continue our collaboration with Babcock, providing several machinery solutions whenever needed, growing a strong bond and healthy partnership.

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