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Setting and aligning the equipment that moves water and product.
Our millwrights install, align and maintain pumps, motors and process equipment with the precision that rotating machinery needs to run for decades.
Millwrighting
Most early equipment failures start at installation.
A pump that’s misaligned by a fraction of a millimetre, sitting on a poorly grouted base or carrying the weight of its own piping will wear out bearings and seals long before it should. Those problems are almost always created during installation, and they are expensive to fix later.
Our millwrights set, level, grout and align rotating equipment to manufacturer tolerances, and they work directly with our mechanical and electrical crews on the piping and drive connections that affect how that equipment runs.
Millwrighting scope
What we build.
Delivered by our own millwrighting crews, coordinated with the rest of the Enertec team on the same project.
Pump & motor installation
Setting, grouting and connecting pumps and drives in pumping stations and plants.
Precision alignment
Laser shaft alignment and vibration checks to keep bearings and seals running.
Rigging & setting
Planning and executing lifts of heavy equipment into tight or live spaces.
Process equipment
Conveyors, mixers, blowers and other mechanical equipment installed to manufacturer tolerances.
Rebuilds & overhauls
Disassembly, inspection and rebuild of pumps, gearboxes and rotating equipment.
Preventive maintenance
Scheduled maintenance programs that catch problems before they cause downtime.
Delivery
How a millwrighting scope runs.
The same sequence on every project, adapted to the facility and the schedule.
Lift & installation planning
Rigging plans, access routes and the sequence for removing old equipment and setting new.
Setting, levelling & grouting
Bases set to elevation and level, then grouted to give the equipment a solid foundation.
Alignment
Laser alignment after piping is connected, so pipe strain is caught before start-up.
Run-in & baseline readings
Vibration and temperature readings recorded at start-up as a baseline for future maintenance.
How we work
One team from base plate to start-up.
A pump is only as good as its alignment, its piping and the drive that runs it. Because our millwrights work alongside our own mechanical and electrical crews, the handoffs between those trades are handled inside one team.
That matters most on pumping station upgrades, where equipment is replaced while the station stays in service.
Codes & standards we build to
Editions and local amendments vary by jurisdiction.
Sectors
Where you’ll find our millwrighting crews.
Millwrighting work across the sectors we serve, often alongside our other trades on the same project.
Questions
Common questions.
Related news
Millwrighting insights.
Code changes and industry updates that affect millwrighting work.
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