Johannesburg Industrial Smelting Workshop Reconstruction

 

 

 

Project Type

Heavy Industrial Building / Smelting Workshop Reconstruction

Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Application

Reconstruction of an industrial smelting workshop for a leading South African industrial company

Project Data

Steel quantity: more than 5,000 tonnes; maximum individual steel column component: 30 tonnes; maximum crane girder load: 120 tonnes.

FSS Involvement

Heavy plate preparation, CNC cutting, heavy component fabrication, weld inspection, coating, delivery, and site erection coordination.

Project Highlights

Heavy steel columns and high-capacity crane girders required controlled plate processing, welding distortion management, accurate end connections, and heavy component handling.

Schedule

Fabrication duration: 6 months.

Quality Control

Quality was controlled through a customizable project ITP, with welding inspected to AWS D1.1. Controls covered material documentation, WPS and welder qualifications, fabrication, visual and UT/MT/PT inspection, dimensional checks, coating, marking, and packing release.

Project Status

Installation completed and facility in operation.

 

Project Overview

 

 

Located in Johannesburg, this reconstruction project serves the smelting workshop of a leading South African industrial company. The project involved more than 5,000 tonnes of structural steel, individual steel column components weighing up to 30 tonnes, and crane girders with a maximum stated load of 120 tonnes. Fabrication was completed in six months, and the facility has been installed and is now in operation.

 

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Project Image List

 

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