About

Based in Rustington, West Sussex, IEC Engineering Ltd delivers uniquely integrated precision engineering solutions. Part of the Nasmyth Group of companies, IEC Engineering manufacture high quality components and working assemblies with specialist experience in machining high quality complex components using multi-axis CNC machines. They supply solutions for safety critical markets including Commercial Aerospace, Submarine, Medical, Surveillance, Mobility, Instrumentation, and Nuclear industries.

Summary

IEC Engineering has been upgrading and updating their factory units by installing new mains distribution systems, galvanised steel tray cable management systems, and new machine circuits.

These works have been carried out while the factory is in full production and whilst the office and factory staff are working. The aim was to minimise disruption and also make sure that productions levels remained effective as much as possible.

These machines have been designated new positions and all required new feed cables isolators, localised fuse box and distribution circuits. This also included new lighting supplies, fittings and localised power sockets in the new areas.

Brief

To work with the maintenance department in design and structure for the new layout. This included the rearrangement of existing machines to a new more efficient layout, with space for increased production levels of machining areas.

To include completely new wiring for each unit in turn (4 units in total). This ranged from:

• MCCB mains distribution systems with galvanised steel cable tray management systems fixed from suspended ceiling fixings
• New sub main cables to feed localised distribution system
• New fuse boxes close to new machine positions
• Individual circuits for each machine with means of isolation and small power circuits for socket outlets where required

Delivery

Completed over several months to ensure minimal disruption to the client and production. The project was completed fully with all the client’s objectives met:

• New three-phase mains distribution boards (MCCB) panel boards
• New main galvanised steel cable tray cable management system
• New three-phase Sub main circuits feeding local fuse box / distribution boards
• New single-phase sub main circuits feeding local fuse box / distribution boards
• New machine circuits for each new position of existing machine
• New isolation for each machine
• New power circuits from new sub main fuse boxes for socket outlets in new positions
• New lighting circuits wired from new lighting fuse boxes and switch positions
• New emergency lighting system designed and installed
• New main earthing and earth bonds to main water, gas and steel
• Testing and NICEIC certification upon completion