Commissioning proves the plant does what it was designed to do. From Factory Acceptance Testing before despatch to wet commissioning and performance proving on site, each gate is documented and signed off before the next.
Where this phase sits in the installation lifecycle, and the standards it is held to.
At our works or the OEM's, the assembled skid and its controls are function-tested so faults are found before they reach site.
On site, the plant is energised, filled and run on real flow — loops tuned, set-points confirmed and performance measured against the design.
Commissioning ends with a plant proven to its performance guarantee and a documented test record — the evidence base that supports handover, training and the maintenance contract.
Pre-installation survey, access, civils and services readiness checks.
Setting, levelling and assembling tanks, skids and rotating equipment.
Process pipework, valves and connections into existing plant.
Power, control wiring, instrument hook-up and loop checks.
As-builts, O&M manuals and operator training at handover.
Reynolds & Bauhm delivers installation as a single coordinated scope — survey, erection, pipework, E&I, commissioning and handover — with one accountable team from delivery to performance sign-off.
We prove plant twice — once in the factory and again on site — so problems are caught where they are cheapest to fix. Factory acceptance testing (FAT) exercises the skid or system on our floor: control logic, alarms, interlocks and, where possible, wet performance are demonstrated to the client before dispatch. Site acceptance testing (SAT) then repeats the key checks once the plant is installed and connected, confirming it performs in its real setting under real services. Both are run to agreed test scripts with documented results. This FAT/SAT discipline turns commissioning from a hopeful start-up into a verifiable, signed-off demonstration that the plant does what was specified.
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