Production Line Installations ThatStart Up Clean and Hit Your Window.
Full line mechanical installation — conveyors, equipment, supports, guarding, tie-ins, and startup support.
This is not just conveyor install. Red Seal millwrights and CWB-certified welders handling the full mechanical scope: equipment setting, line integration, structural supports, guarding fabrication, and commissioning. Planned backwards from your startup date. One contractor from structure to startup — no finger-pointing between trades.
Based in Maple Ridge. Serving Surrey, Burnaby, Langley, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Richmond, Coquitlam, North Vancouver, Vancouver, and surrounding areas.
Red Seal
// Certified Millwrights
CWB
// Certified Welding
WorkSafeBC
// Compliant
ISN/Avetta
// Approved Contractor
Get the Geometry Right. Or Spend the Next Six Months Chasing It.
A production line installation isn't finished when the last bolt is torqued. It's finished when the line tracks clean, runs reliably, and your maintenance team has the documentation to support it.
Most installation problems don't show up until commissioning — and most commissioning problems trace back to geometry that wasn't checked, supports that weren't planned, or a contractor who left before the line ran under load.
Raider installs to documented tolerances, stays through startup, and hands back a closeout package your team can actually use.
Alignment to tolerance
Frames square and level, pulleys aligned, laser alignment on drives. Measured and recorded — not eyeballed.
Planned around your window
Crew sized to the shutdown, sequencing confirmed before mobilization, tie-ins scoped in advance.
Structure and guarding included
Supports, platforms, and guarding are part of the installation scope — not afterthoughts or separate contracts.
Self-directed crews
Work inside your lockout and permit system without supervision. You run the plant; we run the installation.
Stay through commissioning
Tracking tuned under load, punch list resolved, line confirmed running before mechanical completion is declared.
Documentation on closeout
Alignment records, as-built dimensions, parts installed, deferred items. Returned clean — not chased after the fact.
Six Ways a Production Line Install Becomes Your Problem.
These aren't equipment failures. They're contractor failures — and they're predictable.
Geometry That's Never Quite Right
Frames not square, pulleys misaligned, tolerances guessed instead of measured. The line runs, sort of — but you're chasing tracking, spillage, and jams from the first week.
Mechanical Completion Is Not the Finish Line
Contractor declares mechanical complete, packs up, and leaves. Your team inherits the startup punch list, the tracking issues, and the alignment problems that show up under load.
Shutdown Windows That Blow
Crew undersized for the scope. Sequencing wrong. Supports and guarding treated as afterthoughts. What was a four-day window becomes eight, and now you're starting up against production.
No Documentation After Handoff
No alignment records, no as-built dimensions, nothing for the maintenance team. Six months later, when something goes wrong, no one can tell you what tolerances were set or what was shimmed.
Scope That Grows Without Authorization
Supports, tie-ins, guarding, field modifications — each one makes sense in isolation, but no one confirmed them. You open the final invoice and the number doesn't match what you approved.
Two Contractors, One Scope
Millwright and welder from different shops. Scheduling doesn't line up. They point at each other when something doesn't fit. Meanwhile your shutdown window is closing.
Production Line Installation From Structure to Startup.
Millwright and welding under one contractor relationship — conveyors, equipment, supports, guarding, and commissioning.
Conveyor Installation & Alignment
Belt conveyors, drag chain, screw conveyors, roller conveyors, and incline conveyors. Frames square and level, pulleys aligned, belt tensioned and tracked before handoff.
Equipment Setting & Leveling
Machinery setting, precision leveling, shimming and grouting, anchor bolt installation. Alignment to OEM tolerances documented and signed off before startup.
Structural Steel, Supports & Platforms
CWB-certified fabrication and installation of equipment supports, mezzanines, catwalks, and conveyor frames. Fit-up measured, not improvised.
Guarding & Safety Fabrication
Machine guarding, conveyor guarding, nip-point protection, and perimeter fencing fabricated and installed to WorkSafeBC standards. Part of the installation scope, not an add-on.
Belt Splicing & Tracking
Mechanical and vulcanized belt splicing, take-up adjustment, belt tracking under load. Verified running before we sign off — not just cold-checked at rest.
Drive System Installation & Alignment
Motor and gearbox installation, laser shaft alignment, belt and chain drive tensioning. Alignment documentation returned with the scope.
CWB Structural & Mechanical Welding
Structural welding for supports and frames, equipment mounting fabrication, field modifications, wear plate installation. CWB W47.1 certified — same scope as millwright work.
Commissioning & Startup Support
We stay through cold and hot commissioning. Tracking tuned under load, punch list resolved, equipment confirmed running to spec. We don't declare mechanical complete and leave.
What We Install & How We Work.
The full scope of a production line installation — from the first anchor bolt to commissioning sign-off.
Conveyor Systems
- Belt conveyors — flat, incline, cleated, troughed
- Drag chain and en-masse conveyors
- Screw conveyors and augers
- Roller conveyors and accumulation tables
- Belt splicing — mechanical and vulcanized
- Take-ups, tensioners, and tracking systems
Production Equipment
- Fillers, sealers, wrappers, and packaging machinery
- Mixers, blenders, and processing equipment
- Palletizers — mechanical and semi-automatic
- Machinery setting, precision leveling, and grouting
- Line moves, reconfigurations, and equipment relocations
- Mechanical tie-ins and interface fit-up to existing lines
Structure & Guarding
- Equipment supports and structural steel
- Mezzanines, platforms, and catwalks
- Conveyor and machine guarding
- Nip-point and perimeter protection
- CWB-certified field fabrication and welding
- As-built documentation on completion
Drives & Alignment
- Motor and gearbox installation
- Laser shaft alignment — documented tolerances
- Belt and chain drive tensioning
- Couplings and flexible elements
- Bearing installation and pre-lubrication
- Alignment records returned with closeout
Planned Backwards from Your Startup Date.
Every installation follows the same sequence — scoped in advance, executed to tolerance, verified through commissioning.
Plan Backwards from Startup
We start with your startup date and work backwards — crew size, sequencing, tie-in windows. Not forward from our schedule.
Pre-Scope Fit-Up & Supports
Supports, guarding, field modifications, and tie-ins are scoped before the window opens. No surprises on the invoice, no afterthoughts on the floor.
Arrive Staged & Permit-Ready
Crew, rigging, tooling, and parts staged to the actual scope. LOTO compliant, lift plans in hand, hot work permits obtained before cutting or welding begins.
Install to Documented Tolerances
Frames square, pulleys aligned, laser alignment on drive systems, tolerances measured and recorded. The geometry gets set right — not left to chance.
Stay Through Commissioning
We run the line, tune tracking under load, and resolve the punch list before declaring the scope complete. Mechanical completion is not the finish line.
Why Raider — and Why It Matters
Most problems with production line installation contractors come down to the same things. Here's what we hear — and what we do differently.
Common Frustrations
- Contractors who declare mechanical complete and leave — your team inherits the startup punch list and tracking problems
- Lines that never run right because geometry wasn't checked, documented, or corrected before handoff
- Shutdown windows that blow because the crew was undersized or the scope wasn't planned backwards from the startup date
- Two contractors for one scope — millwright and welder pointing at each other while your window closes
How Raider Is Different
- Installed to documented alignment tolerances — frames square, pulleys aligned, tracking verified under load before we leave
- Planned backwards from your startup date — crew sized to the window, sequencing confirmed before mobilization
- Stay through commissioning and resolve the punch list before mechanical completion is declared
- Red Seal millwright and CWB welding under one contractor — structure, supports, conveyors, guarding, and startup
Certified, Compliant, and Site-Ready.
ISN and Avetta prequalification means procurement can clear us before your window opens — not during it.
Red Seal Certified Millwrights
Interprovincial Red Seal — the journeyman trade benchmark for millwrights across Canada. Installation, alignment, and commissioning within regular scope.
CWB Certified Welding
Canadian Welding Bureau certification for structural and mechanical welding. Supports, guarding, and field fabrication within the same scope as millwright work.
WorkSafeBC Compliant
WCB registered and current. LOTO compliance, guarding standards, rigging and lift plans, and hot work permits are standard procedure.
Fully Insured
Comprehensive general liability meeting the requirements of major manufacturing and processing facilities in BC.
ISN Approved
ISNetworld prequalified. Already on the approved vendor lists of major industrial operators — procurement clearance without back-and-forth.
Avetta Approved
Avetta-verified contractor. Supply chain compliance used by major food, manufacturing, and processing clients to vet contractor risk.
Service Area — Greater Vancouver & Fraser Valley.
Based in Maple Ridge, we serve manufacturing, food processing, and industrial facilities across Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Active coverage includes Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Richmond, Coquitlam, North Vancouver, Langley, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Maple Ridge, Mission, Pitt Meadows, and surrounding areas.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tell Us About Your Installation Scope.
Planned shutdown install, staged tie-in, or a line relocation — call and describe the equipment and window. We'll tell you quickly if we can make it work.
- Planned backwards from your startup date — crew and sequencing confirmed before mobilization
- Installed to documented tolerances — frames square, pulleys aligned, drives laser-aligned
- Structure, supports, and guarding part of the installation scope — not a separate contract
- Stay through commissioning and resolve the punch list — mechanical completion is not the finish line
- Red Seal millwright and CWB welding under one contractor — no finger-pointing between trades
- ISN and Avetta approved — procurement clearance before your window opens
Hours
Mon–Fri 8AM–5PM
24/7 Emergency Available
Based In
Maple Ridge, BC
Serving Greater Vancouver & Fraser Valley
Raider Industrial Services is a Red Seal millwright and CWB-certified welding contractor specializing in production line installations across Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Services include conveyor installation and alignment, equipment setting and leveling, structural steel fabrication and installation, equipment supports and platforms, machine guarding, belt splicing, laser shaft alignment, and commissioning support. Serving Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Richmond, Coquitlam, North Vancouver, Langley, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Maple Ridge, Mission, and Pitt Meadows. ISN and Avetta approved. WorkSafeBC compliant.