Industrial capabilities · Europe
Coded welding & fabrication teams.
Coded welders and fabrication crews for marine, oil & gas and industrial work — in workshops, shipyards and on project sites.
RAM supplies trades under your supervision or a team coordinated around a defined subcontracted scope. Process, material, position and access determine the people required.
Discuss a welding scope
The work
From fabrication shops to installation work fronts.
Marine fabrication and repair
Hull sections, structural assemblies, plate work and piping form part of RAM’s published marine capability. For example, the work may take place in a shipyard production hall, during a docking period or on board a vessel. Therefore, access and the vessel programme shape the scope.
Marine and shipbuilding services cover the wider trade requirements. Newbuild, outfitting and ship repair describes the execution stages and published work examples.
Industrial pipe and structural work
For oil, gas and process-industry projects, RAM supplies welders and fabrication crews for pipe spools, structural assemblies and plate work. They also support workshop prefabrication, installation, modification and planned maintenance or shutdown windows.
Oil & gas project support sets out the working environments. Pipe assembly and installation are covered separately under piping and pipefitting.
Qualification and documentation
The qualification must cover the weld.
RAM’s published welding capability includes 111 (MMA/manual metal arc), 141 (TIG) and 136 (flux-cored MAG). However, this is a general capability range. The applicable process and qualification depend on the material, joint, position and project specification; not every process applies to every material or project.
A WPS describes how the weld is made. In turn, the WPQR provides the qualification basis for the procedure. However, the individual welder’s qualification range remains a separate requirement. RAM selects personnel against the project documentation and experience required for the assignment.
For a mobilisation discussion, provide the available WPS, material and thickness range, welding positions, work environment and required qualification records. Also define inspection, acceptance and handover responsibilities in the agreed scope.
Delivery and evidence
Workforce capacity or a defined package.
Workforce solutions
Your organisation directs execution. RAM supplies the trades or crews and handles employment, documentation, mobilisation and workforce administration.
Technical subcontracting
RAM organises trades, supervision and coordination around contracted deliverables. Before mobilisation, both sides agree the interfaces, acceptance criteria and responsibilities.
See the published work
RAM’s anonymized aluminium shipbuilding workshop case study provides approved photographic evidence of work on a hull-section frame. Browse the project portfolio or review the newbuild and ship repair capability.
Industrial project records include stainless steel brewery pipework and welding in Denmark and superduplex desalination tank fabrication in Norway. These records cover different materials and projects. Therefore, RAM checks the welding process and qualification range for each new assignment.
For procurement, request qualification and HSE documents covering the proposed team, contracting entity and assignment.
Frequently asked questions
- Which welding processes does RAM cover?
- RAM's published welding capability covers 111 (MMA), 141 (TIG) and 136 (flux-cored MAG). The process that applies depends on the material, joint, position and project specification.
- Where do RAM's welders work?
- In fabrication shops, shipyards, onboard vessels and on industrial and oil and gas project sites: hull sections, structural assemblies, plate work, pipe spools and installation work.
Start with the work
Define the scope before the headcount.
Send the project location, work environment, required disciplines and mobilisation window. In addition, include any available drawings or specifications and tell us who will direct the work. RAM can then discuss the delivery model, documentation and workforce needed for the assignment.
Discuss your project