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Piping and plant construction for the chemical, petrochemical and energy industries – from engineering to commissioning.

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IKR GmbH

Bitterfeld-Wolfen (headquarters) · Burghausen · Guben · HamburgNew on Amplifa

1996Founded
4 locationsAcross Germany
approx. 50,000 h/yearFabrication capacity
approx. 2,000 m²Covered fabrication area
up to 75 tSingle weight of installed equipment

About the Company

IKR GmbH, headquartered in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, is a piping and plant construction company of the ERBUD Group. Its range of services covers design, engineering, fabrication and prefabrication of piping systems, installation of piping, valves and supports, corrosion protection, non-destructive weld seam testing, pressure and leak testing, as well as commissioning support and personnel placement. Work is carried out with carbon steel, stainless steel, creep-resistant and low-temperature-tough materials up to nickel-based alloys as well as plastics. Core markets include the chemical, petrochemical, energy, industrial, metallurgical, pharmaceutical and power plant sectors, in particular plant shutdowns and emergency operations at near-site locations. The Fabrication business unit in Bitterfeld offers around 2,000 m² of covered fabrication space and 3,000 m² of outdoor storage with a capacity of approximately 4,000 hours per month or around 50,000 hours per year. Reference customers include BP Lingen, Lyondell Basell, Siemens Energy, SKW Stickstoffwerke, Andritz and ICL-IP Bitterfeld. In addition to the headquarters, there are branch offices in Burghausen, Guben and Hamburg.

Site
Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Processes
Piping construction / prefabrication of piping, Installation of piping, valves, supports and special supports, TIG welding, Arc welding, Welding of steel load-bearing structures (EN 1090-2), Design, engineering, fabrication, installation, delivery and commissioning of, Non-destructive weld seam testing of piping, Pressure and leak tests
Materials
X10CrMoVNb9-1, 10CrMo4-5, P250GH, X2CrNiMo17-13-2, X6CrNiMo17-12-2, Stainless steel (stainless), Plastics (piping), Nickel-based alloys
Certificates
DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, DIN EN ISO 14001:2015, SCCP (Safety Certificate Contractors, SCC-VAZ 2021), AD-Merkblatt HP 0 / TRD 201 / HP 100R (manufacturer), GW 301 (Group G1 ge, st + pe; W1 st + pe), Specialist company pursuant to § 62 AwSV, AGFW FW 601 (district heating, group FW1: st, ku), DIN EN ISO 3834-2 and 2014/68/EU, W0 approval (materials engineers), EN 1090-1 (WPK steel construction), EN 1090-2 (welding of steel load-bearing structures, Bitterfeld and Bavaria), ISO 9001, ISO 14001, SCCP (SCC-VAZ 2021), AD-Merkblatt HP 0 / TRD 201 / HP 100R, EN 1090-1/-2, DIN EN ISO 3834-2
Founded
1996
Industries
Petrochemicals, Chemicals, Industry, Energy, Metallurgy, Pharmaceuticals
  1. 01

    Engineering and work preparation

  2. 02

    Materials management

  3. 03

    Prefabrication and shop assembly

  4. 04

    On-site installation

  5. 05

    Weld seam, pressure and leak testing

  6. 06

    Corrosion protection

  7. 07

    Commissioning support

Materials

X10CrMoVNb9-1

X10CrMoVNb9-1

Creep-resistant carbon steel, used e.g. for steam and oil lines for steam turbine piping.

10CrMo4-5

10CrMo4-5

Creep-resistant steel for piping systems in power plant construction.

P250GH

P250GH

Carbon steel for pressure-bearing piping components in power plant and plant construction.

X2CrNiMo17-13-2

X2CrNiMo17-13-2

Stainless austenitic steel for lines subject to corrosion.

X6CrNiMo17-12-2

X6CrNiMo17-12-2

Stainless steel for processing in piping and plant construction.

Nickel-based alloys

Used for repair work during shutdowns, e.g. at ammonia plants.

Plastics

For piping, supports and media lines, e.g. hydraulics and pneumatics.

Locations

Standort Bitterfeld-Wolfen

Bitterfeld-Wolfen

DE

Headquarters with fabrication and pre-assembly

Materials
Steel, stainless steel, creep-resistant and low-temperature-tough materials, nickel-based alloys
  • Covered fabrication hall approx. 2,000 m²
  • Outdoor storage approx. 3,000 m²

Burghausen

DE

Bavaria branch

Guben

DE

Lusatia branch

Hamburg

DE

Hamburg branch

Services and Components

Piping systems for the chemical industry
Piping systems for the chemical industryPrefabrication and installation · Chemical industry
Steam turbine piping
Steam turbine pipingPrefabrication · Energy

Inside the production

Fabrication hall Bitterfeld
Fabrication hall Bitterfeld
About the company – IKR Bitterfeld
About the company – IKR Bitterfeld

Industries

PetrochemicalsChemicalsIndustryEnergyMetallurgyPharmaceuticalsPower plants

Processes & technical limits

ProcessesToleranceMax. partWeightLot sizeMaterials
Piping construction / prefabrication of pipingAssembly––75 t (single weight of installed–Carbon steel, Stainless steel, Plastics, low-temperature-tough, creep-resistant, Nickel-based alloys, stainless
Installation of piping, valves, supports and special supportsAssembly––––Steel, Stainless steel, Plastics
TIG weldingJoining––––Metallic materials
Arc weldingJoining––––Metallic materials
Welding of steel load-bearing structures (EN 1090-2)Joining––––Steel
Design, engineering, fabrication, installation, delivery and commissioning ofEngineering–––––
Non-destructive weld seam testing of pipingTesting–––––
Pressure and leak testsTesting–––––
Corrosion protection of pipingSurface–––––
Metalworking (shop fabrication and pre-assembly)Machining–––––
Detail engineering of piping systems, layout and arrangement planningEngineering–––––
Repair and maintenance of piping (shutdowns, emergency operations)Assembly––––low-temperature-tough, creep-resistant, stainless, Nickel-based alloys
Fabrication of standard piping and jacketed pipingAssembly––––Stainless steel

Additional services

Piping constructionPlant constructionFabrication/prefabricationInstallationPlant shutdowns/emergency operationsWork preparation/planningCorrosion protectionNon-destructive weld seam testingPressure and leak testingCommissioning supportPersonnel placement/temporary staffingApprenticeship training

Reference customers

BP LingenLyondell Basell (Industriepark Höchst)Pfeifer & Langen / Savanna GmbHSiemens Energy AGSKW Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz GmbHAndritz Metals Germany GmbHthyssenkrupp Rasselstein GmbH (end customer)ICL-IP Bitterfeld GmbH

Quality and Certifications

IKR operates an integrated HSEQ management system (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, SCCP) and holds approvals under AD-Merkblatt HP 0, EN 1090 and DIN EN ISO 3834-2. Testing services include non-destructive weld seam testing as well as pressure and leak tests including documentation.

EvidenceBitterfeld-WolfenBurghausen
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
SCCP (SCC-VAZ 2021)
AD-Merkblatt HP 0 / TRD 201 / HP 100R
EN 1090-1/-2
DIN EN ISO 3834-2

History

  1. 1996

    Initial registration in the commercial register as Babcock Industrierohrleitungsbau GmbH (20 June 1996).

  2. 2004

    Acquisition by Bilfinger (formerly Rheinhold & Mahla).

  3. 2007

    Focus on the chemical and petrochemical industries.

  4. 2008

    Establishment of the non-independent Bavaria branch in Burghausen.

  5. 2010

    Integration of the non-independent Lusatia branch in Guben.

  6. 2011

    Transfer of the Equipment Technology Business Unit to Bilfinger GTD.

  7. 2021

    Acquisition of IKR by the ERBUD Group.

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