Bakery and Industrial Equipment Installation
Through the years we have grown into one of the most recognized names in the bakery industry for equipment installation and bakery construction services. We have completed many successful bakery equipment installations, expansions, and plant upgrades for many well-known producers in the baking and processed foods industry segments.
Installation Since 1976
Equipment installation was how The Henry Group started as a company in 1976. At the time we were known as Henry & Suggs and concentrated solely on bakery equipment mechanical installation services. Through the 80's we established a fabrication facility to support our crews in the field with conveyors, platforms, stainless drains, structural supports, crossovers, and general fabrication needed during a typical installation. Minimizing bakery shutdown times has always been a priority for us, the fabrication facility enabled us to better serve the baker and keep outages to the minimum time required. Self-performing as many trades as possible is another way we minimize outages. With 50 years of service, when it comes to millwright services and installation, The Henry Group is extremely well-known and trusted within the wholesale baking industry.
New Lines and Relocations
We install new or used lines for bakeries of all types including bread, bun, crackers, cookies, snacks, cakes, croissants, hearth breads, muffins, danishes, and more. Our installation personnel works seamlessly with all equipment vendors, your general contractor, architect, and other mechanical trades to accomplish a smooth project and minimize costly errors or downtime. We relocate entire lines or plants from one location to another and recommission in the same arrangement or make modifications or upgrades.
Bakery Equipment Installation & Services
- Millwright Installation
- Mechanical & Electrical Installation
- Complete Line Installations
- Start-Up Assistance
- Project Management
- Turnkey Projects
- Steel Fabrication
- Plant Relocations
- Conveyor Systems Installation
- Silo & Tank Installations
- Mixer Installations
Bakery Oven Brands Installed & Serviced
- Chubco
- Baker Perkins
- APV
- Universal
- Readco
- Teledyne Readco
- FME
- BEW
- Werner & Pfleiderer
- Werner Lehara
- Winkler
- And more
Industrial and Heavy Equipment Installation
The same crews install equipment outside bakery. Bottling and canning lines, conveyance, server racks and heavy industrial machinery are set, leveled, anchored and commissioned the same way, and THG supports commissioning against the agreed scope. We install in all 50 states, with rigging and permitting handled in house.
Installation is quoted as its own service, separate from any fabrication or equipment order. See field service for relocations, repairs, assessments and controls work.
How an Installation Runs
1. Site walk and rigging plan
We measure the door, the aisle, the floor and the ceiling before anything ships. The rigging plan comes out of that walk, not out of a template.
2. Receive and stage
Equipment comes off the truck, is inventoried against the packing list, and is staged in the order it goes in.
3. Set, level and anchor
The heavy work: modules set in sequence, leveled against the floor you actually have, and anchored.
4. Connect and integrate
Gas train, conveyance tie-in, controls and instrumentation, so the line is connected to the equipment it has to work with.
5. Commission and run to spec
We run it, tune it and work the punch list until it is making product the way it is supposed to.
Installation Scope
- Pre-install site walk, measurements and a written rigging plan
- Receiving, inventory against the packing list and a staged set sequence
- Millwright set, leveling, shimming and anchoring
- Gas train and burner manifold connection
- Conveyance tie-in to the upstream and downstream line
- Controls and instrumentation integration
- Commissioning, tuning and punch-list closeout
- Handoff to your operators with the line running at spec
Final scope is confirmed with your quote.
Common questions
How long does an install take?
Two to six weeks is typical for a production line, from the truck arriving to product running at spec. Scope, site access and how much of the line is being tied in all move that number.
Do I need to hire a separate rigger?
No. THG builds the rigging plan and owns the move, so one crew runs the job from start to finish.
What does commissioning include?
Running the equipment, tuning it, working the punch list, and handing it off to your operators with the line making product to spec.
Do you install outside of bakery?
Yes. Bottling and canning lines, conveyance, server racks and heavy equipment are set, leveled, anchored and commissioned the same way. See industries.
Can you work around our production schedule?
Tell us the window when you call. We plan the set sequence around the shutdown you can actually give us.
Is installation included when THG fabricates the equipment?
No. Installation is a separate service, quoted on its own. Some customers take fabricated parts on a pallet and install them with their own crew.
Need a part or service for existing equipment?
Start with the manufacturer, model and the part or work you need.