< PreviousTHE AUSTLIAN MINING REVIEW40INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHTCOMPANIES GEARING UPFEBRUARY 2018What’s best, tube and clip or system? PEOPLE have always found themselves in a quandary about this issue.Angry arguments ensue. Who’s right and who’s wrong? What if they both were right and after decades of indecision whether to utilise either tube and clip or system scaffolding? Now there is a product that keeps everyone happy.MONZON Asia Pacific (MAP) is proudly to introducing to the market its MonZon NO LIMIT® — a new concept in the scaffolding industry. NO LIMIT® in both aluminium and steel was developed as a result of many years of research by Swedish manufacturer MonZon and an Australian scaffold end-user with vast experience in all applications of scaffold access systems.They collaborated with main contractors, scaffolders and end-users from all around the world, in all facets of the construction, oil, gas, (downstream, midstream, upstream) remedial and protective coatings, coal, nuclear, wind, solar, electricity, marine, aviation, cement plants, government and infrastructure sectors for shutdowns and maintenance globally.MAP did this in order to find out the problem areas that needed to be solved, as well as its clients’ requirements for a scaffolding system for the future.The requirements were clear – they all wanted the same thing, one system that could be built faster, one system that is flexible as tube and coupler, and at the same time is as easy to assemble as system scaffold; as well as be cost effective when it comes to storage and transport.The system should be light and strong to improve ergonomic and environmental aspects with no compromises on safety.The NO LIMIT® concept addresses these issues and more.The system is light and strong, to improve ergonomic and environmental aspects with no compromises on safety, and cost-effective when it comes to storage and transport.MAP has also introduced its Building Information Modelling (BIM) for shutdowns and maintenance to the Australian market.BIM is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility or plant.It can bridge the information loss associated with handling a project through design, construction, maintenance and shutdown.This is done by allowing each group to add and reference all information they acquire during their period of contribution to the BIM model.The model provides the specific scaffold or access type, manufacturer, part number and any other information ever researched in the past, and only needs to be modified when additional plant is installed. MAP solutions provide real-time analytics of shutdowns, instantaneous outage planning execution readiness, productivity ratios metrics, man hours, expenditure, emerging work, which work types / trades are ahead or behind program, and measures current maintenance performance against company benchmarks.MAP has an experienced team with the capability to assist in shutdown execution by allowing maintenance planners to “virtually” execute the shut through the 3D model prior to actual execution.This mitigates work-front and resource clashes, identifies work orders that are incomplete, as well as evaluates spares, resources, permits, support and equipment availability work order components at a granular level.What this all means to clients is more speed, efficiency, safety and profit.More information can be found at: www.monzonasiapacific.com.Powered by quality controlMEGATRONIC Power Systems is a control systems and electrical engineering company based in Perth, WA, specialising in electrical and control systems design, commissioning, and maintenance.The company was set up in 2013 to provide a trustworthy and efficient service with quality as its key objective.Its team has demonstrated experience and expertise in engineering, design and project management of small to large projects; from concept and feasibility to completion.From technical design and implementation, to operator interface, every detail receives specialist engineering precision that both its customers and the company can be proud of.From an operation and maintenance perspective, Megatronic takes a proactive approach to identifying all risk to operations and advises on appropriate preventative action.Its team of electrical and control system engineers have a vast range of experience in industries including mining, water treatment, power generation, manufacturing and process plants.Megatronic is an ISO:9001:2008 certified company and its staff are proud of the quality management system which is the heart of the company’s operations.Through functional project planning, control of records and administration, combined with Megatronic’s specialist technical abilities, projects are delivered on time and on budget, to a standard clients can trust.It is the standout company when it comes to electrical and control system design and strives to stay at the top through its continual improvement policy.Megatronic’s control systems. NATIONALWAA new concept in scaffolding has hit Australia’s shores.THE AUSTLIAN MINING REVIEW41FEBRUARY 2018COMPANIES GEARING UPSafety assured with Group lock boxesLOCKOUT equipment physically locks machinery in a safe mode, ensuring energy cannot be restored while someone is still working on the plant. Tagout is the labelling used during the lockout process.If more than one person is working on the same plant, each person should attach their own lock to the isolation device to prevent the isolator being opened before all locks have been removed.A group lock box is often used to avoid the need for multiple locks on each lockout point; it can also reduce the amount of locks required on a job; and can eliminate the need for multiple lockout hasps and provide an overview of who is still working on the plant. Under this system, each lockout point is locked by one lock only (supervisor lock), and these keys are placed inside a group lock box. Each worker places their personal lock on the outside of the box, securely locking the isolation keys away. As each worker’s task is completed, he or she removes their personal lock, and when all locks have been removed, an authorised site supervisor verifies all workers are out of danger before reactivating power supplies or equipment.Cirlock stocks options from 16 to 84 padlock holes, in varying designs to cater to the needs of the job. Larger group lock boxes also include storage hooks for padlocks and instruction holders can be fitted to some models. Gearing up its range in 2018, Cirlock will be offering additional colours of the GLB-4 by popular demand.NATIONALUnderground mining equipment solutions RECENTLY purchasing $5 million worth of additional machinery and parts to service its clients, hard rock mining service provider EMS Group is well placed to tackle all tasks, big or small, through 2018.The established business, founded in 2010, specialises in equipment and labour hire, spare part sales, machinery hire, repair and sales; and is currently clearing a 20 acre block at the back of its Dubbo headquarters to make way for a new fleet.“We’ve got arguably the largest stock of underground machinery and spare parts in the country,” EMS Group founder and director Tom Cavanagh said.“We’re privately owned so we have the freedom to be a dynamic and adaptable business that is not rigid with our product offerings. “If clients want hire machinery and they don’t want to buy it at first, we can do finance deals to assist with cash flow, or a special deal where they can take over at any point; we also do labour hire in a similar way, so if we recruit and find the people that they want and they want to take them on their books, we offer a service where we can help them transition the workers into their company.”Mr Cavanagh said it is through this flexibility that EMS Group has found its success, as well as buying current model machines at the end of their life and rebuilding them to new spec to offer more competitive prices.“We’ve now got more than 100 pieces of specialty machinery in our hire fleet,” Mr Cavanagh said.“Now that’s predominately underground and tunnel equipment, such as underground haul trucks, boggers, jumbos, long haul rigs, but we have also have a really large fleet of specialised railway construction equipment and civil construction equipment.” In 2017 the company also opened a new underground high voltage electrical division with a team now working at projects in NSW, WA, QLD, Victoria and the Northern Territory.While based in Dubbo, the company also has offices in Orange and Sydney, and has its sights set on opening up an office in Kalgoorlie, WA later this year. “We’re really gearing ourselves up for what we believe will be a strong year for underground mining, and we’re confident that we’re going to have quite an enviable stockist for clients that are chasing good, used machinery,” Mr Cavanagh said.Some of EMS Group clients include Newcrest Mining, Centennial Mining, and Aeris Resources.More information on Cirlock can be found at www.cirlock.com.au.NATIONALTHE AUSTLIAN MINING REVIEW42FEBRUARY 2018COMPANIES GEARING UPSafe and secure workers deliver resultsHigh-quality tracks and drive sprockets THERE is no doubt that workers who are safe and secure in their employment are happier and will work more effectively. When managing large groups of people, it is often a challenge to create and maintain a harmonious workplace, while also ensuring safety on site, especially in the mining industry. Programmed Skilled Workforce has significant strength and experience in maintaining harmonious workforces, gained over 50 years working in the Australian mining industry.Its substantial in-house workplace relations capability is made up of legal professionals as well as industrial relations advisors who proactively manage the IR environment and quickly respond to issues as they arise.With branch locations close to key mining sites across the country, Programmed staff are nearby to support employees and customers, and maintain a regular onsite presence. “We value our workforce and know that happy workers deliver better productivity outcomes for our customers,” Programmed national coal manager Craig Allen said. “We strive to create a workplace environment that is safe and secure, as well as offering attractive wages and career development opportunities. “This helps us attract the best candidates, while also maintaining our current high performing teams.”SYNERGY Undercarriage Components supplies market-leading, superior tracks and drive sprockets for most popular mining size hydraulic excavators and electric rope shovels to end users across Australia, the Pacific region and Africa. The company’s strategic partnerships with blue chip mining contractors and companies over the years has afforded it the opportunity to develop a broad range of designs, materials and processes to provide unique, cost-effective solutions that are application specific – whether it be hard rock copper and gold, coking and thermal coal or iron ore. The team understand no two ore bodies are the same and that operating conditions can vary greatly – which a standard design and material from an OEM may not stand up to.Its unique, long standing and technology driven partnership with its manufacturer – which has been manufacturing steel castings for more than 80 years – enables it to provide quality solution based differentiated products in the face of continual global competition at highly competitive prices. “There’s no denying that the last few years have been tough for most manufacturers and suppliers, but as the saying goes ‘those that fail to plan, plan to fail’,” Synergy Undercarriage Components sales manager Peter Easton said.“With this in mind, both Synergy and our manufacturer recognised the need to plan for an uptake in demand and embarked on a significant capacity expansion over the last 12 months to position us to continue to not only support our long standing customers’ future needs but new prospects as well. “I would encourage mobile maintenance superintendents or managers to put us to the test and get in touch to discuss their requirements.” More information on Synergy Undercarriage Components can be found at: www.syunco.com.au.More information on Programmed can be found at www.programmed.com.au.Liebherr R996B tracks operating in a Bowen Basin coal mine.Online drug education portal launchedNOT-FOR-PROFIT Sideffect Australia has launched a new online platform to combat Australia’s workplace drug culture. The Orange Card is an online program which includes eight drug education modules, covering methamphetamine, MDMA, research chemicals, 25in BOME, synthetic cannabis, marijuana, cocaine, and fentanyl.Sideffect Australia director David Hobbs said the Orange Card was inspired by the mandatory White Card used in the construction industry. “Our aim is to educate employees about the dangers of substance abuse and to create a safer community and workplace for everyone,” Mr Hobbs said. “We are envisioning that completion of The Orange Card will become mandatory across all high-risk industries and beyond, just as the White Card is.”The Orange Card was recently trialled by WA’s largest residential builder, the ABN Group, where over 160 apprentices completed the program across three separate TAFE colleges in WA.“During the trial phase of the program, we received extremely positive feedback from employers and employees alike,” Mr Hobbs said. “It’s all about keeping people educated and accountable. “Illicit drug use and substance abuse are costing billions of dollars in economic loss, absenteeism, and insurance claims – early intervention and prevention is the answer.”The cost for completion of The Orange Card is $59.95 per employee, which gives Sideffect Australia the opportunity to raise additional funds and continue its school drug education program.More information can be found at: theorangecard.com.au.NATIONALNATIONALNATIONALTHE AUSTLIAN MINING REVIEW43FEBRUARY 2018ABRASIVE BLASTINGHEAVY duty abrasive blasting to remove years of thick corrosion is just one of the specialty services Cormac Metal Spray offers its clients across Australasia.For more than 22 years, the company has been actively involved in the application and development of Thermal Metal Spray (hot metal spray) which is used for ‘long term corrosion protection’ in the mining, petrochemical, marine, power generation, waste water and construction industries. The application of a variety of metals can be used such as zinc, aluminium (TSA), zinc aluminium alloys and nickel, stainless steel, hastalloys, Monel and bronze.Cormac has developed unique mobile equipment and plant for all onsite thermal metal spray, protective coatings and cathodic protection applications/installations, and also has expertise in areas such as ultra-high pressure water jetting. “We also provide thermal spray training, thermal spray equipment sales and maintenance, and project supervision and consultancy,” Cormac Metal Spray operations manager Bob Cordewener said.The company boasts more than 16 high deposition Thermal Metal Spray systems, a unique ‘Internal pipe blast and thermal spray system’, and numerous abrasive blasting systems including two fully self-contained 4x4 mobile blast/metal spray trucks that can mobilise throughout Australia.Cormac Metal Spray also strives to provide clients with safe work practices, quality work ethics and product satisfaction. This is evident by the calibre of clients Cormac has attracted over the years, which include heavyweights such as BHP; SHELL; Rio Tinto; OneSteel; Caltex; ExxonMobil; BP; the Australian, Philippine and Singapore navies; Chevron; Port Kembla Coal Terminal; INPEX and Keppel Fels.More information on Cormac Metal Spray can be found at www.cormacmetalspray.com.au.NATIONALIndustry leading protective coatingsTHE AUSTLIAN MINING REVIEW44FEBRUARY 2018ABRASIVE BLASTINGTHE AUSTLIAN MINING REVIEW45FEBRUARY 2018CHEMICAL SPECIALISTSOne-stop water managementSUSTAINABLE management of the water cycle is critical to the success of mining operations in Australia.The mining industry, for example, often uses large quantities of water and must comply with stringent quality criteria for water used as part of this process.The team at SUEZ understands that controlling the water cycle in the mining industry requires detailed knowledge of the production processes and the ability to correctly scale the associated water treatment lines.From sourcing to discharge, SUEZ offers a one-stop shop that addresses the environmental safeguards of operations while providing an optimised, safe, and cost-effective outcome for customers.This includes water supply and desalination, cooling and boiler systems, wastewater, acid mine drainage, recycling and mobile solutions.Furthermore, SUEZ offers a full range of services that cover the complete running of your water treatment installations, the maintenance, technical assistance and the provision of mobile water treatment units to meet any temporary needs in times of emergency or during maintenance periods.With more than 50 major mining contracts in Europe, America, Africa and Oceania, SUEZ is a global trusted partner in the mining sector, making it well-placed to share this expertise with the Australian mining market to provide effective, innovative and reliable solutions for the water-related challenges mining clients face.SUEZ offers a full range of water and process solutions.NATIONALTHE AUSTLIAN MINING REVIEW46FEBRUARY 2018CIVIL ENGINEERINGEngineering design specialistsFOR more than 21 years, WA-owned consulting engineering company WML Consultants has been a leading specialist in road, civil, structural and geotechnical design engineering; as well as technical support and project supervision.The company can assemble tailored, multi-skilled teams to meet particular job requirements for projects in the resources and other sectors.WML prioritises servicing regional locations with offices in Kalgoorlie and Bunbury. Its services are readily accessible to regional areas allowing the company to provide cost-effective and timely solutions for its clients. It is the regional engineering company for WA, and takes pride in its regional heritage and “accessible expertise” available throughout the State.The company has three primary divisions: Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering and Geotechnical/Pavement Engineering. Each discipline are leaders in their fields and WML is frequently the ‘go to’ company, particularly where its ‘hands-on’ local knowledge is essential to the practical, technical and cost effectiveness of the design.WML has proved its road design expertise through long-standing relationships with Main Roads WA, numerous local governments, mining companies and land developers. Its road designs cross the entire State, from Bunbury to the Goldfields, and Esperance to the Kimberley. The designs include major highways, local distributors, sub-division, heavy haul roads and intersections, with services that can extend to sourcing road materials through to construction supervision and tailings dams design and raising.WML’s geotechnical and pavements team are widely recognised as experts in the field with decades of regional experience throughout WA. Whether it is understanding the site soil conditions, design, sourcing and assessing materials for road construction WML have it covered. Its reputation for cost-effective and practical solutions is second to none.The company also has extensive structural engineering knowledge for building and structures design, condition assessments, structural audit, structural maintenance and construction supervision for projects in the mining industry and general structural engineering.More information on WML’s capabilities can be found at: www.wml.com.au.WML has a long standing relationship with government and industry.WATHE AUSTLIAN MINING REVIEW47FEBRUARY 2018COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSAUSTDAC was founded in 1983 to provide intrinsically safe telephone systems and communications equipment to the Australian coal industry. With continued growth and development, Austdac now supplies advanced communication solutions, environmental monitoring systems, safety equipment, intrinsically safe lighting, power supplies and conveyor control equipment worldwide.The mining industry is continuously evolving and as a result Austdac products utilise the latest technology to help facilitate its continued growth. The principle focus is the design and manufacture of rugged and hard wearing reliable products, all designed to operate in extreme outdoor and underground hazardous areas, improving the ability to communicate, monitor and control equipment in the mining industry.With the introduction of Hubbus, Austdac now offers the ability to monitor and control equipment in the field from the control room and vice versa. Hubbus is a long range (10-20 kilometres) data bus system for analogue and digital I/O with the unique feature of devices being powered downline from the one signal line.Austdac is driven to utilise leading-edge technologies and manufacturing techniques to help clients with safety and production concerns. Austdac product ranges are designed and certified according to the leading global standards.NATIONALLeading edge industry techAustdac provides rugged, hard-wearing technology to support the ever changing needs of the mining industry.THE AUSTLIAN MINING REVIEW48FEBRUARY 2018CONFERENCE & FUNCTION VENUESNESTLED on the shores of the spectacular Swan River, the 4.5 star Pagoda Resort & Spa is one of Perth’s famous historic riverside landmarks.The resort, just five minutes from the CBD, offers a choice of six venue options, accompanied by deluxe rooms and serviced apartment accommodation.The Pagoda also features its own onsite restaurant and bar (open daily for buffet breakfast, a la carte lunch and dinner, plus high tea) that is certain to impress with its pool view, tropical surroundings and relaxed atmosphere.“If you’re planning a conference, product launch, exhibition or simply looking for a reception venue with well-appointed accommodation, you will be warmly welcomed,” Pagoda Resort & Spa general manager Peow Lim said.The resort is currently offering The Australian Mining Review readers (new bookings only) a $65 Business Day Delegate Package including venue hire and full day catering. “We invite you to meet with us to view our function facilities and discuss the details of your conference, seminar, dinner or meeting,” Mr Lim said. More information can be found at www.pagoda.com.au or by contacting its banquet sales department on (08) 9367 0300.Corporate conferences resort-stylePagoda Resort & Spa is well equipped to cater for all corporate conferences and functions.WAByrnecutDacian GoldIndigenous ContractorsIntegra Mine – GlencoreMining North-West QueenslandMt Gibson IronOlympic Dam – BHPNorthern MineralsRamelius ResourcesRio Tinto Iron OreSIMEC Mining Tellus HoldingsFEATURESFORMARCH 2018BRAD FRANCIS(08) 6314 0303 0405 345 312brad@miningoilgas.com.auAUSTLIANTHEMINING REVIEWCALL US TO BOOK YOUR PLACEMENT TODAYBOOKING DEADLINE: February 16th 2018THE AUSTLIAN MINING REVIEW49FEBRUARY 2018CONVEYING, BELTING & SCREENINGNext >