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Austin Engineering is a leading designer and manufacturer of mining equipment, including the reputable JEC and WESTECH brand, bringing more than 50 years’ experience in engineering and manufacturing equipment for the mining industry. Austin partners with top companies and OEMs to engineer customised solutions to mining challenges. Its highly sought-after quality products include dump truck bodies, buckets, tyre handlers, ancillary equipment, engineering solutions and a new range of patented, innovative water tanks. Austin Engineering’s range of water tanks are designed with an innovative baffle which greatly reduces the effects of surging to allow a more stable and safer operating water tank option. Baffles?are flow-directing vanes or panels used in tanks to direct the flow of?fluids?for maximum efficiency. The baffles interlock in an eggcrate formation providing accuracy in manufacturing with increased structural...

Like all good doctors, TyreDoctor is in the business of ensuring the health of its clients, with the overall goal of preventing serious injuries and waste of resources. TyreDoctor specialises in OTR tyres for the mining and heavy earthmoving sector, with a strong presence in open-cut and underground mining operations across Eastern Australia. Its work revolves around tyre and rim repair, testing, fitting, and supply, as one of Australia’s two largest independent distributors of Michelin, Maxam, Yokohama, Goodyear, and other major OTR brands. OTR tyres are serious business. TyreDoctor specialise in 45-inch and larger – focusing on 57 and 63-inch dump truck tyres. At 4.5m in diameter, one tyre weighs 6-tonnes, which includes 2-tonnes of stainless-steel cord. An in-depth understanding...

BEARING reliability is a crucial component of productivity and uptime in expensive machinery and plant throughout industries such as mining, manufacturing, bulk handling and primary production.   If a bearing fails, production can grind to a halt.  Bearing failures can be caused by a number of factors, including:  Fatigue, which can occur naturally over time, but also occurs prematurely if the incorrect bearing is chosen for the task.  Incorrect installation or mounting, which can lead to significantly higher wear and tear and ultimately premature failure.  Examples include misalignment, incorrect fits – too loose or too tight, out-of-roundness in shafts or housings.  About 25% of bearing failures occur because of incorrect mounting.  Lubrication problems, which can occur if too little, too much or...

Bengalla Coal: New Hope BENGALLA Coal in NSW’s Hunter Valley has literally provided new hope for the New Hope Group. A promising performance from the mine has been the main reason for solid coal earnings for New Hope in the past year, driven mainly by increased production. The company generated a revenue of $618m in the six months ending January, which was in line with its income in the prior corresponding period. New Hope managing director Shane Stephan said this was largely due to the success of Bengalla, in which New Hope has 80pc interest. He said the result was achieved despite a 29pc decline in coal prices during the period, which the company had offset with 42pc higher sales...