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ESTABLISHED more than 40 years ago, Boom Sherrin has been providing tailored elevated work platform (EWP) solutions to Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) since 2007. Boom Sherrin knows that operating the world’s largest and most efficient coal handling terminal requires regular maintenance and servicing, and that the accessible supply of EWPs to work on PWCS’s port infrastructure – including conveyors, reclaimers, stackers and ship loaders – is integral to the smooth running of maintenance schedules at the port. As PWCS’s first-choice EWP supplier, Boom Sherrin has provided a range of equipment including knuckle booms, boom lifts and travel towers in order to deliver safe access to PWCS’s plant and infrastructure. Boom Sherrin’s EWP solutions have overcome some of the long...

LEVERAGING more than 150 years of engineering drive solutions for the harshest environments, David Brown Gear Industries is able to help mining customers overcome gearing problems. Whether a client is experiencing re-occurring problems with competitor gearboxes or noise and size restrictions, David Brown can help. One example is the Stealth Drive, an innovative solution to the stringent noise and environmental limitations placed on Port Waratah coal terminals. The Stealth Drive is a 800 kilowatt titan delivering optimum power at 988 revs per minute and, at only 83 decibels (sound pressure), it’s very quiet. Originally designed as a one-off, 10 years on there are more than 40 gearboxes running trouble-free at the Port Waratah and Gladstone coal terminals, and the Stealth...

DUE to limited asset management planning, Australian resource industries have had to deal with a significant number of inefficient and under-performing assets with high life cycle costs. “One of the biggest problems we’re seeing is a lack of integration between organisations’ operational strategies and their asset management policies,” Fluidtech International spokesperson Troy Andrews said. “This leads to an increase in expenditure required on maintenance, particularly as equipment gets older, which in turn shortens the equipment’s cost-efficient life cycle and quickly  leads into an ‘asset death spiral’,” he said. Asset management has become more important than ever before, and requires strategic identification and procurement of the best products available, as well as planning for logistics, maintenance, spares, risk minimisation and expenditure...

ELECTRICAL and automation engineering company Multiskilled Resources Australia (MRA) has serviced the mining and industrial sectors since 1998, providing electrical, control system and software design solutions throughout Australia and the world. MRA’s experience in the mining, water, power, oil, gas and manufacturing industries is diverse, enabling the company to deliver a project from concept to detailed design, along with installation and commissioning project management. The company’s services extend beyond design as MRA provides clients with post-commissioning life cycle support to assist with streamlining operations, reducing maintenance costs and extending infrastructure life expectancy. MRA’s electrical and automation engineering expertise has played a pivotal role in a host of major infrastructure construction and control system designs. The company was contracted to perform...

LEADING mining and civil shotcrete contractor Stratacrete specialises in robotic placement for underground and surface operations throughout Australia and selected international markets. Operating with sister companies Shaftlining Australia and MGE Services, StrataCrete is able to assist clients with all contracting aspects, from logistics, people, equipment and mobilisation, to on-site training requirements relating to shotcrete supply and application. With a range of robotic shotcrete placement equipment, including self-contained remote controlled units and the only underground coal approved remote unit, the company has significant experience and expertise in both coal and metalliferous mines and civil tunnelling contracts. The Shaftlining Australia division provides the service of remotely applying reinforced concrete in vertical and inclined shafts, ore passes, and ladder-ways in an underground mining...

IN a ‘work-with’ relationship with infrastructure provider Qube Ports and Bulk, Perth-based engineering and project management consultant Mintrex delivered the $50 million engineering and procurement of 11 receival and stacking systems (RSS) at Utah Point. Each 900 tonne per hour RSS has a truck unloader for side-tip road trains, a transfer conveyor and a large radial stacker. The layout of each of the 11 RSS was designed by Mintrex to best utilise the available stockyard area regarding stockpile size and product types. Mintrex prepared work packages for the design and construction of the stackers and the design and supply of the truck unloaders. The company then integrated the packages, completed the civil design and expedited the work packages. The stackers...

PORT and coastal engineering company BMT JFA Consultants provides specialised services for port and maritime developments. With a focus on developing passionate staff and forming strong client relationships, the company delivers effective solutions in a timely manner. The services offered by BMT JFA include full project management, from conception to completion of marine/port, harbour and coastal projects. The company can act either as part of a team or can lead a team managing all aspects of a project – from initial site investigation through to design, construction, commissioning and maintenance. BMT JFA’s port and harbour engineering services include: port and harbour master planning; project management of multidisciplinary maritime development projects; marine investigations and data collection; planning, detailed design and project...

AUSTRALIA’S largest bulk and general stevedore, Qube Ports & Bulk, operates in 29 ports nationally. It is part of the ASX-listed Qube Logistics Holdings and comprises two divisions: Qube Ports and Qube Bulk, both of which are active in Port Hedland. Qube is committed to investing in port and bulk import and exportsupply chain and infrastructure projects, and is able to combine both capital investment with practical know how and expertise. Qube Ports operates from the multi-purpose berths 1 and 3 in Port Hedland and handles an increasing amount of project cargoes and accommodation modules, as well as some small parcel bulk products. It has the experience and capacity to provide an integrated service offering ship unloading, transport and logistics...

FOR more than 60 years, Clark Equipment has been designing, manufacturing and distributing equipment for the mining, construction, infrastructure and materials handling sectors. Operating across Australia and New Zealand, with nine branches in Queensland alone (from a total of 20) and a head office and manufacturing facility in Sydney, the company is well positioned to supply and support a range of equipment to the mining industry. Unlike many of its competitors that distribute only a single brand or product type, Clark Equipment has developed its product range with the application requirements of its customers in mind. This is demonstrated through the range of equipment it supplies to mine sites, which includes Omega Tyre-Handlers and mine-spec heavy forklift trucks (designed and...

HEAVY equipment part supplier Trackspares (Australia) provides high quality, non-genuine parts at competitive prices to equipment operators throughout Australia. Trackspares prides itself on being able to supply parts at considerable savings, which are still of the highest quality and backed by manufacturer warranties. The company supplies some of the world’s best known after market brands such as ITM and KBJ undercarriage, OEM brand engine parts, and Rossi machine parts and ground engaging tools. Trackspares’ product range can be used as a substitute for most common equipment brands and types, including Komatsu, Hyundai, Hitachi, Volvo, Case, Kobelco, Daewoo and Caterpillar. Constantly developing its product line, the company is able to continually provide high quality parts at competitive pricing, and if Trackspares...

MINING resources company Reynolds Soil Technologies (RST) is leading the way in research and development of fine particle management for the coal transportation industry, celebrating the launch of its new technology, Total Coal Control (TCC). The cutting-edge TCC technology not only offers a superior dust formula to stop coal fly-aways and improve movability, it also offers a full quality control treatment during the material handling process, ensuring only the best coal product is delivered from pit to port. “Our aim was to develop a product that not only did its job in terms of dust suppression, better control and less escapement, but also treated the coal within containment to ensure the best possible product is delivered at the end of...