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Modec Connect Solution Turning the valve on innovation From fabrication to full-scale construction, Murchison Mining Services delivers exceptional results Varnish removal made easy Ensuring cleanliness in bulk lube and oils Elevate your dust collection Screening solutions for Australian mining From undetected to accountable: The future of collision avoidance Precision Engineering Exactly what you need, when you need it. Celebrating 20 years since the installation of Gekko’s innovative processing plant at the Ballarat Gold Mine Strength in Service: JTH’s Edge in Asset Management Forged in Excellence Mine-spec vehicles. Built tough.  Global Resources Innovation Expo 2025 Torque, grit and diesel Bull Motor Bodies: Innovating Fleet Solutions for Australian’s Hardest Working Vehicles Perth Fork Trucks Transmission repairs and replacements made easy When failure is not an option Gold, gold, gold. Measuring ore grade on conveyors. Conception to delivery to operations UQ strengthens mining education Toughness You Can Trust Smarter Mining In 2025 Precision In Practice Powering a greener future Mining Matters Ford Ranger Super Duty: Built Mine Tough Revolutionising exploration’s core Pioneering innovation for over 50 years Wastewater, reinvented Right people. Right gear. Smart solutions. Unlock smarter decisions with precision borehole imaging Engineering extraction Bus 4×4 hire: Australia’s leading 4×4 bus hire company GMEK: Modelling a Better Future in Mining and Beyond Strength in structure Titeline Drilling Sustainability is in Aquapax’s DNA Wet and dry hire done right  The rise of  Vanadium flow batteries Fenix rising  Powering the future of metallurgical coal  Opportunities in India’s mining sector AusIMM host historic Underground Operators 2025 Conference LHS Rocktools Australia DM Plastics and Steel: Innovative and sustainable poly pipe solutions Murchison gears up for 2025 Sustainable Mining Innovation Swinging without compromise Make mine a combination Diesel Jetters Cut Costs The hidden costs of neglecting slurry pump maintenance Australia’s largest ever salt project receives green light Golden Victory Vanadium: from zero to hero

Exactly what you need, when you need it.

Exactly what you need, when you need it.

Field Machine Tools is Australia’s largest stockist of specialist onsite machining and portable maintenance equipment. We offer for hire and sale one of the most comprehensive ranges of portable equipment suitable for a large range of applications, materials and specifications.

FMT is a dry hire only company – we never compete against our customers for on-site service work – with conveniently located branches in Queensland, Victoria and Perth.

Maximizing equipment up-time is critical to shortening project completion times and increasing bottom line profits. Removing equipment from the job site to a repair facility can delay project completion and put a damper on profits. This is where Field Machine Tools can help. FMT has the on-site repair and maintenance machines that will minimize maintenance times and keep equipment working for companies and their customers. Keeping equipment and plants in top operating condition is a constant challenge for today’s mining, oil, gas and power generation contractors.

Our wide range of portable equipment is available for rent or purchase, Australia-wide from our three branches, and include equipment for machining applications such as Portable Milling Machines, Portable Lathes, Clamshell Pipe Lathes, Flange Facers (OD and ID mount), Line Boring Machines, Vessel Grinding Machines and Pneumatic Magnetic Based Drills. For welding applications, there are Bore Welding & Cladding Machines and Induction Heat Treatment Equipment. For valves, there are Valve Test Equipment, Valve Repair Equipment and Portable Valve Actuators and, for heat exchanger, condenser and boiler manufacture, repair and maintenance there are Tube Pulling Systems, Tube Cleaning Systems, Heat Exchanger Tools, Torque Controlled Rolling Motors and Australia’s largest stock range of Tube Expanders and consumables.

FMT is the Australian agent for major international brands including:

Climax Portable Machine Tools, an impressive range of highly-sought after industrial equipment designed by a market leading manufacturer for the rugged challenges facing Oil, Gas, Mining, Chemical & Power Generation Industries.

CLIMAX pioneered the portable machining revolution in 1966.

For more than 50 years they have been the innovators and technology leaders in the industry they invented.

They’re #1 for a reason!

Modec Motors and Portable Valve Actuators and Modec vane air motors have been used for 30 years as an alternative to traditional electrical motors in many demanding applications.

They supply OEM replacement motors to a wide variety of industries and application-specific motors to customer specification.

This includes a versatile range of Portable Valve Actuators for preventative maintenance of valves, even in the most demanding of environments, and incorporates a reaction device designed to reduce the risk of stain injury to the operator.

Krais Tube & Pipe Tools has been delivering top quality tube tools for over 40 years.

Designed and manufactured by their engineers, the whole process from paper sketch to producing the tools is controlled in-house with one of the biggest and most modern machinery and production line in the EU.

There is a comprehensive range of Con- denser, Boiler Tube Expanders, Tube Rolling Motors, Tube Installation Tools, Tube Cutting and Removal Tools, Tube Pulling equipment and Accessories.

Goodway Technologies is a USA-based manufacturer of specialised industrial maintenance products for HVAC, Energy, Manufacturing, Food and Beverage Pro- duction markets.

Since 1966, facilities and plant maintenance personnel have used their innovative products to maintain HVAC systems, plant machinery, hazardous material clean-up, surface cleaning and other critical maintenance needs.

Established in 1995, Field Machine Tools (FMT) is a privately owned Australian company that provides engineering solutions for field applications to minimize down- time.

The scope of operations is to provide the most complete product lines available to OEM equipment manufacturers, maintenance providers, field service companies, power stations, petro chemical plants, mining industry and other related industries.

 

Call Field Machine Tools on 1300 FMT FMT (1300 368 368), email [email protected] or visit www.fmt.com.au for more information.