Russell Sheehan, State Manager for Motion Australia in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, knows all too well how frustrating a poorly managed stocking system can be. That’s why he’s working alongside miners and site operators to implement innovative vending machines and storage...
The team at Advanced Industrial Products (AIP) have built a name catering to the unique challenges of Australia’s harshest worksites. According to Tony Brown, AIP Category Specialist, underground mining comes a lot of additional safety factors including static electricity and the risk of fires. AIP...
Correct belt tension is critical to the overall machine performance. Poorly tensioned V-belts can eventuate in inefficient power transmission, on top of premature wear and failure. Periodic re-tensioning of V-belts can eat up time and labour costs on any mining site. But can there really be...
With many years of experience catering to the mines and quarries sector, CRAM is now offering overhaul and repair on vibratory screen exciter gearboxes. “The great thing about the Mackay workshop is that it’s centrally located for so many coal mines and quarrying sites up in...
For industrial worksites, over-used and misplaced items account for a large portion of overspending on consumables and everyday tools. According to Brenton Finch, B2B eCommerce Manager at Motion Australia, the company’s leading selection of inventory management solutions can help to track and assess these factors...
With an increased volume of rain on Australia’s east coast, many underground quarrying sites are experiencing repeatedly disruptive flooding events. Stephen Marley, Area Manager at AIP, explains that this calls for reliable and rugged layflat hosing for the use on dewatering pump equipment. “The Powaflex Pumpman...
According to Michael Greelish, National Account Manager for Mining, Quarrying and Resources at Motion Australia, a key focus for quarries should ensuring that all stages of operation are compliant for the safety and wellbeing of personnel. “A straightforward way of doing this is opting for machinery...
A quarrying and materials recycling plant in Melbourne’s west has undergone a V-belt upgrade on their primary crusher machines, eventuating in a $90,000 downtime cost saving. Rob Michaelson, National Product Manager for Belts at Motion Australia, explains that the customer was only getting two to...
This year marks 50 years of service for BSC Orange in New South Wales. About 30 minutes Northwest of the branch is the Hanson aggregate quarry in Molong. “We have been solutions providers to the Hanson quarry since I’ve been branch manager here,” says Branch Manager of...
The Titan range of lifting and rigging products have proven their performance for Nyrstar, one of the world’s largest zinc smelters. The Nyrstar plant in Hobart Tasmania relies on Titan’s lifting chain slings, chains blocks, shackles and plate clamps for rigging purposes, including shafts, pumps, steel-work...
