Engineering Design

If you need expert, reliable engineering services in any of the following areas, then our Engineering Design Group can deliver:

  • Detailed design and drafting in the areas of:

    • Process
    • Structural
    • Materials Handling
    • Mechanical
    • Electrics and Controls.
  • Production of comprehensive technical specifications;
  • Technical evaluations and recommendations;
  • Installation, inspection and testing support;
  • Plant commissioning and performance testing.

Key Benefits:

  1. Safety is a key consideration in all our plant designs in terms of constructability, operability and maintainability.
  2. Largest group of experienced, in-house coal specialists with over 100 engineers and drafts-people.
  3. In-house systems developer refines and develops software applications to further increase efficiency and fast-track design innovation.
  4. Leaders in innovation. Our R&D group is always refining and developing our designs to:

    • reduce footprint which reduces overall capital outlay and construction costs
    • reduce number of pieces of equipment which reduces construction costs
    • modify systems to improve efficiency
    • increase safety
    • minimise standard design time and design clashes on plant upgrades
  5. Continuing and Never Ending Improvement - We work closely with our Plant Operations and Operations Support teams to gauge their feedback on the performance of our designs so we can continually enhance results.
  6. R&D that supports the entire coal industry - we work closely with our suppliers to fine tune equipment performance. We also work closely with ACARP (Australian Coal Association Research Project) to help come up with a better way of doing things for the industry at large.

Some of our innovations include:

  • Kayuga Dewatering Plant - New filter technology never used before in the Australian coal industry. The filters are being used to dewater high clay content tailings that potentially threatened the viability of the client's operations.
  • Hail Creek CHPP - One of the biggest risks in construction is working at heights. To minimise these risks the Engineering team developed a new construction method that enables each floor to be constructed at ground level and then hoisted in place.