The engineering division manager oversees a team that is responsible for designing, project managing, and constructing materials handling and mineral processing equipment. In the past 12 months, the team designed and built 51 feeders totaling over A$50 million in value. Some example projects included large apron feeders for BHP and Rio Tinto, as well as belt feeders, scrubbers, and rock screening plants. The team's work involves all aspects from sales, engineering, fabrication, and installation to ensure successful delivery of projects.

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Engineering Division Manager Projects
Examples of design and construction projects completed

2. Engineering Manager
Responsible for managing a team of engineers, project managers and draftsmen responsible
for sales, design, project management (including procurement) and manufacture of equipment
for materials handling and mineral processing.
The team completed the design and construction of equipment for materials handling and
minerals processing. This included Apron Feeders, Belt Feeders, Slide Gates, Scrubbers, etc. for
build and supply to all major resources customers including BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and FMG.
In addition to projects for other equipment, in the twelve month period 2007 completed
projects included fifty one feeders with total value exceeding A$50m.

3. It takes a team to design and construct equipment
Design and construction
requires a complete team
many of them are shown
here together with some of
the major equipment
completed during the
period.

4. Big apron feeders including the largest buit at RCR up to that point in time
BHP Area C apron feeder
D10 x 26m x 2400mm, exceeds 150 tons
D9H Apron Feeders for Rio Tinto Hope Downs
Project

5. Apron Feeders for BHP Car Dumpers

6. Not only apron feeders
D8N Apron Feeders for Goro Nickel Project Scrubber for Cawse Nickel

7. Not only apron feeders 2
Oceana Gold Reefton Project, pre-assembled
prior to stripping for delivery to New Zealand
Rock Screen Plant

8. Belt Feeders
Belt Feeders installed at FMG Belt Feeders at Hope Downs

9. What do we do?
Sales and Engineering
• In order to deliver the required product to our
clients we carry out the combination of tasks.
• Sales Negotiations
• Contract Management
• Project Management
• Safety Management
• Quality Management
• Engineering and Design
• Drafting
• Manuals and Manufacturers Data Records
• Procurement

10. What do we do?
Workshops
In order to manufacture and deliver the product
• Fabrication
• Manufacture of components
• Machining
• Fitting
• Assembly
• Hydraulics
• Rubber
• Commissioning
• Packaging and transport

11. SALES NEGOTIATION

12. PROJECT MANAGEMENT

13. PROCUREMENT
Track Rollers
Track Chain
Apron Feeder Pans Hydraulic Drives