Expertise

Equipment Design
Materials Handling equipment design to Australian and international standards.

Computational Simulation
Dynamic analysis
Linear and non-linear strength analysis
Thermal analysis
Critical Buckling Failure Analysis
Discreet element method analysis (DEM)
Structural optimisation
Femap NX, Ansys, Strand7, Rocky, SpaceGass

3D Modelling / Drafting
3D – Modelling
Studies and equipment layout
Detail Design
Photorealistic images and animations for construction sequences /Shutdowns methodologies / Tender presentations
Inventor; Solid Works; Advance Steel

Application of Relevant Standards
AS1418, AS1657, AS3774, AS3990, AS4024, AS4100, AS4324.1, FEM, ISO 5049, BS 7608

Design audits
Design audits help OEMs and operators ensure that equipment meets its intended performance, structural reliability, and required fatigue life.

Design compliance check
Load assumptions
stability
Fatigue life
Wheel/Foundation loads
safety against drifting
Equipment weighing validation Equipment balance review

Asset Integrity
Equipment integrity review
Site Inspections
Risk-based condition assessment, Failure Root Cause Analysis.

Data Analytics
Effectiveness of protection devices;
Machine operational check;
Stability verification and design parameters compliance

Maintenance
Maintenance activities in materials handling equipment often involve high-risk work. MHI supports clients with maintenance procedures and engineering, such as Temporary structure design, equipment stability control, and structural integrity during maintenance activity.
Equipment Upgrade
Capacity upgrade studies and design,
Equipment remaining life assessment
Life extension, Feasibility studies.

Structural Repairs
Failure investigation
Fatigue assessment and crack repair
Repair design.

Deconstruction
Deconstruction methodology
Design of Liftings aids
Temporary structures
Structural Integrity
Equipment stability
Sea and land transport engineering
Structural integrity and safety