NEWS ARCHIVE

March 2009 - New director joins Australis
Australis is happy to announce that Peter Gustafson has joined the business in the role of Business Development Manager and also as a Director. Peter's role will be to oversee business development and client focus of our team. We are sure that Peter will being new ideas and vision to our successful Team.

November 2008 - KUKA Award for RAM robot solution
KUKA Germany has presented Australis Engineering with an Application Award for Spectacular Application Ideas & Exceptional Robotic Solutions for the design and installation of Australia's first 1000kg payload KUKA KR1000 Titan robot as part of the Royal Australian Mint materials handling and warehousing project.

August 2008 - Innovation Prize awarded for Royal Australian Mint Design
The Alan Chappel Engineering Innovation Prize for 2008 has been awarded to Anthony Gustafson for his innovative design work for the new materials handling system for the Royal Australian Mint. The design sees numerous world firsts for a Mint, including a multi-axis conveyor distribution system, the worlds largest 6-axis robot and new innovations in coin counting.

April 2008 - Australis wins Royal Australian Mint Contract
In a coup for the company, Australis Engineering has beaten strong competition to win the prestigious Materials Handling & Warehousing system for the newly refurbished Royal Australian Mint in Canberra. Australis will design and install a state-of-the-art system to truly modernise the the Mint using conveyors, multi-axis bucket elevator conveyor, laser guided vehicles and robotics.
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August 2007 - R&D Project to develop new Air Conveyor
Australis Engineering has begun R&D of a new Air Conveyor for the PET bottle industry. The aim of the R&D project is to increase the efficiency of the air conveyor while reducing both its manufacture and installation costs.
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March 2007 - Australis wins steel handling machine contract
Australis Engineering has won a contract to produce steel bar handling equipment for a new venture aiming to revolutionise the construction industry. Australis will be designing and manufacturing the innovative conveyor and handling system for a new plant in Brisbane with additional machines to follow as the concept is released to the market.

Jan 2007 - Introducing Australis Automation
Specialising in industrial and conveyor automation, Australis Automation aims to be a leading supplier of electrical and automation systems. With the mechanical expertise of Australis Engineering and in-depth specialist experience in the industrial automation, manufacturing and conveyor industries, Australis Automation can provided full mechatronic systems including PLC integration, SCADA and HMI, coupled with a full range of materials handling and conveyor solutions.

March 2007 - Australis wins steel handling machine contract
Australis Engineering has won a contract to produce steel bar handling equipment for a new venture aiming to revolutionise the construction industry. Australis will be designing and manufacturing the system for a new plant in Brisbane with additional machines to follow as the concept is released to the market.

Jan 2007 - Introducing Australis Automation
Specialising in industrial automation, Australis Automation aims to be a leading supplier of electrical and automation systems. With the mechanical expertise of Australis Engineering as a key partner, Australis Automation can provided full mechatronic systems including PLC integration, SCADA and HMI, coupled with a full range of materials handling and conveyor solutions from Australis Engineering

June 2006 - Australis to design & install complete Orica Chemical plant
Orica has chosen Australis Engineering to design and manufacture a chemical repackaging plant at its Botany processing site. The plant is designed to repackage HCB (Hexochlorobenezene) into IBC (Intermediate Bulk Container) containers. The project includes drum depalletising, drum and pallet conveyors, palletising of 44 gallon drums and shrink wrapping pallets for packing into shipping containers. Significant innovation was required to ensure the successful operation in a harsh environment and to allow for the safety of both the environment and personnel on site.