Company Profile and History

Australis Engineering is a family owned, award winning materials handling equipment manufacturer. Established in 1983, Australis has since grown to be a leading supplier to manufacturing companies all over Australia and to overseas markets.

From the very beginning our focus has been on producing the highest quality equipment at a price that provides value for money. It is our firm belief that quality always ends up costing our clients less in the end, be it through reduced servicing or maintenance or a strong Return on Investment (ROI). As a testament to the success this business philosophy has on our business, Australis has over 450 loyal clients who appreciate the value of our service and products.

To further highlight our commitment to quality and customer service, Australis is certified to ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System and AS/NZS 4360:2004 Risk Management Standard.


            

We truly believe in the philsophy that high quality, well designed equipment will provide a much better ROI than cheaper, inferior products. As our great-grandfather used to say:

I am not rich enough to waste money on cheap things...

Its a motto we live by.


        


Milestone projects in our history

  • Supplied the complete Circulating Coin Materials Handling and Warehousing system for the Royal Australian Mint which included robotics, AGVs, PLC and SCADA  - Engineers Australia Excellence Award (2009)
  • Designed, manufactured and installed a high-speed robotic linear palletiser for a leading beverage manufacturer.
  • Utilising our team of expert, in-house mechanical and mechatronic engineers, we designed, programmed and manufactured a small, low-cost, "off-the-shelf" mini linear robotic palletiser.
  • Developed via consultancy, a detailed scope of work for freezer conveyors. Subsequently won a public tender and manufactured and installed the customised conveying systems that operate in sub-zero, -40°C temperatures.
  • Developed a heavy duty conveyor system for use in hazardous explosion production environment to handle acetylene bottles. Each 6 metre conveyor carries over 5000kg of product.
  • Developed a customised system to sort 2000kg bundles of reinforcing steel into single bars for single bar processing
  • Installed a complete conveying, palletising and elevating system to handle toxic HCB waste.
  • Designed and developed "Mad Max" a special purpose machine to de-cap the old style 2 piece PET bottles, this machine was exported to the USA.
  • Developed and manufactured the first Australian built Airflow Conveying Systems have been supplied to PET bottle manufactures and soft drink manufacturers all over Australia.
  • Exported Air Conveyors to New Zealand, New Caledonia & Papua New Guinea.
  • Major contracts to supply slatband conveyors to Coca-Cola Sydney.
  • Major contract to develop a prototype handling system for small glass vials (a World First) for Faulding Pharmaceuticals.
  • Developed a Palletising System to handle square bottles for Southcorp.
  • Developed a Palletiser to automatically palletise PET bottles for P & N Beverages for their Aldi contract.
  • Developed a conveyor system to handle battery lids on an assembly line; this system was exported to USA.
  • Designed and built wide belt conveyors with tracking systems for biscuit and bread manufacturers.
  • Developed an alpine accumulation conveyor for Colgate.
  • Released Series II Air Flow System incorporating infinitely adjustable guide rail system.
  • Exported Airflow Series II to Vietnam and Fiji.
  • Developed Ocme Case Packer infeed bottle system incorporating wide modular belt conveyor with quick change bottle frames and overhead gating system.

The above are only a small sample of capabilities, projects and products that we have successfully handled within our manufacturing history.

You can be confident in the knowledge that our experience in completing difficult projects will ensure a successful outcome for your own special needs.