Key Competencies
Mechanical Engineering
At Precision Design & Engineering our business foundation is built on our mechanical engineering abilities. Our qualified engineering personnel have a balanced mixture of 'hands on practical experience, theoretical knowledge, commercial acumen coupled with design and analysis capability to successfully manage a successful solution to your engineering problem or alternatively manage the process of transforming your idea into a marketable product. As outlined in our services section our mechanical engineering experience includes;
- Casting component design
- Cold forging and isothermal forging component design
- DFMA – Design for manufacture and assembly for optimisation of time, cost, quality and function
- FEA – Finite element analysis for the optimisation of component and assembly design
- FMECA – Failure mode, effects and criticality analysis
- Heavy metal fabrications and welding
- Jigs and fixtures
- Manufacturing process selection
- Plastic component design
- Powder metal applications
- Project management
- Rapid prototyping design and sourcing
- Reverse engineering of machine components
- Sheet metal
- Specialist wear resistant steel applications
Specifically to mining applications our mechanical engineering experience includes;
- Chain Feeders and Feeder Breakers – in situ, transportable and crawler mounted
- Conceptual Layouts – for greenfield sites and existing plant upgrades
- Design for Special Projects - such as the design of ROPS (roll over protective structures) and FOPS (falling object protective structures)
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic Safety Systems – design configurations of hydraulic and pneumatic systems for the purpose of compliance to statutory standards
- Load Haul Dumpers (LHD) – design and upgrades of new and existing diesel powered machines
- Load Haul Dumper Attachments – Special purpose quick release attachments for new and existing LHD models
- Reverse engineering - of machine components
- Risk Management and System Analysis– analysis and risk assessment of specialist mining equipment for the purpose of compliance to statutory standards
- Roll crushers – single and multiple roll, single and multiple stage
- Rotary Breakers – upgrades and new machine installations
- Sampling Systems – new machine installations and modifications
- Sizers – sizers for primary, secondary and tertiary sizing operations
For further information regarding your Mechanical Engineering need please contact us through the contact us page or alternatively call and one of our staff will happily assist with your inquiry.