MECHVAC designed and manufactured a 1.5 kL chemical mixing tank. The tank is constructed of super duplex stainless steel and is fitted with a Sardik mixer and full height sight glass. The tank was manufactured under a full QA regime requiring a Materials Data Report, Inspection Test Plan and NDT weld testing. This project was […]
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MECHVAC designed, manufactured and installed various processing plant upgrades to the Neutrog fertiliser pelleting plant at Kanmantoo South Australia. The plant upgrades consisted of; A Buhlmer enzyme coating machine Mixing plant hopper and transfer conveyor Enzyme coater transfer conveyors and bucket elevator Robot bagging line transfer conveyors and 10T feed hopper Bulk bagging station transfer
MECHVAC designed and manufactured 2 off personnel airlocks. The airlocks provide safe personnel access between differential air pressure zones in the OZ Minerals underground mine. This project was completed in November 2022. Crushing Plant SX Plant Precipitation Plant Column Leach Plant
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MECHVAC has installed an ore crushing and blending plant for Bureau Veritas Minerals using Lean Manufacturing Plant Layout principles. Significant improvements can be readily made for existing or new operations with a lean process design approach that MECHVAC is ready to assist with. Lean manufacturing principles are centred on the minimisation of process waste and
MECHVAC designed, manufactured and installed a $1m SX (Solvent Extraction) mixer settler mini Pilot Plant for Bureau Veritas Minerals. This plant is an extension of the Cribs facility for the heap leach technology demonstration project for BHP Billiton Olympic Dam installed by MECHVAC in 2012. This facility consisted of platforms, mixer settler tanks, pumps, reticulation
MECHVAC designed, manufactured and installed an Ammonium Precipitation Pilot Plant facility for Bureau Veritas Minerals. This plant is an extension of the Cribs facility for the heap leach technology demonstration project for BHP Billiton Olympic Dam installed by MECHVAC in 2012. This facility consisted of a mounting skid, titanium precipitation tanks, pumps, reticulation pipework, power
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MECHVAC designed, manufactured and installed a two storey Column Leaching Platform. New reverse cycle factory air-conditioning and plant services were also designed and installed by MECHVAC. All ductwork and platform steelwork was manufactured and installed by MECHVAC. This project was a complete turnkey design and construct contract that was completed on time in October 2014.
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A major new project by MECHVAC to design and install a turnkey Crib Leaching Facility at Bureau Veritas has just been completed. MECHVAC were engaged by Bureau Veritas to design and install this facility from the concept design stage. The crib steel work components and associated platforms, tanks and pipework were manufactured at MECHVAC’s Pooraka
Project successfully completed in 2018 for Cheetham Salt – replacement of old wet scrubber system with two new MECHVAC designed wet scrubbers allowing an upgrade in factory capacity for future factory improvements. This system was also designed to significantly improve environmental performance and replace an old system which produced excessive exhaust carry over and pollution.
