Mobile cranes are widely used in the engineering industry for the construction and assembly of heavy machinery, infrastructure and other large payloads. ASPEC has developed modelling and calculation tools to easily assess the suitability of cranes early in the design process.
Bridges and culverts are important assets in road systems. They allow safe travel of vehicles over obstacles and cater for effective water flow of rivers and drains. Understanding the requirements and the need to undertake inspections is vital in maintaining the key assets.
Aspec Engineering has conducted several loading chute projects for Port Waratah’s Shiploader 07.08 to help improve its performance, reduce down-time and to help comply with environmental guidelines.
From initial procurement to replacement or de-commissioning, Aspec Engineering provides a high standard of engineering services across the life cycle of bulk materials handling machines. The latest Machine Capability Statement is now available for download.
March 2021 marked the 10th anniversary of ASPEC’s Perth office. This article outlines some of the key projects and personal contributions over that time that enabled us to deliver quality services for our clients and enjoy our work.
Conveyor noise is generated by bulk material impacts, drives, vibrating structures, ancillary equipment and conveyor idlers. Previously, idler noise was evaluated with self-noise experiments. More recently, idler noise experiments have changed to measure operating-noise which is created by the interaction of the conveyor belt and the idler.
Inspection of industrial structures utilises a condition rating system to track the degradation level of steel and concrete over time, using a 1 to 5 scale rating (pristine to unserviceable). The system allows for a consistent rating from any inspecting engineers. The paper gives background on the condition rating from the inspection system developed by ASPEC’s engineers.
ASPEC’s latest Capability Statement is now available for download. ASPEC is a multi-disciplinary engineering company from Australia founded in 2003 that provides services to mining companies, ports, heavy industries and government organisations. Our focus is on: extending asset life, reducing risk, increasing throughput and complex brownfield upgrades.
This article describes design considerations for offshore marine bulk loading terminals. A form of construction using prefabricated steel jackets like those used in the offshore industry for drilling platforms is looked at in detail including design and construction requirements for application to large offshore dry bulk materials handling berths.