Manufacturing and processing electrical
Heavy industrial fault finding, motors, drives, MCCs, distribution and project work on manufacturing and processing plant.
Electrical maintenance and project work on food production, manufacturing and processing sites across South East Queensland.
The environment
Heavier plant, longer service life
Manufacturing and processing sites tend to run larger plant that has been in service a long time and extended along the way. Switchboards have been added to, drives have been replaced with newer models, and the drawings often no longer match what is actually installed.
That changes what fault finding involves. Less of the answer is on a screen, and more of it comes from working methodically through supply, protection, wiring, field devices and controls on plant that nobody has documented in years.
What we work on
Plant and equipment
Production machinery
Electrical fault finding, maintenance and modification on the machinery and process equipment itself.
Motors and motor circuits
Fault finding, testing, insulation resistance testing and reporting, starters, overloads, reconnection and replacement.
Variable speed drives
Fault finding, interpreting fault history, parameter configuration, replacement and commissioning.
Switchboards and MCCs
Inspection, fault finding, repairs, modifications, additional circuits and upgrades to distribution boards and motor control centres.
PLC and control systems
Fault finding on PLC controlled plant, control circuit modifications, and programming on Rockwell platforms.
Power distribution
Sub-mains, distribution, supplies to new equipment and additional capacity for expanding plant.
How the work arrives
Breakdowns, shutdowns and projects
Manufacturing sites usually bring us in one of three ways.
- A breakdown, where plant has stopped and the fault is not obvious
- A shutdown, where a year of deferred electrical work has to fit into a fixed window
- A project, where new machinery is going in or a line is being modified
Preventative electrical maintenance sits underneath all three. Most of what ends up on a shutdown list was found during a planned visit, and most breakdowns on well-maintained plant were visible as a developing fault first.
Work is documented as it is completed: certificates of testing and compliance where the work requires one, test result sheets, and job reports with photos.
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Case studies from manufacturing sites
Mill screen transformer stacks
Two transformer stacks built and installed at PGH Oxley during an annual shutdown.
Shutdowns and planned maintenance
Electrical work scoped and prepared before the plant stops.
PLC, VSD, motors and controls
Isolating whether a fault is electrical, field device, drive or control related.
Get in touch
Talk to us about your site
Tell us the site, the plant involved and what is happening.
0434 059 952For breakdowns and after-hours requirements, call to check current availability.