Mechanical Engineering Consulting

One of Advitech’s core competencies is our industry-leading experience with all aspects of hoisting and lifting systems.

• Audits and design certification of numerous powered winding systems (mine winders) for personnel and materials haulage.
• Principal verifier for multiple European hoisting system designs which comprised a major part of a $70M upgrade for Australia’s premier theatre performance venue.
• Review and certification of an innovative passenger lift installation procedure for an elevator manufacturer.
• Design and detailing of personnel rescue davit and hoisting system for a gas storage facility.
• Design and certification services related to the new AS 1418.1:2021 “Cranes, hoists and winches General requirements” and the rest of the AS 1418 series of standards.

Advitech’s mechanical engineers are industry leaders in their knowledge of everything-related-to the analysis of drive systems and components.

• Fatigue failure investigation and analysis of several designs of large rotating dryer drums for use in continuous-manufacturing operations.
• Determination of maximum operating capacity of coal conveyors, considering all structural and mechanical limiting factors.
• Conveyor idler analysis and design calculations for a major idler supplier.

Our in-house mechanical and process engineers can take a conceptual design and produce detailed drawings for all fabricated equipment (pressure vessels, tanks, and pressure piping) to relevant Australian and international standards. Our piping analysis involves the use of finite element analysis to ensure the most adverse combination of loading is considered. For operating plants, we can also assist with designing modifications or repairs to API653 tank inspection, repair, alteration and reconstruction, and other relevant standards.

• Design, drafting and site engineering assistance with the installation of a multi-million-dollar mild steel cement lined (MSCL) pipe replacement.
• Assessment of tank emergency venting equipment suitability to AS 1940 Appendix H.
• Assessment of head-loss implications of redirecting piping and suitability of existing pumping infrastructure for major bulk materials handling port terminal.
• Remaining Life Assessment of 50-year-old underground pipelines to the requirements of AS 2885.3.

Advitech are always excited to work alongside academia to provide innovative and workable solutions to new discoveries and inventions.

• Process engineering support, mechanical design and 3D drafting support to a university team developing a revolutionary new fuel cell energy generation concept.
• Mechanical engineering, project management and drafting support for a pilot plant pioneering a new product recovery process for the minerals processing field.