With maintenance support and rental solutions aplenty, CAPS Australia helps keep surface mining operations running and key infrastructure operating.
The old saying ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ is commonly thrown around in everyday life, in professional environments and everywhere in between.
But what if the sentiment was applied to how mining machinery is maintained?
With instabilities affecting supply chains across the globe, impacting operating costs, parts and even brand-new machinery deliveries across the world, CAPS Australia is putting an emphasis on looking after what you have, to keep operations running.
In making surface mining operations safe for workers, CAPS Australia has been delivering solutions such as compressed air, gas generation and power solutions to the Australian mining industry for more than 45 years.
With good maintenance strategies often underpinning efficiency and productivity in the resource sector, making sure machinery can keep moving, crushing, screening and processing is imperative.
“A machine that hasn’t been maintained can suffer from a range of compounding issues; unnecessary wear, loss of output, higher operating temperatures, reduced quality and, ultimately, an increased risk of failure,” CAPS Australia director of operations Paul Goodwin told Australian Mining.
“The economic pinch that is being felt across the country means now is the time to be focusing on maintenance to ensure your air compressors, power generators and associated infrastructure can deliver the ongoing performance and reliability you need.”
That point of view is backed up by CAPS’ global solutions coupled with immediate, local support. With 10 branches across Australia, CAPS’ dedicated team brings together service, expert advice, support and a national parts availability.
This, the company said, allows for a 24/7 maintenance and breakdown service that ensures clients’ operations run smoothly and minimise any downtime. In addition, a national footprint means teams are working in the same time zone as the operations that need its support.
This results in CAPS customers getting the best in global technology, suited to Australian conditions.
“Technology alone is not enough,” Goodwin said. “Our clients can also be confident that our trained technicians are available at any hour to keep plants operating.”
CAPS technicians’ knowledge and practical skills are continually updated. Whether a generator is broken or a complex air system with multiple pieces of equipment is down, they can advise on how to keep operations going.
Underpinning this offering is what CAPS Australia calls the ‘key strands’ of maintenance support: the CAPS Care program, including Air, Parts and Power packages.
CAPS Care enhances the value of compressed air assets by ensuring they are maintained proactively throughout their operational life.
The program includes ongoing warranty coverage, genuine parts supply and service plans that support consistent performance and long-term reliability. Scheduled maintenance, combined with predictive analytics, helps to identify potential issues before they escalate into failures.
The five CAPS Care program options – packaged care, planned care, parts care, performance care and power care – allow mining operations to choose the level of support that best suits internal capabilities and risk profile. From total extended warranty coverage and scheduled maintenance to access to genuine original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts or advanced performance diagnostics, CAPS Care helps to maximise output while knowing critical assets are protected.
“You wouldn’t skip on maintaining the family car that gets you to and from work – replacing tyres, doing oil changes and swapping wiper blades, brake pads and other items – so why skip on the equipment that keeps your business running?” Goodwin said.
Scheduled maintenance is also able to be packaged under the CAPS Care programs, enhancing the service and support offering with a range of diagnostic and maintenance programs to maximise operational performance.
Power Care is specialised for power generation equipment, helping to provide operations with certainty and reliability.
Incorporating the range of CAPS-delivered power generation equipment with existing power generation assets, Power CARE helps to reduce operating costs by ensuring equipment is maintained and performing at peak efficiency.
“Maintaining the infrastructure you have can extend its operational life and dramatically reduce the additional burden of purchasing capital equipment needed to replace gear that wears and fails,” Goodwin said.
“To some they might not seem like it, but air compressors are pieces of precision equipment. They are at the core of countless commercial and industrial operations,” Goodwin said.
Back-up support
In addition to supporting operations with equipment maintenance, CAPS has a solution for when machinery cannot be fixed or if additional operational capacity is needed.
Equipment such as turnkey air and power solutions can be rented to help keep operations running smoothly, offering short and long-term rental of compressors and generators across Australia. This is an ideal solution for special projects, seasonal peak demand requirements and covering any operational breakdowns.
CAPS has an extensive fleet positioned across Australia, providing flexibility and availability to those it serves. With vast experience in contracting and renting equipment, CAPS has a large fleet of units available for dispatch from local hubs.
These site-ready solutions satisfy a wide range of applications and ensure quality equipment is available, backed with a high standard of customer service without the need to purchase new machinery or equipment.
Across surface mining operations, where safe environments and operational continuity often depend on reliable systems, structured asset care across compressed air, gas generation and power solutions help to ensure productivity and long-term performance.
This feature appeared in the July 2026 issue of Australian Mining magazine.
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