The Australian Bulk Handling Awards was held in Melbourne last night and recognises the outstanding achievements and successes of companies across the bulk solids handling sector.
The results and nominations from the night are as follows, with the winners in bold:
Award category: Innovative Technology
Smart Stockyard Management System: MRA Engineering
K-Dynamic Impact Idler: Kinder Australia
Lizard Mobile Stacking Bridge: thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions
NorthConnex High Angle Conveyors: Komatsu
PROKOMPOSITE™: PROK Conveyor Components
Dust control technology, application or practise
Decant Obsidian: Floveyor Pty Ltd
Mile End plant: Hallett Concrete
“The Essential Seal”: Kinder Australia
Excellence in the application of gears, motors and drives
MAXXDRIVE XT: NORD Drivesystems
BEW Series: Dana Brevini
LA36 Actuator: LINAK Australia
Excellence in transport and/or conveying
Telestack HF-823 Revolution: Tricon Equipment
Autonomous Tensioning System (ATS) for Conveyor Belt Cleaners: Unique Fluid Power
Decant Obsidian: Floveyor Pty Ltd
Overland Conveyor Belt: Fenner Dunlop
Rail Mounted Reclaimer: thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions
Environmental project of the year
Boral Solid Waste Derived Fuels (SWDF) Project: Schenck Process
Solid Waste-Derived Fuels project: Konecranes
“The Essential Seal”: Kinder Australia
Best practise in safety (sponsored by Komatsu)
MAINMAN planned maintenance technology: Konecranes
Split technologies: Schaeffler Australia
XC-Series Cordless Torque Wrench Pump: Enerpac
Supplier of the year (sponsored by SEW Eurodrive)
thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions
Fenner Dunlop
Kinder Australia
Tricon Equipment
Bulk handling facility of the year: Resources & infrastructure (sponsored by Schenck Process)
Iluka Resources Cataby operation: WSP Australia Pty Limited
Laboratory and workshop, Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER) precinct: Tunra Bulk Solids
Malteurop Facility Upgrade: Allied Grain Systems
Whyalla Port: Qube Bulk
Bulk handling facility of the year: Manufacturing and processing
Mile End plant: Hallett Concrete
Brisbane service facility: thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions
Kwinana manufacturing plant: Fenner Dunlop
Somersby manufacturing facility: Komatsu
AW Roberts award
Dr Jayne O’Shea
Mr Sean Kinder