CIP Truck Wash in Maffra – McColl’s

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Austeng has successfully completed the electrical, programming, and commissioning works for the new/refurbished CIP Truck Wash in Maffra for McColl’s Transport.

This project showcased the strength of our close working relationship with McColl’s, delivering a fully integrated solution from concept to commissioning. Our scope included:

  • Electrical circuit design tailored to a demanding wash environment
  • Sensor and equipment selection to ensure reliability and long‑term performance
  • PLC programming to coordinate wash sequences with precision
  • HMI design focused on operator clarity and ease of use
  • Full commissioning and testing to verify safe, efficient, and repeatable operation

The system has now been running for over six months and has successfully washed more than 700 trucks, proving both its reliability and performance.

This has reduced costs, decreased trucks downtime, decrease labour and enhanced the cleaning quality. Innovation that is driving profits and keeping McColls as the industry leader.

A great outcome driven by strong teamwork and smart engineering.

Austeng continues to support industry with turnkey solutions — from adding modern electrical control systems to existing equipment, to designing, building, manufacturing, and commissioning complete new systems both mechanically and electrically.

Please get into contact with us if you require any solution to problems keeping you up at night.

“The Chariot” — The Catalyst Cooler Removal Unit

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The Catalyst Cooler Removal Unit—affectionately known as “The Chariot”—has been dispatched to return to Viva, following a pilgrimage-style journey back to its origins.
This repatriation to Austeng’s workshop on Douro Street, North Geelong, led to a major overhaul. It is now ready to resume its 67.5-tonne weight-lifting duties with renewed confidence.
Originally designed and built by Austeng in 1990 (by the still current Managing Director Ross George and his father John George who founded Austeng), the CCRU has been completely stripped down, refurbished, reassembled, and fully load-tested using a purpose-designed and manufactured test rig.
Projects of this scale draw on a wide range of expertise, and Austeng is proud to have collaborated with several local companies—each contributing their specialist capabilities to bring this transition to life.

Partington CC Heated Press Automation

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We’re excited to share another engineering success story ! Austeng partnered with Partington CC, a cutting-edge Geelong-based start-up specializing in high-performance carbon fibre cycling components, to revolutionize their manufacturing process.
Partington CC Carbon Wheel
Our mission? Enhance production efficiency, reduce manual handling, and enable scalable growth.
Key innovations:
Custom-built heated press – Reinforced for high-force loads & precision electric heating
Automated tool handling – Streamlining the curing process with conveyors & feeding systems
Smart storage solutions – Cassette racking for seamless tool management
Integrated air & vacuum systems – Ensuring top-tier carbon fibre curing performance
This project is a testament to Austeng’s expertise in delivering bespoke engineering solutions that drive real-world results.
Excited to see Partington CC scale new heights in cycling tech!
Partington CC
Partington CC
Partington CC
Partington CC Carbon Wheel John Partington Cadel Evens

RenewOak – Innovative Process Rejuvenating Wine Barrels

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Austeng has helped develop RenewOak’s process of rejuvenating wine barrels that ordinarily would be discarded after four or five years. The RenewOak process uses an abrasive slurry to “sand” internal surfaces without dismantling the barrel. The chemical free process removes all barrel residues along with a fine layer of oak, leaving a clean finish ready to impart the desired properties into the wine.

Austeng has designed and built an automated, mobile unit to allow it to be taken from winery to winery. Not only does the process extend the life of barrels, it reduces the environmental impact of barrel use and provides huge economic benefits to the wine industry by making it more globally efficient.

Austeng Managing Director Ross George said that the RenewOak technology had the potential to launch around the world. Please see attached article from the Geelong Advertiser, and to learn more please check out the RenewOak Website.

RenewOak's mobile wine barrel rejuvenating unit

RenewOak’s mobile wine barrel rejuvenating unit

Austeng managing director Ross George and RenewOak managing director Kim Walker with the mobile barrel rejuvenating unit in the background

Austeng managing director Ross George and RenewOak managing director Kim Walker with the mobile barrel rejuvenating unit in the background

 

Pole Rebutting Truck – Adapt-a-pole

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Austeng has been working with Adapt-A-Pole Pty. Ltd. to refine their leading-edge pole rebutting technology.  Pole rebutting replaces the in-ground portion of the timber pole with a steel and concrete stub and can be utilised for pole re-instatement, thermal up-grades, new installations and increasing conductor clearance.

Austeng was instrumental in developing the initial Adapt-A-Pole truck that comprises a truck with:

  • drill that is able to drill around the “in-ground” portion of the butt
  • ­gripper that holds and elevates the automation control system to co-ordinate process
  • ­a saw that cuts off the “rotted” part of the pole
  • ­storage for the steel sleeves or “caissons”.

Austeng recently complete a new vehicle installation for Adapt-a-Pole.  The vehicle was modified to suit the refurbished and upgraded rebutting equipment.  The rebutting vehicle now features cutting edge control and safety systems.

Austeng is continuing to assist Adapt-a-Pole with their business expansion and technology developments.

Automotive and Automotive Support Industry Projects

Automotive Industry

Facility to automatically fettle Crankshafts, Camshafts and Manifolds using 6 axis robots for Ford Motor Co. Our function was to provide load stations, grippers, laser gauging, unload station and reject chutes and most importantly the global control to co-ordinate the complete system.Since then a further facility has been developed that fully automates fettling in the area of engine blocks to remove variability of results, minimise OH&S issues as well as make the process more efficient. We believe this achievement is a world first.

Automatic Charge Metal and Additive Loading Systems for the Melt Furnaces in the Ford and G.M.H Foundries. These systems are completely remotely controlled and can deliver the charge and various alloys and elements to an accuracy of 200 grams (± 6 sigma on metal analysis).

Computer controlled automatic Additives Charging System to provide a high throughput of accurately weighed materials against a series of predetermined recipes but automatically corrected for melter analysis. Used at Ford Casting Plant.This system was upgraded in 2006 and incorporated various refinements including small area scanners and a curved vibratory conveyor system which loads and unloads in different orientations.

Design and build a core paint machine for Ford involving a fully automatic production process painting machine to apply a heat conductive coating to the entry ports of a manifold sand core.

Designing and building a fully automatic Rear Chassis Transfer System having the capability to position large pressed steel components in a number of accurate positions ready for robotics spot welding.

Casting Impregnators for the Ford Motor Company, Nissan, B.T.R and Teknicast Sen B.H.D., Kuala Lumpur.

Robotics P.V.C coating and Heat Setting Line for the Ford Motor Company of Australia.

Series of assembly stations for the assembly of fuel tankers for Mitsubishi. The use of robotics automated a job that had been previously done by spot welding.

Automotive Support Industry

An oven to cure complex extruded rubber sections incorporating accurate speed control, thermal expansion and a decrease in emissions. The oven was over 42 metres long with six different zones.

High uniformity paint and laminate curing gas fired oven used in the manufacture and repair of aircraft components at Aerospace Technologies of Australia.

Manufacture of gas fired powder coating ovens and automated powder coating production lines.

Filter curing Ovens for removal of alcohol and the curing of phenolics in filter paper.

Automated multi product storage and retrievable facility for Dunlop Batteries

Automated Wash, Rinse, Drying, Spray Painting and Paint Drying Line to process 30,000 spin-on filters per shift for G.U.D Ltd.

Computer controlled automated Foam Cutting Facility for Dunlop Flexible Foams

Pumps and piping for bulk handling of high viscosity approx. 30,000 cps PVC sealer for the automotive industry.

An electric oven to cure adhesives on plastic moulded door trims.

Curing Oven for Carbon Fibre Wheel

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Our client Carbon Revolution has developed a world first “one-piece” carbon fibre wheel that represents cutting edge in design and manufacture with composite materials resulting in attendant benefits and savings. See www.carbonrev.com.

Austeng assisted in the commercialisation process by developing a cwww.carbonrev.comonvection cure over in high nitrogen/low oxygen environment that provided programmed cure cycle of gradually elevating temperatures over a protracted time period, thereby preventing the resins from discolouring.

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