Automotive Industry

Austeng are a boutique engineering firm that specialises in the design, engineering, development and building of customised electromechanical machinery and systems.

CIP Truck Wash in Maffra – McColl’s

Automotive Industry, Cross Industry Applications, Recent Projects

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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 […]

Dual-bay Internal Tanker wash – McColl’s

Automotive Industry, Cross Industry Applications, Dispensing Solutions, Recent Projects

A major Austeng milestone revisited. Back in June we delivered one of our biggest custom engineering builds to date — a dual-bay internal tanker wash for McColl’s, purpose-built to clean two tankers simultaneously with absolute consistency. The system includes: • 1 MW steam boiler for direct steam injection • 140-bar high-pressure hot water delivered via […]

“The Chariot” — The Catalyst Cooler Removal Unit

Automotive Industry, Recent Projects

Catalyst Cooler Removal Unit

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 […]

Partington CC Heated Press Automation

Automotive Industry, Recent Projects, Tech Enabler, Textile Industry

Partington CC Carbon Wheel John Partington

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. 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 […]

RenewOak – Innovative Process Rejuvenating Wine Barrels

Automotive Industry, Cross Industry Applications, Fabrication, General Projects, News, Recent Projects

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

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 […]

Pole Rebutting Truck – Adapt-a-pole

Automotive Industry, Cross Industry Applications, General Projects, Tech Enabler

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 […]

Automotive and Automotive Support Industry Projects

Automotive Industry

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 […]

Curing Oven for Carbon Fibre Wheel

Automotive Industry, Tech Enabler, Textile Industry

Carbon revolution Carbon Fibre Wheel Rim

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 […]

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Austeng Secures Funding to Demonstrate the Commercial Viability of Onsite Hydrogen Production and Blending.March 30, 2026 - 4:50 pm
– Austeng has received $500,000.00 in funding to lead a ground breaking project aimed at accelerating the use of renewable hydrogen in industrial applications which requires high temperatures. This funding has been provided by the Federal Australian government via the Go Green Co-Innovation Program . The initiative will develop and demonstrate a financially viable, […]
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Lifting The Line on their latest podcast episode, “Bridging the Gap Between Office and Tools”March 30, 2026 - 4:45 pm
Our Managing Director Ross George recently joined Aly and Andy from Lifting The Line on their latest podcast episode, “Bridging the Gap Between Office and Tools.” The conversation explored why bringing design thinking and practical engineering closer to those on the tools is essential. Real project outcomes aren’t shaped solely by drawings or models — […]
Austeng Secures Federal Funding to Demonstrate Onsite Hydrogen Production and BlendingMarch 26, 2026 - 1:44 pm
Austeng Secures Federal Funding to Demonstrate Onsite Hydrogen Production and Blending Austeng is pleased to announce that we have secured Federal Government funding to deliver a pioneering hydrogen project at our Geelong facility—focused on demonstrating the commercial viability of onsite hydrogen production and blending for industrial applications. This project will showcase how green hydrogen can […]