The Creative Class

A world leader in precision engineered, aesthetically attractive, and functionally innovative automatic entry systems, Gilgen Door Systems AG, is expanding its brand and range in Australia with its rebranding of Access Entry Automatic Door Solutions . The Swiss company has negotiated a majority shareholding in Access Entry, which will rebrand from February 1 into a new company led by ongoing shareholder and Managing Director, Richard Whitfield. Mr Whitfield says the newly rebranded Australian Gilgen Door Systems will combine the valuable core of established local knowledge, service and capabilities developed over 25 years by Access Entry, with the resources of a company that is a market leader in 80 countries. “This brand expansion is a great development for architects, builders, property investors, and owners or managers of broad categories of commercial and government buildings, to whom we can provide very welcome, fresh and innovative ranges backed by excellent service through an established, knowledgeable, and expanding workforce already in place,” says Richard. Access Entry recently celebrated its 25th anniversary as a leading product and service supplier to commercial, industrial, government, and retail facilities, including shopping centres and cool room facilities, as well as having strong expertise in the hospitals, aged care, and education markets throughout our national footprint. Gilgen Door Systems – founded in 1961 and with more than 1,000 staff working on landmark projects – is known internationally for its innovative solutions that prioritise function, design, and sustainability. Major components of its ranges include automatic door systems, gates, and sliding walls, platform screen doors, high security shutters, drive systems based on the core technology of its automatic systems, and specialised solutions tailored for unique applications. “The international group’s new Australian subsidiary Gilgen Door Systems will build on the success of a company with a proven track record of more than 25 […]

Industrial heat exchanger mechanisms are subject to pressure and temperature variations, requiring scheduled maintenance to maintain operational and energy efficiency. Using slim and powerful heavy duty pneumatic cushions instead of bulky high-force metal tools can minimise the risk of machinery damage – and maximise maintenance safety – during lifting, shifting, spreading, and servicing of heat exchangers and boiler technology. Heat exchangers and boilers are ubiquitous and vital items of plant used throughout industry to transfer thermal energy from a hotter fluid to a cooler one, without the fluids mixing, making them essential for HVAC, refrigeration, and industrial processes. Because they are subject to continual pressure, expansion, contraction, and corrosion, they require regular maintenance to minimise leaks and curtail the losses of energy and efficiency resulting. Low-profile Pronal CLT lifting cushions are part of a broad range of Pronal products used for lifting, pushing, wedging, clamping, tilting, and guiding heavy loads across industrial and emergency sectors. CLT cushions can be inflated by a standard 120 bar industrial compressor, or on remote or inaccessible areas, by pressurised cylinder Air Springs Supply is the Australian national distributor of the tough Pronal elastomer ranges of pneumatic cushions, which are top quality heavy duty equipment also used by military and civil defence organisations for rescue and recovery operations, extending from flood and earthquake, to lifting of damaged aircraft, locomotives and heavy vehicles. Types such as compact, low-profile CLT lifting cushions – ranging from one to 65 tonnes capacity with heights of 90–515 mm – can be used individually or in multiples for safe, evenly distributed lifting in confined spaces. Their thin profiles and low weights (0.6–22 kg) also make them suitable for multipurpose, repeat, and mobile applications, such as being suitable for vehicle recovery, quarry rock splitting, pipeline lifting, shifting, and positioning, and emergency or rescue […]

First established in 1995, Camco Engineering now employs some 550 personnel in four Western Australian locations close to its customers and the company continues to expand with operations nationwide and into export markets. With Head Office located in Canning Vale and engineering facilities also in Belmont, Welshpool and Karratha WA, this privately owned company recently celebrated its 30th anniversary providing high level engineering services to diverse markets such as Mining, Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Energy, Transport and Rail along with general engineering work. Whilst work is primarily in Western Australia the company undertakes work nationwide and also has long term contracts in Papua New Guinea. “Such is the engineering capabilities of our staff that we have a policy of never turning away a job no matter how challenging,” said Group Operations Manager Matt Casley. “We just find the right solution for our customers and our work covers refurbishing sizes, crushers, vibratory screens, conveyer pulleys, magnetic separators, exciters, gearboxes wheel grippers, bogies, cryogenic pumps, expander generators, marine loading arms, rope access work and sub-sea manufacture plus much more,” he said. The engineering services this private company provides covers full engineering and design with CAM/CAD design facilities, fabrication, welding, robotics, gear cutting, inspection and metrology, machining plus design and manufacture. There are four design engineers and six draftsmen currently in the team. “In our engineering shop we have two Okuma machining centres and two Okuma CNC lathes and a strong working relationship with Okuma WA that ticks all the boxes. With reliable, stable precision engineering outcomes, strong technical support from the factory with skilled local technicians, user friendly programming and training, it is a company that goes the extra mile. “An example of this is the commissioning of a new Okuma machine and training in our Karratha facilities some 1,500km or […]