Approach/Issues
The requirements of the weighted tenderer included:
Australian Participation (AIP)
- Camco is 100% Australian owned and operated
- Camco suppliers are predominantly Australian companies
Training and Indigenous Engagement
- Camco operates a comprehensive apprenticeship program producing recognised skilled tradesmen
- Camco has a highly developed Indigenous Engagement Policy and is RAP endorsed
Design
- Assessment of mine site operational parameters
- Comprehensive engineering design
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
- Detailed build drawings
- Client review and adaption
- Transport frame design
Manufacture
- Comprehensive manufacture
- Jig manufacture
- WPS development
- Welder qualification
- Subcontractor review (rollings)
- Lagging (ceramic/polyurethane)
- Component fitting and assembly
- Polyurea component protection
- Testing – designed to simulate site operation
- Transport frame build and assembly (vibration isolation frames)
- Supplied with comprehensive MDR
Solution
Aspects of Innovation (supporting our successful tender)
- Proven streamlining of production – delivering high-volumes in short time frames guaranteeing continuity of supply
- Cost effectiveness through manufacturing methods
- Innovative tiling rooms that are dust and climate controlled for optimal adhesion properties of lagging products
- Inhouse hot cast polyurethane operations
- Scalable manufacturing capabilities for welding, machining and fitting inhouse allowing efficient processing of pulleys
- State of the art Pulley load test facility to bench test all pulleys to the client Vibration Analysis specification prior to dispatch
- Vibration Isolation transport frame design that ensures service life of Pulley in operation
