High Voltage Reticulation Design

We were contracted to provide a concept design of the underground electrical reticulation including substations, compressed air and primary pumping stations from which a construction budget of the new underground mine could be developed. Through our experience with the development and installation of underground infrastructure we were able to develop installation plans and projected costs […]

Learn more

Grain Storage Facility Electrical Installation

We conducted the electrical installation for two grain storage silos for a large farm. This standalone system was designed and integrated together to behave as if the system was connected to the power grid, while pulling power from a generator. The system’s automation features help save on man hours, allowing the farmer to spend their […]

Learn more

Automatic Livestock Drafting System

We’ve applied our experience to create a prototype automated drafting system for livestock. We can design and build these to work with your existing livestock handling systems such as a cattle crush. They can be programmed to draft via remote control, weight or RFID tags, giving the farmer the information that they need at the […]

Learn more

Mono Pump Starter UPS-1013 Rebuild

Tasks completed in the works:

We were contracted to rebuild and upgrade an old mono pump starter. The old pump had seen a large amount of wear and tear, which required both physical refurbishments to the unit itself as well as electrical upgrades to get it running up to speed.

Learn more

Pump Station Upgrade

Tasks completed in the works:

We were engaged to carry out a complete electrical upgrade of a major pumping station as a turnkey solution. This provided the customer with an automated pumping station that was designed to meet Australian and legislative standards as well as being able to withstand the harsh corrosive operating environment. This system was designed, constructed and installed onsite by MBI Engineering.

Learn more

Ring Main Unit Upgrades

For this project, the scope of work was to upgrade 4 existing ring main units (RMUs), from design through to completion. As the existing RMUs had been purchased and installed in the early 1980s, they had reached the end of their service life. The original equipment manufacturer had released a notification that the equipment was […]

Learn more

Substation Installation

We were engaged to project manage and execute the design and installation of a number of electrical upgrades, part of the works involved the upgrade and installation of a number of underground substations. The substations were an essential piece of infrastructure for the continual development of the mine to maintain power at the production face […]

Learn more

Protection System Maintenance and Testing

Tasks completed in the works:

This project involved secondary injection testing of 185 relays across six substations along with the load testing of the protection system battery banks of the two primary substations as well as the auxiliary power station.

Learn more

Grain Drying and Handling Facility Installation

We completed the electrical design and installation of a grain handling facility for an established agricultural client who grows corn, wheat, barley and lucerne crops. The facility allowed the client to grow and harvest corn all year round, helping them become a more efficient producer. We completed the full electrical design, constructed a Motor Control […]

Learn more

Valve Control Panel Design

We designed a control panel operating a set of valves in a pastefill system underground. The panel required a full uninterruptible power supply to ensure that the valves could still be operated in the event of a power failure, preventing potential damage to millions of dollars of infrastructure. We came up with an extra low […]

Learn more

Gas Production Plant Electrical Upgrades

We were engaged by another contractor who we collaborate with regularly to assist in upgrading an 11kV and 3.3kV switchboard at a gas production plant. We performed a number of tasks on this job. We handled the project management, schedule development and tracking, engaged with the customer and managed the execution. We also performed high […]

Learn more

High Voltage Switchboard Upgrade

Tasks completed in the works:

• High voltage protection setting development and network coordination.
• Design of a remote operator control panel for the operation of the switchgear. This removed the operator from the danger zone in the event of any equipment or switchgear failure.
• Shutdown execution schedule development and tracking.
• Commissioning; Protection relay testing, switchboard testing.
• Installation worked alongside the customer’s team to complete cable joints, terminations and testing

Learn more