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NEPEAN Mining:Trusted Name in High ValueThe Australian company is continuing to deliver innovative and sustainable products to the mining industry while integrating a unique approach to ensuring customers are taken care of. Written by: Robert Spence Produced by: James Hayes
NEPEAN Mining:Trusted Name in High ValueThe Australian company is continuing to deliver innovative and sustainable products to the mining industry while integrating a unique approach to ensuring customers are taken care of. Written by: Robert Spence Produced by: James Hayes
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For the mining industry to overcome its current state of turmoil it’s going to require
many things. It’s going to entail improvements in practices and operational efficiency, it’s going to require commodity prices to rise and it’s going to take more companies like Nepean Mining.
As Australia’s largest privately owned engineering, mining services and industry manufacturing organization, Nepean has assembled an army of applications for the mining sector. The company’s mining division,
Nepean Mining, has earned a solid reputation for its capability to supply fully integrated turn-key mining systems. Through its four specialist businesses, Nepean Mining is delivering high value, innovative and sustainable solutions to the world’s leading mining companies.
Product Offering Nepean Mining offers an exquisite line of innovative and sustainable solutions for underground and surface mining equipment. The company has been recognized as
Atlas Iron Ore - NEPEAN supplied stock yard Conveyor, Port Hedland
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KMG - NEPEAN supplied Barge Loading Facility
one of Australia’s most successful suppliers of large-scale, fully integrated, mining conveyor projects.
Since 1985, the company has supported Australian-and South African-based mines through its four core businesses: Conveyors, Longwall, Power and Gas. Along with being one of Australia’s largest suppliers of integrated electro-mechanical bulk material handling solutions, Nepean provides custom-engineered solutions for some of the largest miners in the world including Rio Tinto, Fortescue Metals Group and BHP Billiton.
One of the main contributors to Nepean’s success is innovation. The company has accumulated a workforce comprised of knowledgeable and experienced engineers with proficiency in designing, manufacturing, installing and commissioning machinery. With complete in-house capabilities, there’s not much Nepean can’t do.
“The reason we’re excelling is because we have a strong engineering department which allows us the ability to do all the designs and modeling ourselves,”
ABB offers one of the most comprehensive packages of products and services for the complete primary production chain within the mining and minerals industry. Spanning drives, motors, Dodge® mechanical power transmission products, safety PLCs and low voltage products, the breadth of our offering is unsurpassed.
Complemented by an extensive Australia-wide network of service centers, we ensure that our customers are able to maximise the value of their investments across the entire lifecycle of their facility. www.abbaustralia.com.au
Leading-edge technology your mining facility can completely rely on with full support from start to finish?
Absolutely.
ABB Australia Pty LimitedContact Centre: 1800 222 435
ABB offers one of the most comprehensive packages of products and services for the complete primary production chain within the mining and minerals industry. Spanning drives, motors, Dodge® mechanical power transmission products, safety PLCs and low voltage products, the breadth of our offering is unsurpassed.
Complemented by an extensive Australia-wide network of service centers, we ensure that our customers are able to maximise the value of their investments across the entire lifecycle of their facility. www.abbaustralia.com.au
Leading-edge technology your mining facility can completely rely on with full support from start to finish?
Absolutely.
ABB Australia Pty LimitedContact Centre: 1800 222 435
SUPPLIER PROFILE
ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies. The ABB Group of companies operates in roughly 100 countries and employs about 145,000 people. In Australia, we have been active within the mining industry for more than 100 years.
We offer one of the most comprehensive packages of products and services for the complete primary production chain within the mining and minerals industry. Spanning drives, motors, Dodge® mechanical power transmission products, safety PLCs and low voltage products, the breadth of our offering is unsurpassed.
Our extensive Australia-wide network of service centers, ensures that our customers can fully maximise the value of their investments across the entire lifecycle of their mining facility.
Industry: LV & MV squirrel cage motors / LV - frequency converters drive up to 2800 kW / MV - frequency converters 315 kW up to 100MW / Converter transformers/ DC drives (new & revamping)/ LV & MV squirrel cage motors / Slipring motors (wound rotor induction motors) / Secondary rotor starters, Soft starters / Power factor correction and harmonic filters / Beltless direct drives / Gear reducers shaft mount reducers / Spherical roller bearings / Mounted bearings / ISN bearings / Couplings and mechanical soft starts / Conveyor and elevator pulleys / Low voltage products / Safety PLCs (Temperatures (-40…+70 °C) Services: Remote service / Remote monitoring / Resident engineers / On-site containerised workshops / Fully customized support programs / Certified skilled resources in all systems and products / Industrial process experts available to align equipment and application / Lifecycle support from installation to disposal / Condition assessment and upgrade
Website: www.abbaustralia.com.au
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says Rolf van Rooyen, managing director of Nepean Mining.
World Class Facilities In addition to a vast product range, Nepean is accessible almost anywhere in the world. With a total of 10 facilities worldwide, including Australia, South Africa, and China, Nepean Mining has captured roughly 35-40 percent of the mining equipment market in its core market of eastern Australia by incorporating facilities close to its clients.
In early 2013, Nepean completed a significant expansion of one of its conveyor facilities in Wollongong, Australia. The new factory, which includes manufacturing operations such as fabrication, machining, assembly and quality assurance testing, continues to serve the company’s rapid expansion in NSW
underground coalmines. The facility also serves to
showcase Nepean’s dedication to safety. The company recently achieved a milestone by reaching 1,000,000 man hours without a Lost Time Injury (LTI) in its Conveyors business and 700,000 in its Power business.
“I believe the key to our success is everyone in our organization understanding that they have a role to play in sustaining a zero harm environment. These milestones are a significant achievement and this is something that many companies aim for, but few achieve,” says Van Rooyen.
Van Rooyen admits in the past the company had an old-school approach to safety but since has adapted to stricter rules.
“You can see the difference in our
“We can sell solutions right on the spot because our team knows what our customer’s needs are.” - Rolf van Rooyen, Managing Director, Nepean Mining
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safety record over the last five to seven years. If you manage safety correctly, it will change the culture of your company and be a positive flow on effect on your employees and customers.”
The increase in safety has been advantageous in more ways than one, strengthening the moral and company culture in the process.
“It’s amazing the impact implementing stricter and more efficient safety initiatives has had
on moral and motivation among our employees,” says Van Rooyen. “We’ve seen an improvement in productivity and the quality of products.”
Supplier of value Overall, Nepean is more than just a manufacturer of mining equipment; they’re solution providers. The company has integrated a unique approach to adding value for customers.
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“Our engineers are a big part of the sales process,” says Van Rooyen. “They go to the customer’s site, listen to their questions and solve their problems. They’re an extended part of the customer’s operation.”
According to Van Rooyen, because engineers work closely with the sales team, their expertise and experience designing and manufacturing the equipment enables customers to better understand how it works.
“We can sell solutions right on the spot because our team knows what our customer’s needs are. In addition, the fact we have an in-house electrical solution provider adds significant value for our customers. We provide a consolidated system solution and essentially derisk the job for them right on the spot. It’s a huge advantage for us.”
To continue being a trusted partner with high value solutions, Nepean is looking to open offices in strategic locations to make buying and selling equipment more flexible for customers.
“We’ve been importing from China for six years and we’ve learned our lessons,” says Van Rooyen. “We now have the processes in place and the feedback from customers to really set ourselves apart from our competitors.”
Company Information
I N D U S T RY
Mining
H E A D Q U A RT E R S
Smeaton Grange NSW,
Australia
F O U N D E D
1985
E M P L O Y E E S
1000
R E V E N U E
N/A
P R O D U C T S /
S E R V I C E S
Nepean is Australia’s leading privately owned engineering, mining services and industrial manufacturing organization. The company has unique capabilities to deliver high value, innovative and sustainable solutions for the world’s leading mining, construction and transport companies.
NEPEAN MINING
73-77 Topham Road Smeaton Grange
New South Wales Australia 2567
Tel.+61 2 46472715
Fax. +61 2 4647 2714
www.nepean.com/mining
