Another job being worked on in the Boring Shed.

• This new addition completed in late 2004 now houses all the horizontal, floor boring and in-house line boring equipment.
  We have configured it this way so all the same types of work can be carried out in the one shed.
  The facility has been equipped with a 20tonne overhead crane. Another 10tonne overhead crane is currently being commissioned.
• The original workshop has been reconfigured for more room and better safety.
  The welding section has doubled its floor space.

Large housing being bored.

• Vertical boring to components up to 2200mm diameter and 1600mm high.
• Horizontal boring components up 9tonne on the table.

One of the various CNC lathes at Austbore, this Harrison Alpha lathe has a capacity of 1500mm between centres and 400mm over the bed.

• You can expect both speed and precision on your work since Austbore has invested in computer-controlled lathes and the best machinists in the business. The firm has a variety of lathes to ensure your job will be processed in the minimum time to your exact specifications.

Here, journals with a 480mm diameter are being welded using the automatic process.

Heavy equipment reclamation:

• Save on major componentry replacement by having them refurbished using Austbore's various specialist services to save you money on heavy equipment parts.
• Includes Metal Spraying - ceramics, plastics, bronze and stainless steel.
• Reclaim shop now has two sub-arc booms and four welding positions up to 10tonne.
• Four internal bore welding machines are also available in this section.

Sub Arc Welding:

• Two sub arc machines have increased the capacity to reclamation of idler wheels, load rollers, etc to their original condition.