Industrial Automation

Virtually everything we do is automated – Industry 4.0 is part of our DNA and we have smart solutions and smart partnerships with some of the world’s leading technology companies to ensure we provide both the best hardware and our smart thinking into your industrial automation solution.

Australis Engineering has extensive experience in providing industrial automation solutions at all scales and across diverse industries. Our automation solutions are a one-stop, full service; from engineering design to installation and all steps in between. We are experienced with a wide range of technologies and our industrial automation services include:

• Automated Line Control of conveyors, diverters, transfers and merges, single filers and other materials handling systems
• Design, Build, Install, Program and Service Machinery and Industrial Systems
• Robotics programming – multi-axis robots, flex-pickers, collaborative robots
• Vision systems
• Motion control
• Project Management of your automation implementation
• Retrofitting or upgrading existing equipment with new automation technologies
• PLC programming from simple controllers to factory-scale systems
• HMI/SCADA systems: machine based to factory-scale systems and reporting
• Machine to Machine data connections and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
• Provision of Documentation including Functional Specifications, Operator Manuals, CAD Drawings and Safety Documentation
• Contract staff for Mechanical or Electrical / Automation Engineering requirements

PLC and HMI Programming

We offer expertise in PLC Programming, HMI and SCADA via technologies such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and human machine interfaces (HMIs) from many brands including Allen Bradley, Festo, Siemens and Omron.

Our services extend across a wide range of sophisticated applications including:

• line control
• robotic systems
• motion control
• machine vision
• MES (Machine Execution Systems)
• other sensing technologies

Our team of mechatronic engineers are able to design a fully customised PLC solution from the ground up, or integrate a solution into your existing installation.

Click on the case study below to view

Royal Australian Mint – circulating coin manufacturing, packaging and warehousing project

Check out the video of the fully automated circulating coin manufacturing and warehousing system at the Royal Australian Mint which demonstrates the benefits of using robotics for product handling and pick and place applications and also the integration of automatic guided vehicles to achieve a fully automated production solution.