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Austral Hydraulics, along with its subsidiary company AT Hydraulics Pty Ltd which has branches in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, is also the distributor for Poclain Hydraulics and has been appointed as a distributor for leading global brands such as Parker Hannifin and Enerpac. Managing Director Sermet Gurisik explains more.
“We have been providing our hydraulic design, servicing and repair capabilities to various industry sectors for almost 35 years. We have invested in purpose built hydraulic workshops from which we provide a range of services, including repairs of all types of hydraulics. We are also well known for cylinder design, manufacture and repair, specialising in long stroke, large bore cylinders,” said Sermet.
Austral Hydraulics services a range of industry sectors and various types of equipment.
“We are servicing the various demands from mobile crane companies as well as heavy industrial machinery – which mainly involves excavator cylinder repairs. We also work on large bailer cylinders from scrap yards, skip bins, tow trucks, underground mining cylinders, mining equipment, forklift cylinders and agricultural equipment.
“Our branches are fully equipped to carry out all types of major repairs, which includes complete in house repairs and testing of all forms of hydraulic equipment. We also offer in-house test bench facilities, capable of testing all types of hydraulic components,” said Sermet.
“Our teams offer complete design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of special purpose machinery, hydraulic systems and power units and we custom design special purpose cylinders, manufactured to customers’ specifications.
“Our capabilities in Sydney include maximum honing capacities to 400mm internally and 10.2 metres in length and hard chrome plating and linishing to 16 metres. We also have long machining capabilities to ten metres between centres and 1500mm in diameter. All work is conducted by our experienced and qualified staff and guaranteed with three months warranty on repairs and twelve months on new equipment,” he said.
the chrome tank which has been extended from 12 metres to 16 metres.
Austral Hydraulics’ capabilities also include:
- Full cylinder stripping facilities, with heavy duty disassembly/assembly bench
- Custom piston rod nut torque bench to 120,000 ft/lbs (162,698 joules)
- Overhead crane to handle 5000kg
- Six manual lathes
- Large turning work up to 1500mm in diameter, 10 metres between centres and 530mm spindle for extra length
- Two manual milling machines
- CNC machining centre
- Two CNC machines
- Internal honing up to 400mm and up to 10.2 metres in length
- Hard chrome plating to 16 metres and 400 mm in diameter
- Large hard chrome plating to 3800mm in length and 900 mm in diameter
- Polishing shafts up to 17 metres
- Full internal welding capabilities
- Full cylinder testing to specifications
Sermet goes on to discuss the experience within the Austral Hydraulics workforce.
“Over the years, we have developed a very skilled and qualified workforce. The majority of our current employees have been with the organisation for over 20 years and a number have been working for the company since its inception,” he said.
“With our skilled teams Austral Hydraulics has been servicing the crane sector for over 30 years. We offer the sector a broad range of services which include repairing long stroke extension cylinders for mobile cranes, luff cylinders of various dimensions, jack leg cylinders and rotary couplings.
“The business recently made a significant investment which included extending our chrome tank from 12 metres to 16 metres. This now enables us to chrome longer shafts and accommodate the repairs for the larger cranes which we now see operating in the industry. Today, we have the longest chroming capabilities in Australia. We have also expanded our machining capacity by purchasing a large lathe which enables us to manufacture new rods or barrels. We can now machine lengths of up to 17 metres,” said Sermet.
Sermet goes on to confirm why and when a crane business should seek the services of Austral Hydraulics.
“When a cylinder is leaking on a machine or a 10 year inspection is required it is often more cost effective and much quicker for a crane hire business to have their cylinders repaired and chromed by us.
“Of course, they can approach the crane OEM for a replacement part, but large parts like cylinders are not usually kept on the shelf, and it can take a significant amount of time to arrive from the overseas factories. With years of experience in what is a very specialised field, we are good at what we do, and our customer base features many of the largest crane hire businesses in the country,” said Sermet.