Capabilities · Workshop · Paget, Mackay

Held to tolerance. Seven departments, one floor.

Ø 5.5 m GEAR · 150 t WORKPIECE · 13 m BORER TRAVEL · QA ON ALL WORK

Manufacture, refurbishment and repair across fabrication, slew bearings, induction hardening, machining, fitting, painting and engineering — work moves between departments without leaving the building.

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Twin machined gear train with blue housing and precision shafts assembled on a stand in the ABC fitting bay — **Fig. 01** — Gear train under assembly · fitting bay

Capability index.

Seven numbered departments. Each entry links to its full specification below.

01Steel fabrication & specialised welding 90 × 30 × 16 m BUILDING · ABCLAD · 150 t↓
02Large-diameter slew bearings REBUILT + WARRANTED FROM 30% OF REPLACEMENT↓
03Induction hardening & heat treatment 200–400 kW · TO 60 HRC @ 3–15 mm↓
04Machining FLOOR BORER 13 m · GEAR CUTTING Ø 5.5 m↓
05Fitting JACKING PRESSES TO 600 t · OEM SPEC↓
06Industrial painting BLAST + PROTECTIVE COATINGS · MARINE SPEC↓
07Engineering & design SOLIDWORKS · FEA · AS1100 DRAFTING↓

Steel fabrication & specialised welding.

Submerged-arc, TIG and MIG welding under accredited Welding Supervisors leading certified Welders and Boilermakers — plus ABC's patented ABClad hard-surfacing process. Delivered from a dedicated fabrication building with four dragline bucket arch pits.

ProcessesSAW · TIG · MIG

Hard-surfacingABClad — patented process

Fabrication building90 × 30 × 16 m

Arch pits4 — dragline buckets

Rotatorsto Ø 5 m

Workpiece massto 150 t

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Multi-pass structural weld seam joining heavy plate sections inside a fabricated dragline component — **Fig. 02** — Multi-pass structural weld seam

ABC welder in protective gear mid-arc on a fabricated steel section, sparks falling to the floor — **Fig. 03** — Specialised welding · certified trades

Large-diameter slew bearing gear ring mounted on a blue rotator stand for refurbishment — **Fig. 04** — Slew-bearing gear ring on rotator stand

Large-diameter slew bearings.

Australia's only large bearing manufacturer. Manufacture, refurbishment and repair for the major excavator and dragline fleets — OEM bearings condition-assessed, rebuilt and warranted, with in-situ change-out plus jacking and support stands when the machine can't come to us.

ScopeManufacture · refurbishment · repair

FleetsKomatsu · Liebherr · O&K · Caterpillar · Hitachi

EconomicsFrom 30% of replacement cost — warranted

Change-outIn situ · jacking + support stands

NetworkWorldwide Slew Bearing Alliance with BMT

Replace vs rebuild — the numbers →

Induction hardening & heat treatment.

Queensland's most modern commercial induction-hardening facility — 200–400 kW at 3–10 kHz, hardening to 60 HRC at 3–15 mm case depth, backed by a gas-fired stress-relieving and normalising oven rated to 800 °C.

Power200–400 kW

Frequency3–10 kHz

Hardnessto 60 HRC @ 3–15 mm depth

Oven envelope6.5 × 5.5 × 2.7 m · to 800 °C

ProcessesStress relieve · normalise

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Induction hardening in progress — a large grooved drum glowing orange under the induction coil — **Fig. 05** — Induction hardening · 200–400 kW · 3–10 kHz

CNC milling cutter throwing sparks on a cast wheel component clamped to the machine bed — **Fig. 07** — CNC milling · cast wheel component

Machining.

The largest machine shop north of Brisbane. A CNC floor borer with 13 m of travel and a 6 m column carries workpieces to 150 t; vertical borers turn to Ø 5 m; gears are cut external and internal to Ø 5.5 m. Every job leaves with a detailed QA package.

CNC floor borer13 m travel · 6 m column · 150 t

CNC vertical borerØ 5 m · 18 t table

Twin-post borerØ 3.5 m · 18 t table

CNC gear cutterexternal / internal to Ø 5.5 m

CNC lathesto 40 t +

AssuranceDetailed QA package with every job

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Fitting.

Gear-case and main-machinery overhaul to OEM specification, with jacking presses to 600 t. Fitting works the same floor as fabrication, machining and painting — which is why a repair never has to leave the building, 24 hours a day.

OverhaulGear cases · main machinery · OEM spec

PressesJacking to 600 t

IntegrationFabrication · machining · painting

Availability24/7 — repaired all in house

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Two ABC fitters in hi-vis working on a large red gear case housing in the workshop — **Fig. 08** — Fitting crew · gear-case overhaul

Freshly painted red dragline sheave wheel standing on support frames in the ABC painting bay — **Fig. 09** — Dragline sheave wheel · protective coating

Industrial painting.

Abrasive blasting and protective coatings to industrial and marine specification, applied by trade-accredited painters using airless and conventional spray — inspected and documented under the same QA discipline as every other department.

PreparationAbrasive blasting

CoatingsIndustrial · marine specification

ApplicationAirless + conventional spray

TradesTrade-accredited painters

AssuranceQA inspection + documentation

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Engineering & design.

SolidWorks 3D modelling, finite-element analysis and AutoCAD drafting to AS1100 — plus reverse engineering of legacy components where drawings no longer exist, and design optimisation before anything reaches the floor.

CADSolidWorks 3D · AutoCAD

AnalysisFinite-element analysis (FEA)

DraftingAS1100 — Australian Standard

ServicesReverse engineering · design optimisation

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ABC engineer on the workshop floor reviewing a fabrication plan before it is sent for laser cutting — **Fig. 10** — Engineering review · plan to laser cut

Machine envelope.

The whole shop in one table. If your component fits the envelope, we machine it — and issue the QA package to prove it.

Machine	Envelope	Max mass	Application
M-01CNC floor borer	13 m travel · 6 m column	150 t	Dragline gear cases · structural frames
M-02CNC vertical borer	Ø 5 m · 18 t table	—	Slew-bearing rings · drums · sheaves
M-03CNC twin-post vertical borer	Ø 3.5 m · 18 t table	—	Bearing rings · hubs
M-04CNC gear cutter	external / internal to Ø 5.5 m	—	Gear rings · racks · pinions
M-05CNC lathes	—	40 t +	Shafts · pins · rollers
M-06Induction hardening	200–400 kW · 3–10 kHz · to 60 HRC	—	Pins · shafts · gear teeth
M-07Stress-relieve oven	6.5 × 5.5 × 2.7 m · to 800 °C	—	Weldments · fabrications
M-08Jacking presses	—	600 t	Bearing + gear interference fits

Detailed QA packages issued with all completed work

Load access 10 × 10 × 35 m · 12 m under hook · 150 t dual crane lift

Large crusher shell component clamped in a CNC vertical borer mid-machining — **Fig. 11** — Crusher shell · vertical borer

Pair of large machined pinion shafts with protective wrapping, tagged PW985, on the workshop floor — **Fig. 12** — Machined pinion shafts · PW985 series

ABC tradesman in hi-vis recording QA measurements against a large machined flange in the workshop — **Fig. 13** — Dimensional QA on a machined flange

Replace, or rebuild.

The slew-bearing decision, stated as numbers.

Replace — new OEM bearing

Rebuild — ABC condition-assess

Method

New unit, supplied to order

Condition-assessed, rebuilt to OEM spec

Cost

Full replacement cost

from 30%
of replacement cost

Warranty

OEM standard

Fully warranted by ABC

Change-out

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In-situ option · jacking + support stands

Worldwide Slew Bearing Alliance with BMT · Komatsu · Liebherr · O&K · Caterpillar · Hitachi

Measured outcomes.

Named work, stated plainly — the numbers do the bragging.

10.1

Marion 8750 dragline

Walking-arm refurbishment for a Bowen Basin operation — the propel gear case changed out in situ. Fabrication, machining, fitting and QA, one accountable team.

In-situ change-out · Bowen Basin

10.2

BMA Peak Downs

Principal contractor across a six-week ROM shutdown — planning, supervision and trades delivered as one team.

Principal contractor · 6-week ROM shutdown

10.3

Coppabella

Long-running maintenance presence on site — five years without a lost-time injury.

5 years LTI-free

Certification & assurance.

11.1

ISO 9001

Reissue in progress

11.2

Worldwide Slew Bearing Alliance

With BMT — a global bearing-rebuild network

11.3

AS1100 drafting

Engineering drawings to Australian Standard

11.4

QA packages

Issued with all completed work

11.5

QLD Labour Hire Licence

LHL-01983

Send the drawing. We'll quote the tolerance.

Component, bearing or breakdown — we'll respond with the envelope, the method and the QA package. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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