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GORDON Brothers offers 115 years of expertise and knowledge in the financial advisory and investment business.
It offers a range of options for restructuring, asset remarketing, advisory and capital solutions, specialising in structuring complex, multi-asset transactions.
By incorporating its experience in valuing and selling assets, the company is able to extract the maximum value from plant, machinery and equipment, inventory, real estate, receivables and intellectual property.
It will buy, sell operate and value assets on a standalone and integrated basis.
It works with businesses at all points of the business cycle, whether that means a growth period, transformation, turnaround or strategic consolidation to provide certainty of results.
Gordon Brothers’ expertise in assets, plant equipment inventory, receivables, intellectual property and retail is extensive, and it brings an understanding of the Australian market to all sales.
It is one of the few firms in Australia that has the capacity to underwrite major packages, such as the underwriting of the entire Koolyanobbing plant after the mine was purchased from Cliff’s by Mineral Resources lock and stock.
Gordon Brothers focuses on the here and now when assessing risk.
As contracting is a capital-intensive line of work, it is important that contractors have the ability to mobilise quickly, and access to the capital that requires is paramount to their success.
The company offers companies assistance with financial flexibility, rental options, investment propositions and can unlock liquidity for clients by buying and selling underperforming or redundant assets, among many other services.
THE use of the Hawk Measurement Systems (HAWK) fiber optic vibration monitoring on conveyors presents operators, planners, engineers and managers a way of automating one of the most dreaded, monotonous and essential ongoing maintenance operations conducted on every mine site around the word: belt inspections.
With all emergent technologies, there can be a lot of questions about the capability and logistics of installing such a system, such as: Q. Why use this technology? A. Predictive maintenance is now possible on conveyor idlers.
Q. Where are these made?
A. Proudly designed and manufactured in Melbourne, VIC.
Q. Where does the fiber go?
A. Fiber is run along the return and lifted onto both stringers, then secured to these purlins.
Q. How long does installation take? A. Varies from site to site but typically installed during scheduled maintenance shutdowns.
Q. Is there anything required in the field? A. No infield power or communications are required, the fiber cable itself acts as the sensor, the controller is mounted in a nearby substation.
Q. How many belts can a system handle? A. Up to 20km of conveyor per system. Q. How accurate is the system? A. Identifies idlers to the frames and the side of the conveyor.
Q. Does the roller detect or predict failures? A. Predict: It is possible to see these failures two to three weeks ahead of catastrophic failure conditions.
Q. How is information about the belt presented?
A. Daily emailed reports and alarms to SCADA or DCS.
Q. Do you supply everything we need? A. All materials required for the installation are delivered to site including cable, hardware, mechanical components, fixings, and optical components.
Q. Who installs the fiber? A. Installation is provided from a local labour source; HAWK provides installation instruction documentation.
Q. How do we get in contact?
A. Call (03) 9873 4538 or send an email to Fiber@hawk.com.au