Punching above its weight
OREFLOW is the culmination of more than 50 years’ experience in the Australian mining industry, and is still a proudly Australian-owned and family-operated business.
While the company offers a wide range of services, from bulk material handling to air cannons and magnets, it specialises in the design and construction of ore screens, and has been selling them throughout Australia and to all corners of the globe since Mel King expanded Minspec to form OreFlow in 2013.
With a team of 16 on board, OreFlow has the capacity to do the big jobs, and the agility of a small team of experts to create a tailored, personal experience.
The team is small enough to be nimble, but big enough to do the heavy lifting and get the job done.
OreFlow Technical Specialist Mel King said that “we quote it, we draft it, we build it to a certain stage, and then if it gets too big, we sub contract it to an engineering company, but we will do QA from start to finish”.
“Everything is drawn in-house, it’s engineered in-house, our springs are made locally, we are an Australian company and our customers love that about us,” he said.
Whether a customer needs a Trommel screen for waste processing, or a vibrating screen for materials separation, Oreflow can provide the right screen type, and the right screen size, to achieve the outcomes and aims required.
The company understands that to get it right when it comes to material size, conforming to a rigid specification relies heavily on using the appropriate screen size.
Different materials have different separation rates, and this is why it is important that the correct screen size is used, as it will maximise the efficacy and efficiency of the screen.
For this reason, OreFlow’s engineering team optimises the design of all its equipment using JKTech simulation software.
Oreflow works with local Australian providers who continue to offer the highest quality components at competitive prices, along with the face-to-face relationships that are at the core of its success.
“We have established relationships that are very strong and provide us first class service,” he said.
“We get approached everyday by people who want us to use their products, but we don’t need to when what we’ve got works so well.”
“Our providers are loyal, consistent and we always get good pricing so why would we want to change that.”
Oreflow’s timely well-built machines have been used across Australia and all over the world, and Mr King said that there was a lot of international interest around OreFlow’s products.
“We are Australian and we work for Australians and we are Australian-owned and operated, but we export worldwide,” he said.
“We have sent screens to Africa, to Asia – Indonesia and PNG – and we have a lot of interest from Europe”.
Oreflow’s strength comes from its business model which is centred around the customers it serves and the close relationships it builds with suppliers.
“We do anything to do with moving material from one point to another,” Mr King said.
“We operate small because we want to stay nimble, lean and effective – it works for us.”
Oreflow is the Australian master distributor for the Brelko range of spillage control products, which have quickly gained acceptance in the Australian market place.
It is a major supplier of skirting systems, belt scrapers, air cannons and impact beds both locally and overseas.
The company’s conveyor, belt and apron feeder design and manufacture are becoming internationally renowned.
Oreflow also imports its own range of conveyor idlers and frames, which are readily interchangeable with Australian manufactured products without modification.
The company has exported crushers, screens, feeders, belt scrapers and idlers overseas to various countries including Ghana, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, Tanzania, Indonesia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Zambia as well as many local iron ore, gold, nickel and mineral sands projects.
The Oreflow service team are also multi-skilled in elevated work platforms, Franna cranes and rigging, thus reducing waiting time on jobs.