Martin Engineering is expanding its operations in Australia to offer solutions to more customers nationwide. The company first entered the Australian market in 1978. By building a new manufacturing facility in Yatala on the east Coast and opening a fully staffed office in Perth on the West Coast, Martin is investing in and adding jobs to the Australian economy.
“Our purpose-built space has been designed to enhance our customer service, operational capabilities, and provide a better working environment for our team,” said Bo Hu, Australia manager of Martin Engineering. “This expansion ensures we continue delivering industry-leading solutions to our customers. We will now have full production capabilities in Australia of a wider range of products beyond our already established polyurethane parts production for cleaners and other wear parts.”
The newly built facility in Yatala will house Martin Engineering Australia’s headquarters in addition to 13 sales, production, and service team employees, allowing them a central hub to offer the best solutions and technical service to the market. Although the Yatala facility will be Australia’s primary manufacturing site, Perth will also have partial production capabilities.
Historically, Australian equipment production at Martin Engineering focussed on polyurethane belt conveyor cleaner blades to ensure fresh products for a longer equipment life. The new Yatala facility expands the manufacturing capability to include a wide variety of patented equipment, all designed and engineered by Martin Engineering at the company’s Center for Innovation in Neponset, Illinois, USA.
“Our new manufacturing facility will produce bulk flow equipment and conveyor accessories,” said Mr Hu. “These include air cannons, customised conveyor transfer points, impact cradles that protect the belt during loading, belt support cradles and idlers that ensure a smooth belt path, skirting to mitigate dust and spillage in the transition, and innovative belt alignment devices.”
