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DELPHI MEASUREMENT TAKES AUSTRALIAN BESPOKE MANUFACTURING TO THE WORLD Few Australian manufacturers can boast selling their wares to the world’s manufacturing powerhouses, but Gold Coast load pin specialist Delphi Measurement counts US and Chinese producers among its international customers. The company has carved a niche using old-fashioned Australian ingenuity to provide customised load and measurement solutions for a wide range of industries – from boutique food manufacturing to large scale mining operations. Delphi products can be found throughout south-east Asia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and the South Pacific, the Middle East, several African nations and North America.
overseas imports is applying its expertise to solving each clients’ unique challenges and its emphatic commitment to quality.
year in business and remains highly valued by its clients for providing old-school service.
“We don’t just sell components, although we do that too,” Mike says. “We actually partner with our clients to come up with the best solution for their operation and follow through until it’s 100 per cent right.”
“A lot of our work is fixing problems where businesses have gone with imported equipment that’s let them down,” Mike says.
While Delphi’s main business is custommaking load pin cells, its staff are also highly qualified in calibration, electronics and specialist software development. The company is approaching its 40th
The company uniquely designs and manufactures its own premium quality components in-house, employing a highly skilled work force that is increasingly difficult to access in Australia.
“We design and manufacture solutions for a wide variety of force monitoring and measurement applications – big or small – and the people who use us invariably come back because they know we’ll do what it takes to solve their issues and our components will last.” As well as designing and manufacturing specialist load and lifting sensors and components, Delphi offers solutions for conveyor belt tensioning, mining, manufacturing, CNC machining, calibration and repair work, among other services. “It’s very important for us to keep these bespoke services available in Australia,” Mike says. “Our clients understand that too. “We need to be there for other Australian manufacturers and keep championing industry in this country.”
Co-owner Mike Leonard says the key to Delphi’s success in a sector cruelled by
Delphi services large and small scale operations including construction and heavy industry, the maritime sector, oil, gas and mining, cranes, lifting and towing businesses, chemical processing and food and beverage manufacturing. “Anyone can order a part online but once customers use us and see our commitment to providing a quality solution that’s just for them, they always come back,” Mike says. “We’re very proud of what we do, our quality and our service, and we’re always very happy to fly the flag for Australian manufacturing.” Delphi 07 5508 2498 delphimeasurements.com
COLLAPSIBLE, STURDY TROLLEY MAKES MOVING EASY Transporting a large amount of office documents and crates has always been a challenge – but the X-Cart from MHA Products solves those problems thanks to its unique design. The X-Cart is a collapsible trolley that can be used in the workplace, schools, home, office, hospitals, courier services, shopping malls, nursing homes and more. Manual Handling Australia (MHA) general manager Daniel Ovenden says the cart’s unique features make it one of the most versatile on the market. “There’s no assembly required and folds completely flat and you can put in the boot of a car with the push of a button,” he says. The wheels can be removed and stored underneath for compact transport and storage. Despite weighing just 8.4kg, the lightweight aluminium trolley can hold a 75kg load, thanks to its sturdy x-shaped design. “There is a product on the market that’s similar, but this is bigger,” Daniel says, adding that his company tweaked the design to enable it to fit Australian-made stack and nest crates.
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The basket easily fits foolscap suspension files which is great for transporting documents throughout the office. The front and rear wheels have a high-performance roller ball bearing, which gives the user an exceptionally smooth operation. A foot pedal brake allows the X-Cart to be locked in position while loading or unloading and the injection-moulded plastic and aluminium design means that while the X-Cart is lightweight, it is still very robust and has a great carrying capacity. The X-Cart comes with one collapsible basket which will lock into place on either the top or bottom platform. The top platform can be folded back to allow larger items to be transported. Extra baskets can be purchased for use on both platforms and up to four baskets can be stacked on the bottom platform. MHA has the largest range of manual handling and workplace materials handling equipment in Australia. This includes thousands of workplace and storage items suited to every workplace and lifting equipment and trolleys for almost every application.
Its products aim to eliminate or reduce manual handling effort in the workplace, while boosting productivity and ensuring workplace safety. MHA has spent many years and countless hours on product development and sourcing to ensure it can provide products to make workplaces safer and more efficient. Stocking more than 30,000 products
from across the world, it sells them direct, meaning there is no middle man or middle margin added, giving the best possible price and faster service. It also offers customised solutions with trolleys, lifters and many other materialshandling equipment. MHA Products 1800 750 900 www.mhaproducts.com.au
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