Austin Engineering Engineered Mining and Earthmoving Products


Austin Engineering is a leading designer and manufacturer of customised dump truck bodies, buckets and ancillary products used in the mining industry, including the reputable JEC and Westech brands.
Austin Engineering offers its customers on and off-site repair and maintenance on all of their products and heavy equipment lifting services.
With a presence in some of the world’s principal mining regions, Austin Engineering provides high-quality, cost-effective solutions that are delivered on time and backed up by through-life product support.
Off-highway dump truck bodies
Its work with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and customers has given Austin Engineering the expertise to solve engineering challenges and to deliver site-specific solutions. The company supplies customised bodies and excavator buckets for all makes and models of trucks, including Caterpillar, Komatsu and Hitachi.
Austin Engineering dump truck bodies are manufactured under a quality-assured system and offer increased payload, reliability and maximised pass-matching. The company is constantly innovating and developing new styles, such as the Westech Flow Control body, which improves dust control and reduces maintenance.
Mining excavator buckets
Buckets for mining excavators and wheel loaders in the 60t to 650t class are designed and manufactured to offer solutions for any application, whether hard rock, iron ore or coal.
Experienced engineers will match carrying capacity with bucket weight and material density, to ensure top performance and meet OEM specifications. Mining excavator and wheel loader buckets are customised across a wide range of GET and wear package options.
The benefits of an Austin Engineering bucket include fast cycle times, better penetration and pass-matching, to maximise machine efficiency.
Ancillary mining products
A wide range of ancillary mining products are available, including:
- Water tank modules
- Lubrication service and fuel modules
- Material-handling attachments
- Tyre-handling equipment
The T3 Tyre Handler is designed for use in underground and confined spaces, as well as above ground. Its unique third arm gives extra stability, making tyre maintenance safer. Its reduced height, compact size and increased rotation result in greater efficiency. The T3 is suitable for use on a wide range of mine trucks and wheel loaders, and facilitates attachment tooling for use with materials-handling equipment.
The Stair Access Water Tank module from Austin Engineering can be fitted to OEM equipment to support dust suppression or firefighting and includes spray tools. Unlike traditional water tank modules, the Stair Access module has larger baffle openings with a direct line of travel, to improve operator safety when performing maintenance work in confined spaces. The innovative baffle design reduces surging and improves truck stability by up to 18%.
Products and Services

Equipment Repair and Maintenance
Austin Engineering provides a comprehensive range of on and off-site repair and maintenance services for mining equipment.

Excavator and Loader Buckets
Austin Engineering designs and manufactures mining buckets for excavators, front-end loaders and wheel loaders.

Off-Highway Dump Truck Bodies
Austin Engineering designs and manufactures Westech and JEC bodies, and OEM off-highway dump truck bodies. The company's dump truck trays are custom engineered for all makes and models of truck and application.

Tyre Handlers
Austin Engineering offers a comprehensive range of tyre handling equipment from 1,00kg to 10,000kg capacity.

Water Tanks
Austin Engineering offers water tank modules for dust suppression or firefighting trucks. The heavy-duty modules are suitable for 6 x 6 road articulated or off-highway trucks.
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White Papers

Improved Dust Control for Off-Highway Dump Trucks
A typical coal mining operation can generate around 25% of their total dust emissions through the dumping process.

Excavator Operator Best Practice
To extend bucket life on mine sites.

Custom-Built Austin JEC Truck Bodies Lift Productivity and Performance
Austin Engineering was commissioned by an open cut coal mine in Australia to design and manufacture a truck body.

Mining Bucket Maintenance
Austin Engineering Group member Pilbara Hire was tasked with minimising maintenance costs and downtime related to mining buckets on a Pilbara mine site.

Mine Excavator Bucket Capacity Modification
The mine site approached Austin Engineering with an issue that their backhoe bucket fitted to their recently purchased excavator was not reaching anticipated productivity figures.

Extending Bucket Service Life
A customer approached Austin Engineering seeking a benchmark for returned overhauled excavator buckets of 10,000 operating hours service duration (or approximately 18 months).

Custom-Designed Highly Durable Truck Body
The OEM approached Austin Engineering to design a custom body for one of their first fleets of a particular model of body in Australia.
Related Projects

Solomon Hub Iron Ore Mine

Argyle Diamond Mine, Kimberley

Pakrut Gold Project

Caval Ridge Coal Mine, Central Queensland

Drayton Mine, New South Wales

Tropicana Gold Project

Christmas Creek Iron Ore Mine

Daunia Coal Mine, Queensland

Prominent Hill Gold and Copper Mine

Wilpinjong Thermal Coal Mine

Paraburdoo Iron Ore Mine, Pilbara

Marandoo Iron Ore Mine, Pilbara

Plutonic Gold Mine

Curragh Mine, Queensland

Cloud Break Iron Ore Mine

Rio Tinto Brockman 4 Iron Ore Mine, Pilbara

Ok Tedi Mine, Oceania

Coppabella Coal Mine

Ranger Uranium Mine

Isaac Plains Coal Mine

Mt Arthur Coal Mine

Boddington Gold Mine (BGM), Western Australia (WA)

Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine, Colorado Springs

Sunrise Dam Gold Mine, Lake Carey, Western Australia

Worsley Alumina Refinery – Australia

Lihir Gold Mine, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea

Anaconda Nickel Ltd Nickel and Cobalt Mine

Gold Mine – Kanowna Belle – Western Australia

BHP Coal Mine – Mount Owen – New South Wales Australia

Dawson Complex, Queensland

Portman Mining Ltd Coal Mine – Burton Coal – Queensland Australia
Press Release
Extensive computer modelling and site testing have been key inputs into the development of a new two-piece excavator bucket.
Read moreThe JEC LD truck body has been designed to increase productivity while being durable and cost-effective.
Read moreWest Australian based mine site services provider Pilbara Hire will be operating under the new name of Austin Engineering Site Services.
Read moreAustin Engineering has formalised a joint venture with Rutherford (NSW)-based BK Plant Repairs and Maintenance.
Read moreAustin Engineering is a leading designer and manufacturer of customised dump truck bodies, buckets, and ancillary products used in the mining industry, EDEM simulation software is a key tool used by Austin Engineering to model and virtually test the design of their truck bodies to durability and performance.
Read moreMarket-leading industrial cooling and heat exchange solutions supplier COR Cooling is relocating its New South Wales-based operations to Rutherford during June.
Read moreLeading mining product designer and manufacturer Austin Engineering has released two new wheel loader bucket designs, the JEC L1850-2 (28.3mÂł) and the JEC L2350-2 (38.2mÂł).
Read moreLeading mining product designer and manufacturer Austin Engineering recently undertook an initiative to achieve a national safety standard across its Australian operations.
Read moreThe EX8000-6 bucket, with a capacity of 48mÂł, is the largest excavator bucket ever manufactured by Austin Engineering globally.
Read moreThe Westech Optima, a new high-performance off-highway dump truck body design, was officially launched this month by leading mining product engineer and manufacturer Austin Engineering.
Read moreAustin Engineering, the leading global designer and manufacturer of engineered mining products, has officially added the Hitachi EX8000-6 excavator bucket (backhoe configuration) to its excavator product range.
Read moreRegional Offices
Kings Row 1, Level G, 52 McDougall St
Milton
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Queensland
Australia
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Paget
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Australia
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Perth
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Australia
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Colombia
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Batam
Indonesia
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Lima
Peru
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Mackay
4740
Queensland
Australia
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Mills
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