Manufacturing Capability

Shepparton Site:

Six (6) hectares
Work areas (under roof) » Managerial/ Technical/ Administration » 350m²

» Engineering Fabrication » Stainless Steel tanks/vessels 2045m²


» Mild Steel tanks/vessels  1300m²


» Jobbing/Processing/Other  2100m²

» Laser » Factory 1360m²


» Office  220m²

» Galvanizing » 770m²

» Industrial Painting » 160m²

» Maintenance/ Amenities » 320m²


» Total - 8625m²
Design » AutoCAD 2002 Workstations

» FEA "Finite Element Analysis"
Cranage » All work areas serviced by » Overhead cranes up to 30 tonne combined lift


» Mobile cranes of 5 tonne and 15 tonne


» Various forklifts up to 5 tonne
Welding » Semi-automated (TIG, MIG and Submerged Arc)
     Automatic Plasma welding

» Laser welding for cavity plate

» (3) x seamline welders up to 6m long

» Rotary turntables up to 6m diameter, 4 fixed, 3 portable

» All types of welding standard manual plant
Cutting » Laser » 1 x 2.5Kw & 1 x 3.0Kw Slab Lasers


» 20mm mild steel, 16mm stainless steel

» Guillotines » Heavy - 4m wide x 12mm MS plate


» Medium - 3.6m wide x 5mm plate


» Light - 2.4m wide x 3mm plate

» Profile » Oxy, mild steel to 150mm thick


» Plasma, stainless steel to 32mm thick
Metal Working » 100 tonne "Marksman" » Shearing - 600mm wide x 16mm plate


» Cropping - 150x150x12mm angle, 50mm solid round


» Punching - 31mm Ø through 25mm plate
Pressing » 1200 tonne x 6.5m length, hydraulic

»  200 tonne Boldrini Dishing press, Hydraulic - up to 4.5m diameter heads

» 150 tonne x 3.6m length, hydraulic

» 80 tonne (NC) x 3.0m length, hydraulic
Plate Rolling » "Marcovil" 4 axis, digital readout, hydraulic top and side supports, double initial pinch, 3.2m wide x 260mm Ø rolls

» "Furphy" manufactured plate rolls - pyramid 3.3m wide x 370mm Ø rolls

» Various other smaller sets for light gauge work
Sectional Rolling » "Roundo" R35 » Hollow sections eg. 80mm NB pipe to 1000mm diameter


» Flat bar, angles etc...
Knuckle Forming » Up to 8mm SS plate ranging from 600mm to 8m diameter

» Knuckle radius sizes 30mm, 50mm, 63mm, 100mm, 150mm, 200mm, 250mm, 300mm, 350mm
Decoiling Line Up to 5 tonne coils x 2m wide
Machining » Lathes, mills, punching etc...
Hot Dip Galvanizing » (4) plants » Albury Galvanizing, Blayney Galvanizing, Geelong Galvanizing, Goulburn Valley Galvanizing
Sandblasting/Industrial Painting

For further information, mail to the following address: mail@furphys.com.au