Mechanical Engineering

MA Deacon Engineers roots are in mechanical engineering with extensive experience and expertise in mechanical and structural equipment design. 

Our services and expertise include:

  • Feasibility, Conceptual, FEED and Detailed Design
  • Scoping and definition studies
  • Design reviews and verifications to relevant Australian and international standards
  • Failure and root cause analysis
  • Materials handling systems
  • Crane design
  • Special purpose mechanical equipment
  • Water hydraulic design

Recent Projects

Platform Man cage design
Platform, Man cage and hoist design

Design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of an access platform

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Pump Station Vibration Assessment
Pump Station Vibration Assessment

Pump Station Vibration Assessment carried out using FEA and Fatigue

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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)- Pump Station

Pumping arrangement was modelled and analysed with CFD

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Waste Composters - Fatigue life
Waste Composters – Fatigue life

The composters were strain gauged to determine the load profile which

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Municipal Waste Composters

The existing composter was strain gauged to determine the load profile

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Buckled Tank Structural Assessment
Buckled Tank Structural Assessment

The tank surface was laser scanned and the structural capacity of

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Cooler Life Estimation

The cooler was modelled with FEA and sub models created for

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Fracture Analysis - SAG Mill Gear
Fracture Analysis – SAG Mill Gear

The gear was modelled including the detail of the crack which

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75T Quay Crane Verification
75T Quay Crane Verification

Design Verification certificates and a verification report were issued for each

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7T Offshore Skid – DNV Certification

DNV approved design and manufacturing drawings produced for transportation of an

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100T Spooler

Design, FE Analysis, 3D Digital prototyping and manufacturing detail drawings.

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Wheel Alignment Trolley Jacks

Provide full project management capabilities, from concept to detail design, manufacture,

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WWTP Tank Design and FEA
Tank Design and FEA

Manufacturing detail drawings were prepared in accordance with Woodside drawing standards.

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360m3 Sludge Silo

Detailed proposal of modifications to ensure silo compliance.

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Decanters

Deacon Engineers prepared a detailed report and recommendations for repair and

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Rock breaker re-design
Rock breaker redesign

Detail manufacturing drawings and a design report were produced of the

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Excavator boom - Fatigue life
Excavator Boom-Fatigue Life

FEA stress calculations, strain gauging the fatigue life of the boom

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Screen House Structural Upgrade for Lift Installation

Detailed design and drafting with design report to provide additional platforms

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Transfer Barge Design
Transfer Barge Design

Transfer barge designed with shore and loading barge side ramp to

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