Australian Standard Compliance For Overseas Machines
It can be difficult to understand and navigate your way through the list of Australian Standards that are relevant and applicable to the piece of electrical equipment you are importing or installing on Australian soil.
Often we see machines and control panels already installed here in Australian and the piece of electrical equipment which does not meet key aspects of the Australian Wiring Rules AS/NZS 3000:2018 can not be signed of by either the Registered Electrical Inspector or the Licensed Electrician Contractor. Coupled with the compliance to AS/NZS3000 the Licensed Electrical Installer is required to ensure they do not supply power to any electrical equipment they deem to be un safe.
Our team of Electrical Engineers at ARA Electrical Services have worked with different companies from all over the world to ensure compliance to the relevant Australian Standard for their specific project. We have a thorough understanding of the Electrical Standards and how to implement them into your machine, control panel or project.
Delphi – Nexteer (America)
ARA Electrical Services were engaged by Deplhi to install an American imported steering line for the Australian Automotive industry. The Project comprised of approximately 40 pieces of equipment which were required to be on site modified to meet the relevant Australian Standards. The project required both the off site electrical engineers and the on site installation team to work together with the American company overseas to ensure compliance. The successful project saw the new manufacturing plant play a key role in the Australian Automotive Industry. ARA also designed and installed a blow moulder extruder rated to 1500KW for the project. The control system for this project which was commissioned by ARA was Moticon.
The American steering line was modified in the following areas to conform to the relevant Australian Standards.
Flare Ignition Control Panel (America)
ARA Electrical Services were engaged to review the design of a flare ignition control system from an American flare manufacturing company. Our team of Engineers were tasked with applying the relevant Australian standards which focused on;
AS/NZS 3000 Compliance and AS/NZS 60079 Compliance
ARA also provided control panel fabrication services to ensure compliance to the Australian Standards for the project.
Wet Electrostatic Precipitator (WESP) – AH Lundberg (Canada)
ARA were engaged by AH Lundberg, A Canadian company to integrate their WESP into an Australian manufacturing plant. The Project consisted of 5 off large Variable Speed Drives on large fans, which included the largest LV Variable Speed Drive in Australia. ARA completed the Electrical Design of the project which included 2 off new HV transformers. The entire project can be further reviewed here.
ARA worked with our partner AH Lundberg in Canada to ensure their system met all relevant Australian Standards to ensure compliance and sign off. ARA were required to design and install transformers to meet the voltages of the Canadian Design for the project.
Hydrogen Refueler Packages (United States, Europe & China)
ARA Electrical Services were engaged to review the overseas design, which was originally designed in different areas around the world due to the separate third party packages involved in the process. ARA provided guidance and instructed modifications to the design to ensure compliance to AS/NZS 3000 and AS/NZS 60079. ARA was also engaged to complete the site installation of the packages which included AS/NZS 3000 field wiring compliance and AS/NZS 60079 Part 14 compliance and sign off on the ARA produced Hazardous Area Dossier. ARA also provided guidance and recommendations for the project to meet Control panel design to 60204.1-2005
Pouch Filler (France) and Case Packer (Spain)
ARA Electrical Services was engaged by an internationally owned Dairy manufacturing company to review the electrical design/fabrication of the control panels by an overseas equipment manufacturer to ensure compliance and good manufacturing practice to Australian standards. The project focused on
High Density Foam Panelling Production Facility (Europe)
ARA were engaged to oversee the installation of multiple different third party packages of a new foam panelling manufacturing line. The manufacturing line had pieces of electrical equipment from all over Europe. ARA were tasked with ensuring the overseas imported manufacturing line met all relevant Australian Standards. The European line had manufacturer supplied overseas cabling that was installed on site requiring sign off by the Licensed Electrical Contractor and the Licensed Electrical Inspector.
ARA were required to perform all mandatory electrical testing of the entire machine to Australian Standards and verify compliance to the relevant electrical and hazardous area standards.
Gas Liquid Processing LNG (Malaysia)
ARA Electrical Services were engaged to provided on site, off shore supervision in Malaysia, of various LNG process skids to ensure compliance to all relevant Australian standards, and quality checks to ensure quality of finish to the industry standard.
The LNG offshore built skid had to be built to the relevant Australian Standards as they were to be delivered to remote parts of Australia and compliance after the delivery would have brought significant challenges.
Pharmaceutical Ingredient Dosing System (Germany) – Installation in Mount Barker SA
ARA were engaged by a South Australian pharmaceutical company to assist with the Australian Standard compliance of a pharmaceutical ingredient dosing system prior to the system being built in Germany. The project required the machine to comply with the Australian wiring rules and also the Australian explosive atmosphere standards.
ARA Electricals Services provided Installation assistance, commissioning of the process and final signoff of the ingredients dosing system including generation and conformance of the Hazardous Area Dossier and Documentation.
192 MW 128 Wind Turbines (Spain)
ARA Electrical Services were engaged to ensure the 128 Wind Turbines manufactured in Spain met all applicable Australian Electrical Standards after installation to enable sign off by Energy Safe Victoria and a Licensed Electrical Inspector.
The Wind Turbines had a HV component to their design, and along side Energy Safe Victoria ARA reviewed and implemented the relevant Australian Standards which focused on;
