Your Custom Switchboard Manufacturers in Melbourne

ARA Electrical Services designs and manufactures custom switchboards for Melbourne’s demanding industrial and manufacturing environments across sectors including manufacturing, food and beverage, water and wastewater, mining, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas sites. Our vast on sites and engineering experience working directly within operating plants means we understand the practical requirements of electrical distribution systems that must operate safely, reliably, and continuously.

At ARA Electrical Services because we regularly install MCCs, PLC control cabinets, DB’s and MDBs, we understand the realities of working with switchboards in operating plants. That experience gives us clear insight into what works well in practice and what creates problems during installation, commissioning, and maintenance.

In recent years the switchboard manufacturing industry has undergone significant change with the introduction of AS/NZS 61439 – Low-voltage switchgear and control gear assemblies. This standard establishes stricter requirements for design verification, construction practices, and documented compliance for low-voltage assemblies.

For projects requiring custom switchboard manufacturing in Melbourne ARA Electrical Services understands the legislative and compliance obligations surrounding AS/NZS 61439 and how they apply to real projects. Our switchboards are designed and manufactured to meet the specific needs of your project, paying close attention to compliance, form ratings, load studies, arc flash levels and site specifications so you can be rest assured our switchboards will meet the demands of client’s specs and harsh environments.

As experienced switchboard manufacturers in Melbourne, our focus is on delivering compliant, reliable assemblies that perform consistently in demanding industrial environments.

Engineered Switchboards Built Around Your Site Requirements

A custom switchboard should match your sites specifications, how circuits are isolated, how maintenance is performed, how loads are managed, and how protection behaves under fault conditions and fault levels specific to your site.

ARA’s engineering team designs switchboards to suit specific site and industry requirements and to align with relevant Australian Standards.

Our engineers will spend the time to read and understand site or client specifications to ensure FAT’s and SAT’s run smoothly and to the client’s expectations. We will work with your team to identify any noncompliance issues around arc flash ratings, form ratings, protection settings and any others compliance issues that arise during preliminary or concept phases.

During our in-house engineering design process, our electrical engineers verify switchboard and control system designs against the relevant Australian Standards and project-specific technical requirements. This includes compliance with AS/NZS 61439 – Low-voltage switchgear and control gear assemblies, ensuring assemblies are designed and constructed in accordance with current verification and performance requirements.

Where switchboards interface with machinery or automated equipment, designs are also reviewed against AS 4024 – Safety of Machinery, ensuring appropriate consideration of machine safety circuits, functional safety systems, emergency stop architecture, and safety control integration.

For installations within classified environments, our engineers ensure designs comply with the relevant AS/NZS 60079 hazardous area standards, including correct equipment selection, segregation of circuits, intrinsic safety considerations, and documentation requirements for hazardous area installations.

This design-led approach is particularly important for manufacturing sites across Victoria, NSW and Australian mining sites where downtime, safety exposure, and upgrade cycles need to be managed carefully.

When comparing switchboard manufacturers in Melbourne, it helps to look for clear evidence of engineering verification, documented design decisions, and a build process that supports consistent quality from concept to installation.