Aust-Mech Australian Conveyor Systems

What Aust-Mech Australian Conveyor Systems does

Aust-Mech Australian Conveyor Systems Pty Ltd is a family-owned Australian industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1986 by Anthony (Tony) Gilbert in Dalby, Queensland. The company designs and builds bulk materials handling equipment, with its core product being the proprietary Tubeveyor belt-in-tube conveyor, available in capacity ranges from 1 to 600 tonnes per hour across mobile on-farm, fixed stationary, and compact configurations. The product portfolio extends to complete integrated systems including circular silo complexes (up to 25,000 tonnes storage), overhead and under-silo conveyors, drive-over receival grids, cross sweep retrievers, container filling equipment, bins and hoppers, and an extensive options catalogue with custom modifications.

The firm generates revenue primarily through quote-based hardware sales of custom-designed and standard equipment, augmented by one-off prototyping and problem-solving engineering projects for unique applications. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven, combining direct enterprise engagement across agricultural, mining, manufacturing, fertiliser, and food processing sectors with a strong presence at Australian agricultural field days (FarmFest, AgQuip, Henty, Newdegate, York Peninsula). Notable customers include Graincorp, Cargill, AWB Grainflow, AA Co, BHP, Blair Athol Coal, Dyno Nobel, Nestlé, and Adams Packaging, with international exports including deliveries to Saudi Arabia's Grain Silos and Flour Milling Organisation. The business supports its installed base with Australia-wide backup field service.

Name

Aust-Mech Australian Conveyor Systems

Legal name

Aust-Mech Australian Conveyor Systems Pty Ltd

Website

https://austmech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aust-Mech Australian Conveyor Systems is a family-owned Australian manufacturer (founded 1986, Dalby QLD) that designs and builds proprietary Tubeveyor belt-in-tube conveyors and bulk materials handling equipment for agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and food processing customers across Australia and selected international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bulk Materials Handling Equipment

NAICS

Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922), Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing (33392)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers) (IMAHABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bulk Solids Handling & Processing Equipment (Conveying, Silo, Feeders) (IMAHAEAG), Bulk Handling & Conveying for Processing Lines (Augers, Elevators, Conveyors) (AFAAAJAJ)

Keywords

• Bulk materials handling
• Belt-in-tube conveyors
• Grain handling equipment
• Industrial conveyor systems
• Mobile grain conveyors

Headquarters

HQ city

Dalby

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Bulk Materials Handling Equipment Sales: Design and manufacture of quality, high performance bulk materials handling equipment including Tubeveyors, conveyors, augers, bunker stackers, and grain retrieval equipment. Sales of standard and custom-designed equipment.
2. Custom Design and Manufacturing: Custom design and manufacture of equipment to suit specific applications, including problem solving and concept design for mechanical or materials handling challenges. One-off or prototyping design and fabrication projects.
3. Options and Accessories: Sale of optional equipment and attachments including interchangeable intake hoppers, hydraulic self-propulsion kits, lighting kits, CCTV cameras, remote controls, and cross sweep retrievers.
4. Grain Aeration and Drying Equipment: Supply of grain aeration controllers and related equipment for grain drying needs.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aust-Mech designs and manufactures high-performance bulk materials handling equipment, with its flagship Tubeveyor range of belt-in-tube conveyors available in mobile (1 to 10 tonnes per minute) and fixed industrial configurations (1 to 600 tonnes per hour). The portfolio also includes drive-over receival grids, cross sweep retrievers, container fillers, circular silo conveyor systems, overhead and under-silo conveyors, bins and hoppers, and custom-engineered solutions for agricultural, mining, fertiliser, and manufacturing customers across Australia and overseas.

Product overview

Aust-Mech Australian Conveyor Systems is a family owned Australian company specialising in the design and manufacture of quality, high performance bulk materials handling equipment. The company's core product is the innovative 'Tubeveyor' range of belt-in-tube conveyors, which come in mobile variants (ProFarm Series up to 2.5t/min and Professional Series up to 10t/min), fixed stationary configurations, and compact models for seed grading plants. The product portfolio extends to complete handling systems including Circular Conveyor Systems for silo complexes, Overhead Conveyor Systems, and Under Silo Conveyors. Supporting equipment includes Swing Away Conveyors, Drive Over Receival Grids (BDOG and ADOG auger variants), Cross Sweep Retrievers, Container Filling Equipment (inverters and horizontal stuffers), Fertiliser Handling Equipment, Bins and Hoppers, and an extensive range of Options and Custom Modifications. The company also offers Industrial and Mining solutions for handling specialised materials such as Ammonium Nitrate, Mineral sands, Bentonite, and various food products. Custom design and prototyping services are available for unique applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ProFarm Series Mobile Tubeveyor (2.5t per minute) Mobile belt-in-tube conveyor for easy, high-performance grain and fertiliser handling into and out of silos, bunkers, sheds, and trucks. Features 6" or 9" diameter barrel with capacities up to 2.5 tonnes per minute (150 t/hr). Targeted at on-farm grain and fertiliser operations.
• Professional Series Mobile Tubeveyor (10t per minute) Very high capacity mobile grain handling equipment designed for bulk grain storage and handling sites and large cropping enterprises. Described as the largest fully mobile grain conveyors on the market, ranging from 40' to 140' long with 280mm, 356mm, or 406mm diameter barrel.
• Swing Away Conveyor Conveyor that simplifies intake from trucks and assists in ensuring maximum conveyor throughput, convenience and safety. Available with 1.5m or 3.0m wide receival hoppers, enabling trucks to fully empty corners. Used with Tubeveyor systems for grain receival.
• BDOG Drive Over Receival Grid Highly mobile or fixed drive over receival grid designed for high capacity, quick and convenient unloading of trucks including B doubles and road trains. All-belt design ensures gentle handling, safe and smooth operation, and self-cleaning between loads.
• ADOG Auger Drive Over Receival Grid Auger type drive over receival grid incorporating 30 years of industry knowledge and experience to achieve the highest level of strength, capacity and longevity in the auger type drive over market.
• Cross Sweep Retriever High capacity retrieval equipment for outloading grain from bunkers or sheds by one operator. Designed to attach to Tubeveyors with up to 6m wide retrieval fronts and capacities up to 7 tonnes per minute.
• Container Filling Equipment Large range of equipment for bulk filling shipping containers, including container inverters (30°, 45°, 50°, 90°) and horizontal container stuffers with capacities up to 7 tonnes per minute.
• Circular Conveyor System Innovative silo complex layout where silos are placed in a circular pattern with Tubeveyors providing self-cleaning means of moving grain into, between and out of silos using single inload and outload points. Total storage capacities up to 25,000 tonnes with throughput of 120 to 600 tonnes per hour.
• Overhead Conveyor System Over silo conveyor systems designed to best suit application requirements, incorporating Tubeveyor or trough type conveyors configured for 'in line' or 'cluster' silo layouts or from process plant into silo complex.
• Under Silo Conveyor Simple, effective system for on farm or processing plant applications where high volume and segregated grain storage is required. Available in Tubeveyor, Roller trough and Sheet trough designs with capacities from 1 to 10 tonnes per minute.
• Compact Conveyor for Seed Graders Tubeveyors designed for lower capacity grain conveying within tight restraints of processing plants and seed grading operations. Features 5" or 6" diameter barrel with capacities of 0 to 30 or 60 tonnes per hour.
• Fertiliser Handling Equipment Range of equipment designed for granular fertiliser handling from basic conveying applications through to complete handling, storage and batch weighing facilities. Includes stainless steel mobile Tubeveyors, under silo conveyors, batch weigh bins up to 5 tonnes capacity.
• Industrial, Mining and Custom Design Solutions Custom designed conveyors and equipment for handling Ammonium Nitrate, Mineral sands, Bentonite, Saw mill waste, Compost, Hay, sewerage slurry, Crushed ice, Glass, Delicate food items and other commodities. Includes continuous flow weighing, batch weighing, bulk to bag equipment.
• Bins and Hoppers Storage bins and transfer hoppers for almost every commodity. Includes 70 tonne bulk storage bins for ammonium nitrate prill, mobile fertiliser hoppers, grain hoppers, batch weigh hoppers, bagging hoppers, weigh bins, outloading hoppers with flow weighers, surge hoppers, and hoppers for non-free-flowing commodities such as cotton seed hulls and compost.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tubeveyor capacities range from 1 to 600 tonnes per hour
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Skov A/S: Skov supplies climate control and material handling equipment for livestock and grain facilities worldwide. Partial overlap with Aust-Mech in grain storage, aeration and conveying for agricultural facilities.
• Norstar Industries: Norstar produces augers, conveyors, grain vacs and handling equipment for agriculture. Partial overlap with Aust-Mech on auger and grain handling product lines though smaller scale and broader commodity focus.

Direct peers

• Spiroflow Systems: Spiroflow designs and manufactures flexible screw conveyors, aero mechanical conveyors and bulk bag handling equipment for food, chemical and mineral applications. Comparable as a specialist bulk materials handling equipment manufacturer with custom design capability.
• GSI (Grain Systems Inc.): GSI manufactures grain bins, dryers, conveyors and material handling systems for agricultural and industrial customers globally. Directly comparable product line (conveyors, augers, bucket elevators, sweep systems) and customer base to Aust-Mech's Tubeveyor range.
• Flexicon Corporation: Flexicon manufactures flexible screw conveyors, tubular cable conveyors and bulk bag handling systems for food, chemical, mineral and agricultural applications. Comparable niche in custom bulk materials conveying solutions for diverse commodities.
• Sweet Manufacturing Company: Sweet Manufacturing produces bucket elevators, conveyors, drag conveyors and accessories for the grain, feed and bulk material handling industries. Directly comparable product category and target customer base to Aust-Mech.
• Neuero (Neuero Industrielle Förderanlagen): Neuero designs and manufactures grain handling and conveying equipment, including belt and chain conveyors, bucket elevators and ship loaders, with a strong presence in Australian grain terminals. Closely comparable as a direct competitor in bulk grain handling.
• AGI (Ag Growth International): AGI is a leading global manufacturer of grain handling, storage and conditioning equipment including conveyors, augers and bucket elevators. Directly comparable to Aust-Mech as a bulk materials handling equipment OEM serving grain, fertiliser and seed processors.

Broad incumbents

• BEUMER Group: BEUMER is a large global intralogistics supplier offering belt conveyors, bucket elevators, palletising and packaging systems. Overlaps with Aust-Mech in bulk conveying and grain/fertiliser handling but at a much broader portfolio and enterprise scale.

Regional players

• Cleveland Cascades: Cleveland Cascades designs enclosed conveyor systems and bulk loading equipment for ports, terminals and ship loaders. Comparable in engineered bulk materials handling but serves primarily UK/European ports rather than the Australian agricultural market.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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