Customised Vehicle Solutions
Mining/Construction/ Contractor/Civil/Fleet Sectors
In-plant Vehicle Processing Centres
In-plant Equipment Processing Centres
Terminals
Vehicle Processing Centres
Equipment Processing Centres
Regional -and Head Offices
Inland Distribution Networks Ocean trade routes
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (www.2wglobal.com) delivers innovative and sustainable global shipping and logistics solutions for manufacturers of cars, trucks, heavy equipment and specialised cargo. WWL has approximately 5700 employees worldwide and operates 62 Automotive and Equipment Processing sites. The company has a strong environmental focus and is an industry leader in developing innovative solutions to reduce its operational impacts on the environment.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) is a trusted solutions partner in the mining, construction, farming, contractor and civil market segments; including private and government fleet operators and leasing companies. Our manufacturing division is based in Newcastle and specialises in the supply of customised vehicle solutions. Our products are designed utilising Auto-CAD and Inventor design software, laser cut parts and CNC controlled manufacturing equipment to ensure highest accuracy. WWL also provides businesses with
comprehensive safety solutions. These include: Roll Over Protective Structures (ROPS) for light vehicles and trucks, safety rails for large machinery as well as service bodies for utility vehicles and trucks, tool boxes, electrical solutions and accessories. WWL can customise products which are engineered and designed to the highest quality and standards meeting Australian Design Rules (ADR) and where required, mine specification compliant. Our case studies will provide you with an insight to how we can support your business.
Contents Service Body Solutions
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Case Study: Service Bodies
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Why Safety
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Safety Rails
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Roll Over Protection Structure (ROPS) – External
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Roll Over Protection Structure (ROPS) – Internal
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Tool Boxes
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Case Study: Tool Boxes
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Steel Trays
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Case Study: Steel Trays
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Aluminium Trays
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Vandal Guards
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Engineering
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Electrical/Signage/Accessories/Painting Solutions 17
Service Body Solutions WWL understands that your business is unique, so your service bodies needs won’t always necessarily be met with an ‘off the shelf product.’ Our team will work with you to find a complete design solution to suit your specific requirements.
We can use the range of materials listed below:
WWL provides an extensive range of service bodies for light utilities and service trucks which are built to withstand the harshest environments.
Being a mine vehicle compliance specialist, WWL ensures your vehicles meet the strict mining safety requirements. To assure quality, we manufacture many products on our sites. WWL can offer you a comprehensive range of other solutions including:
We work with multinational OEM clients to find solutions for their needs; we provide local solutions to fleet operators, councils and glass carriers. No matter what type of service bodies are required, we work with our customers to design a suitable solution.
Mild Steel – painted, powder coated or galvanised Aluminium Stainless Steel
Safety Rails ROPS Vandal Guards Tool Boxes Steel and Aluminium Trays Vehicle Accessories
Case Study Service Bodies
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Delivering service vehicles for use in the mining and construction industries requires a keen understanding of how such vehicles will be used in the field. WWL’s experience saw it working with a large mining OEM to develop their fleet of Light Truck and Utility vehicles. Challenge To standardise a National Light Truck and Utility service body vehicle – ensuring uniformity in both fabrication and equipment supplied. At the time each vehicle was uniquely designed which meant that no cross over use of vehicles was possible. The new design needed to allow the service personnel the ability to still be flexible with the operation and application of these units allowing them to service their customers’ needs. Having a standardised vehicle would allow flexibility to the company with all workers being able to be allocated any of the vehicles to use, as they would be the same across the fleet.
Solution WWL Engineers worked on concept designs after discussing key requirements and inclusions with the OEM. These needed to be suitable for vehicles being deployed in either a mining or construction environment. WWL also recommended different ways to offer safety methods of ‘three points of contact’ as well as having an option to have hydraulic stabiliser legs for cranes to ensure streamlined operations. To share these designs with the OEM customer, WWL engineers brought the concepts to life by developing 3D images demonstrating the vehicle capabilities. Collaboration with the OEM was key and resulted in an agreed national specification.
Result The OEM has a standardised national specification for their Light Truck and Utility service body vehicles. This allows them the flexibility to transfer any vehicle in fleet to any location in Australia to meet demand. It also means that vehicle users, regardless of location, are familiar with the design, equipment and features. This consistency allows faster deployment of vehicles in the field and this supports an integral part of the OEM’s field operations. It also saves time in training vehicle users, creates efficiencies in vehicle operations (all equipment has uniform location by model) and the OEM has an identifiable service vehicle that their customers will recognise.
Why safety?
Safety should always be the first priority in the workforce. Your staff deserves to work in a safe environment to ensure they can do the most important thing at the end of the day – go home to their families.
Workplace safety is even more important in environments that carry a higher risk. This is where WWL can help. We provide and manufacture a range of safety products suitable for your vehicles and equipment, protecting your staff from field risks.
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Safety Rails
Not only can WWL supply our customers with safety rails, we manufacture them ourselves to ensure you receive the highest quality standards. All safety rails can be customised to suit all makes and models required to ensure that everything fits perfectly.
Anti-vibration mounts are used which ensure sturdier railings for workers Flexible mounting bases and handrail attachment brackets used for all safety rails To ensure the highest accuracy and ease of fitments of safety rails, they are built and tested in laser cut jig assemblies Full bolt kits can be provided for assembly
Safety rails include internal pipe sleeves which eliminate breakage by providing reinforced strength Fully engineered CAD drawings which meet Australian Standards All safety and hand rails can include gates that swing, to ensure accessibility and flexibility when required
Roll Over Protection Structure (ROPS) External
WWL External ROPS range has been designed to ensure we reduce weight, whilst maintaining structural integrity and maximum operator protection. The unique approach of the WWL External ROPS is to reduce the weight of the ROPS system without significantly reducing the carrying capacity of the vehicle and in most cases, removes the issue of axle weight overload. Another benefit of our WWL External ROPS range is ease of fitment by reducing the mount plate sizes currently being used on traditional ROPS systems. The WWL External ROPS range is classed by truck tare weights and each design has been given a weight class starting with our series for trucks up to around 3600kg tare weight and increasing through various weight divisions currently up to models for trucks up to 10,000kg tare weight.
WWL External ROPS: Mine compliant for trucks Lightweight Easy installation Adjustable light mounting bracket (revolving light work lamp) Purpose manufactured structural fasteners with a unique dry film lubricant coating to ensure integrity of joint and longevity in application Destructively tested & certified in-house utilising WWL’s test Jig
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Roll Over Protection Structure (ROPS) Internal WWL also offers Internal ROPS solutions minimising roof crush and cab distortion in the event of a roll over. ROPS are vital to ensuring that if vehicles are involved in an accident, they can dramatically improve occupant protection. Our internal ROPS are designed around vehicle airbags to ensure that they will still be deployed without interference from the internal ROPS.
Our goal is to provide you with a safe and reliable product which is why WWL also uses these methods and products in producing the ROPS: Auto-CAD design Certified welding to AS1554 Jig assembled CNC bending Constructed from 350mpa seamless roll cage using Cold Drawn Welded (CDW) Tube Light weight Roll bar tube joiners Roll cage padding to ADR 3/02 Mounting brackets laser cut for accuracy Complies with LH8/9 & LK8 standards Certified by independent engineers
Tool Boxes Tool boxes are a necessity to help keep your teams prepared and efficient when they are out on the road. Our products are designed, manufactured and painted in-house to the highest specification and accuracy, covering a range of material sizes and finishes including aluminium, mild steel (painted) and stainless steel. They can be custom built to suit your company’s requirements and needs.
Some of the key solutions WWL can offer you include: Specialised mining explosive vehicles and shot firing toolboxes Custom body designs Under storage boxes Toolboxes and waste glass boxes to suit the needs of professional glaziers Approved locks Insulated walls Marine ply lining Zinc rich primed & dual top coat finish Built in accordance with Australian code for the transport of explosives by road and rail
Case Study Tool Boxes
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Pacific Material Handling (PMH) is a recognised national supplier providing comprehensive material handling solutions to some of the largest manufacturing, port and logistics companies throughout Australia. WWL traditionally worked with PMH for their ocean requirements and approached them to see how WWL could offer services to improve their operations. Challenge Our team at WWL met with PMH to see if they had any concerns with their fleet service vehicles. PMH was looking for solutions to standardise the look and functionality across their fleet. They required a practical design for their vehicles without compromising storage space for their staff to store their valuable tools of the trade. They also needed to ensure that the quality of the final product was high to ensure durability of the product.
Solution The WWL Engineering Team created a prototype for PMH and was able to provide improved functionality of the vehicles. This included superior workmanship on the tray, service body and the toolboxes. Not only were functional toolboxes created, WWL was able to find the customer solutions with their trays to help them be more efficient while they are on the road.
Result WWL, in collaboration with PMH, developed a standardised design allowing PMH to have more flexibility in managing their fleet. WWL was able to provide PHM with advice not only on their primary requirements, but also on how the rest of the vehicle setup could be run more efficiently. WWL was able to get their vehicles market ready quickly, with improved quality – this meant less down time and greater use in the field.
‘General workmanship was seen as a significant improvement to tray/boxes we have received in the past’. – Cameron Leigh, National Commercial Manager at Pacific Materials Handling
Steel Trays Steel trays are ideal for heavy duty purposes. WWL manufactures a comprehensive range of steel tray products to suit a diverse range of applications from light utilities to trucks. As a leading supplier and manufacturer, we offer the following types of steel tray designs: Mining specification heavy duty Roll Over Protective Structure (ROPS) trays Heavy duty steel trays Light duty trays
WWL’s steel trays are designed to suit all standard light utility and truck configurations, and are supplied complete with WWL universal cross mount and chassis kits that allow for easy fitting and additional mechanical strength. WWL’s trays are available for all makes and models with designs to suit all applications. Our products are manufactured in-house from engineering design, mechanical construction to complete painting services to ensure the high quality standards throughout the manufacturing process.
Case Study Steel Trays
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The Australian light and mid-range truck market is a hotly contested segment. Offering greater value to their customers by having OEM endorsed attachments ensures quality and brand position. So when one of the major truck brands wanted a superior steel tray, WWL was there to design and build a solution. Challenge With a large footprint in the Australian market, the customer required newly designed steel tray options that would support uniformity in quality and features. The customer had their cab chassis product fitted with a variety of after-market trays – sourced from a number of providers. This created challenges in the supply chain, the trays were not consistent in their fit for purpose, carried a variable cost (based on location) and the combination of these factors could impact brand perception in the market place.
Solution WWL Engineers designed a number of concept drawings and 3D images to present to the OEM. Following feedback to the initial designs, WWL then set about developing the final specification and design. Prototypes of steel trays were then built and adjusted at our Newcastle site until the final production design was approved. To further customise the product for the market, WWL used specialised on-site equipment to laser cut the OEM’s logo into the tray enhancing brand appeal on the road. The trays are fitted prior to delivery to dealers, ensuring that vehicles are ready to hand over to a final customer once delivered to a dealership.
Result Having a uniform 6 pallet Steel Truck Tray with drop sides to serve the national requirements has allowed the OEM to run with Australia wide sales offer on specific truck models. It provides a high specification that supports the customers’ objectives in the market with respect to quality, features, durability and ability to delivery quickly against their business demand. Having the tray carry the OEM brand adds to the street appeal of the product. The truck/tray combination has gone on to support the OEM sales. WWL was pleased to learn that the finished product also featured at the 2014 Melbourne Truck Show as one of the trucks being exhibited. This is a testament to the quality of the WWL Steel Tray.
Aluminium Trays WWL provides an extensive range of aluminium trays for light utilities rated to a 2 tonne capacity. Custom designs can be offered through WWL’s own profiles, mould and tooling to ensure that all your requirements are met.
The unique designs can offer Increased strength Durability Huck bolt technology Heavy duty throwover latches Easy fitting Deluxe models – tubular headboard/ full mesh Standard model – angle frame/mesh Universal mounting kits 5mm galvanised “C” section Options available include: Light and rotating beacon brackets Ladder racks Guard upgrades
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Vandal Guards Vandal guards help to protect your company’s valuable equipment after work site hours. They help prevent damage and graffiti, and also help deter thieves.
Without vandal guards, you are exposing yourself to avoidable damage. It could also end up costing you more in time wasted, if you can’t use your equipment due to vandalism.
WWL’s range of vandal guards is manufactured to the highest quality industry standards and can be custom made to meet your company’s unique requirements.
WWL also offer tamperproof fasteners to ensure that the vandal guards are secured and safe when in use. The vandal guards are lightweight with handles to ensure easy handling.
Stainless steel mesh frames, alloy door and front guards are available and we can tailor make a solution that will be suitable for your needs. Our vandal guards are built to withstand the risk in field to protect your investments.
Engineering It is an unfortunate situation when you purchase a product that doesn’t quite suit your requirements. With our engineering and design services, WWL is the ideal partner to help you with your business needs. We provide our clients with unique and improved solutions to ensure the best way of working and efficiencies.
WWL’s Newcastle site is a fully equipped manufacturing facility. Our team can help you make your design concepts a reality and suitable for your needs. We can also offer repairs and service solutions to your existing vehicles. Our products are designed in-house by our experience engineering team who utilise the latest software and tools including: CNC (Computer Numerical Control) turret punches CNC brake presses CNC laser cutter Automated production line powder coating facilities Auto-CAD design stations With our software and tools, WWL products are designed to ensure quality, repeatability, document control and efficient manufacturing techniques.
Electrical/Signage/ Accessories/ Painting Solutions To complement WWL’s product offerings, we can offer other services to ensure your ease of doing business with one supplier. Vehicle electrical solutions can be offered for all light utilities and trucks. Our electrical and mechanical engineers can assist you in finding the right solutions from: Light bars Battery and starter isolators, and Voltage converters to name a few
Let us know your requirements and we will work with you to develop the right solution. As part of the service, the WWL team can also assist customers with their vehicle safety and signage equipment as well as a range of accessories to ensure your team has everything they need to work safely and efficiently while out on the road. We can assist with: Hi mount LED light solutions Mounting brackets for fire extinguishers Mine flags, etc. Some of the accessories that we supply include: Bull and nudge bar Tow bars Cranes Compressors
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Our Newcastle facility has two paint booths to cater for your custom paint requirements. Our team can help you to match your colours and work with you to find the right paint for your needs. Not only is this service available in Newcastle, it’s available across our five Equipment Processing facilities in Australia. This is what makes WWL unique, while we can offer you a customised vehicle solution, we can offer extended logistics services as well. We can deliver your products nationwide using our experts across the Australia network.
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