HMA Celebrates Det-Tronics 50 Years
HMA proudly reflects on the 50 year history of Det-Tronics. Thank you for trusting us with what matters most! Det-Tronics remains laser-focused on continuous innovation for best-in-class flame and gas detection and hazard mitigation
Next generation of portable ultrasonic flow meters
The Panametrics TransPort PT900 from HMA Instrumentation is the next generation of portable ultrasonic flow meters. Powered by smart device technology, the TransPort PT900 f features an all-new clamping fixture, high-performance transmitter, rugged transducers and
Replacing Your Flame Sensor: How To Choose The Right Fire Detection System
Flame detection systems from HMA Instrumentation are critical for applications in the fire & gas sector where risk to personnel is high, and where any possibility of fire could result in substantial damage to high-end
Strategic Partner Announcement
THOR GLOBAL (THOR) is proud to announce the appointment of Halley & Mellows Australasia as a new strategic partner located out of Jakarta, Indonesia. HMA will be servicing and focusing predominantly in the Mining and
Business Success Story – HMA Wear Solutions South Africa
Year of Formation and Background to Founding: A great story of development and growth started from humble beginnings with two people, Keith Halley and Mike Mellowes starting the engineering company, Halley & Mellowes P/L (HMA
Don’t Wear The Cost Of Repair
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Congratulations to Noel Garciano
Congratulations to Noel Garciano 1500M swim✔ 40km bike ride✔ 10km run✔ Imagine completing these distances in only 02:24:51. Well, you don't have to imagine anymore when it comes to Noel Garciano, who completed
Maestro Mine Ventialion Monitoring
HMA Instrumentation is proud to announce a new partnership with Maestro Digital Mine. Maestro serves the underground mine ventilation and automation sectors. Maestro products deliver energy savings and productivity improvements while meeting the highest health
HMA Group at AOG Conference
The annual Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference (AOG) is the premier event for the Australian oil and gas industry, featuring over 200 exhibiting brands. This event is a showcase of the latest
Four Conn-Weld Multi-Slope Screens Installed At Ulan
Our customised solutions are tailored for specific customer requirements. At Glencore Ulan in New South Wales, we designed all-new support structures to allow four multi-slope screens from our principle Conn-Weld to fit into the
Office Opening Dates – Festive Season 2018/19
HMA Group wish all our customers and suppliers a very happy festive season and prosperous 2019. Some of our offices may be closed over this period and for your information please refer to the
Det-Tronics PointWatch Eclipse® PIRECL Gas Detector with Fast-Response Option
SIL 2-Capable PointWatch Eclipse® can detect methane and butane in 1.5 seconds Detector Electronics Corp. (Det-Tronics) recently announced the availability of fast-response options for the PointWatch Eclipse® PIRECL infrared gas detector, a SIL 2-Capable
Fireye to present at Australian Gas Turbines Conference
At the upcoming Australian Gas Conference, John Devine of Firye will be presenting “A New Approach to Turbine Combustor Flame Sensors” and will be discussing some field testing results. HMA has been proud partners
Safety Milestone Achieved
The CHPP Maintenance and process team at a Rio Tinto’s Hail Creek CHPP reached a significant milestone of 2000 day lost time injury free. The last incident that stopped a person returning to
HMA South Africa Fireye Distributorship
HMA Group's recent South African Fireye agency agreement has been officially announced. 'The Fireye range of flame monitoring and combustion control equipment for industries as diverse as petrochemical and power generation is now available
Inpex FPSO Sets Sail Down Under
Inpex floating production, storage and offloading facility (FPSO) project named 'Ichthys Venturer' finally departs from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Korea. The 336 metre-long ship-shaped vessel will be used for condensate dewatering,
Protecting Aircraft in Hangars
Six Keys to Successful Fire Detection and Mitigation Mike Hosch of Det-tronics (represented by HMA Instrumentation) recently wrote an article on using flame detectors in aircraft hangers. Please click here to read the full
Kurz Thermal Mas Flow Meter Material
A new coating option is available for select Kurz Flow Meters. We have coated the flow sensors with a harder, tougher and more erosive resistant shielding. Titanium Aluminum Nitride offers all the sensitivity and responsiveness
Lifespan Improvements & Optimisation of Classification Cyclones
HMA Wear Solutions were recently able to provide an innovation to improve the lifespan of a bank of classification cyclones. The improvement extended the life cycle by approximately 1,000,000 tonnes, with the ROI so
Flame Arrester Safety in Oil, Gas, Petrochemical & Industrial Markets
Today’s Oil, Gas, Petrochemical and Industrial markets are demanding higher levels of safety and subsequently, better protection of their plants and employees. An area which is often overlooked is the implementation of appropriate safety measures
HMA Geotechnical at Measurand Shape Accel Array (SAA) Technical Conference
HMA Geotechnical met with Measurand representatives globally to discuss marketing and technical innovations with the Shape Accel Array (SAA) product range at the 2017 Distributor ConferenceAlex Hyland represented HMA and gave a talk on two Measurand
Christmas Hours
Wishing all our customers and suppliers an enjoyable festive season and happy new year. HMA Group looks forward to working with you all again in 2017. Our offices will be closed from 24th December to
New TD-120 Oil in Water Monitor
Introducing the latest in Turner Designs product range, The TD-120 Oil in Water Monitor was developed on our extensive real-world experience and offers UV fluorescence technology, with industry leading features. This Monitor is simple, accurate
HMA Instrumentation at IICA Perth (October 2016)
HMA Instrumentation division recently exhibited at the IICA show in Perth. The Institute of Instrumentation Control and Automation (IICA) show was held on 13th October and was well received by all visitors. For more information
Convergence Monitor System at Matauri Bay Clay Pit
HMA Geotechnical were asked to supply and install a monitoring system at the Imery’s Ceramics Quarry on the North Island, New Zealand as part of Imery's ongoing quarry high wall management. Whilst there is no
HMA Indonesia Management Team Visit
The HMA Management team recently visited our HMA Indonesia office in Jarkata. Along with a few internal meetings the team presented HMA Group's complete products and services to a number local customers. Complementing our internal
Delivering another 70tph Stockpile Slinger
HMA Materials Handling recently delivered a new 70tph slinger for stockpiling sugar in one of the Northern Rivers Sugar Mills. The lightweight slinger can be easily relocated anywhere in the building by using the central lifting
Delivering Laval Underground Series In Full
HMA Geotechnical recently delivered all three versions of Laval Underground cameras. This is the first time that the complete range has been in Australia at once. The range includes the Laval SC a small portable down hole camera
Balai Diklat Tambang Bawah Tanah (BDTBT) – Instrument Monitoring Training and Site Visit
On July 12th-15th, 2016, HMA Geotechnical received a visit from representatives of Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia. The three guests were Mr. Tego Lenggono, Mr. Achmad Saepulloh, and Mr. Muhammad Roni. The
Laval Underground – Let There Be Light
HMA Geotechnical and Laval Underground are proud to announce the newest upgrades to the iconic R-Cam and DW series cameras, adjustable LEDs. The latest upgrades to Laval Underground's R-Cam 1000XS and R-Cam 1300XS include five settings
Bill Shorten gets on board HMA Hi Rail EWP
Labour leader Bill Shorten recently climbed on board the HMA Group's latest Hi Rail Overhead Wiring EWP. HMA Materials Handling division successfully completed the design, construction and commissioning of our the Hi Rail Overhead Wiring EWP
Installation of Vertical SAA @ Mount Taupiri (New Zealand Nov’2015)
The project involved the installation of a 16m long vertical Model 7300 ShapeAccelArray (SAA) to monitor a potential slope failure on a sacred site in New Zealand during the construction of a new motorway. The SAA
Installation of Horizontal SAA @ Tiger Brennan Drive (Darwin Sep’2015)
The project involved installation of two 25m vertical Model 7300 ShapeAccelArray's (SAA) to monitor settlement on the Tiger Brennan duplication project in Darwin. The SAA's were connected then connected to a remotely monitored datalogging system
HMA Represents Cascade Coil Machine Guards
HMA Halley & Mellowes are please to announce that they are now the distributor for Cascade Coil in the safety and security market within Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Indonesia. Cascade Coil offer a
Green Power Plants
Humans must drastically curb carbon emissions in the coming decades or face environmental catastrophe, as temperatures are expected to climb to levels that scientists predict would radically alter the earth's climate by the end of
HMA Group Showcased for Local Council
HMA Group head office was recently showcased by Wyong council as part of a promotion of successful businesses within the area. Having been based in Wyong since 1985 HMA Group also has many
Peabody reaches settlement
The world's largest publicly-traded coal company has agreed to make fuller public disclosures about the risks climate change poses to its business in a settlement of charges that it misled investors and the public.
Australia Urged Not to Undermine Coal Plan
Australia has been urged not to undermine a US and Japanese plan to scale back the ability of rich countries to fund coal projects in developing nations. Read more at 9news.com.au
The long-term future of Australian coal is drying up
Australia's failure to reassess its commitment to coal will have serious negative consequences, not only for Australias economy, but for the health and well being of millions of people and the global environment. Source: The
Coal Seam Gas Protestors Picket Energy Meeting After Farmer George Bender’s Death
Anti-coal seam gas group Lock The Gate has picketed the annual general meeting of Origin Energy in Sydney in the wake of the death of anti-CSG campaigner and farmer George Bender.Around 50 people Source: Coal
Whitehaven Coal’s a ‘buy’ despite dim outlook for thermal and coking, say analysts
Amid a dim outlook for thermal and coking coal, pureplay producer Whitehaven Coal is still being ranked highly. Source: Whitehaven Coal's a 'buy' despite dim outlook for thermal and coking, say analysts
Korea Gas mulls interest in Woodside’s Browse floating LNG venture
Korea Gas Corp, the world's biggest importer of LNG, has voiced tentative interest in participating in Woodside Petroleum's Browse floating project. Source: Korea Gas mulls interest in Woodside's Browse floating LNG venture
BHP spin-off South 32 reports strong production growth in September quarter
PERTH-BASED BHP spin-off South 32 has posted strong production growth across most of its businesses for the September quarter and kept its production guidance steady for the financial year. Source: BHP spin-off South 32 reports
OPEC close to crushing US oil boom
After a year suffering the economic consequences of the oil price slump, OPEC is finally on the cusp of choking off growth in US crude output. Source: OPEC close to crushing US oil boom
Government Support Boosts Global Biomass Power Generation Market to Surpass US$50 Mn by 2022: Transparency Market Research – MarketWatch
Source: Government Support Boosts Global Biomass Power Generation Market to Surpass US$50 Mn by 2022: Transparency Market Research - MarketWatch
GSA install at Tiger Brennan Highway
HMA GSA have been busy offsite with a large installation at the Tiger Brennan Highway duplication in Darwin. Alex and Stu were able to escape the Melbourne winter and spend two weeks on site.
Glencore puts Australian copper mine on market to pay down debt – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Mining giant Glencore has put its Cobar copper mine in central western New South Wales and the Lomas Bayas copper mine in Chile on the market as it seeks to raise money to reduce $US30
HMA Group & Eriez at Mining Indonesia
HMA Group's Indonesian office recently exhibited at the Mining Indonesia expo in JI-EXPO Kemayoran, Jakarta. The expo took place between 9 -12 September 2015 and HMA were accompanied by our principal Eriez Mining. The event is
Santos to cut 200 jobs from eastern Australian business
Beleaguered Santos will cut 200 jobs at its eastern Australian business unit as it digs deeper to reduce costs.However, it won't be letting up on its pursuit of asset sales, where some initial deals are expected within weeks. Source: Santos to
HMA Techinplan’s Tripper ready to go
HMA Techniplan's 500 tph manganese sand skyline tripper, partially stripped-down, ready for transport by road and water to GEMCOs mine site at Groote Eyland, NT For more information please contact https://hma-materialshandling.com/.
HMA Techniplan’s GVM Hi Rail Vechicle
HMA Techniplan's 16t GVM hi rail vehicle for accessing the overheads. Incorporating a 300Kg elevating work platform (EWP) with telescopic boom and fly jib. Shown undergoing track testing and commissioning in WA. For more information
Australian coal industry to benefit from China carbon trading, says MCA
Australia's coal industry stands to benefit from China's surprise move to adopt a carbon trading system that puts a price on emissions. Source: Australian coal industry to benefit from China carbon trading, says MCA
HMA Techniplan Rail Jewellery Handling Machine
One of the two rail jewellery handling machines delivered to John Holland, working on the Country Rail Network, NSW See the video For more information contact HMA Techinplan.
Looking to Sell Your Business
Halley & Mellowes Pty Ltd is seeking profitable businesses to acquire. Of particular interest are business that have an established brand and are involved either directly or indirectly in the supply of equipment and services
HMA’s Train Load Out at Whitehaven Maules Creek Mine
HMA Group's latest train load out is featured as part of the official opening of Whitehaven Maules Creek Mine. See the Coal Face Magazine for more information.
Line of sight gas detection in hazardous areas with LS2000
HMA POGC are pleased to announce that the Det-Tronics LS2000 has received IECex approval. The LS2000 represents Det-Tronics next generation of open path infrared gas detectors. Along with increased ease of set-up and commissioning, the
HMA POGC & Measurement Resources at Gladstone IICA
HMA POGC and Measurement Resources are proud to announce their attendance at the upcoming IICA show in Gladstone.The show will be held on Wednesday August 19th, for more information please see the attached flyer.
Lion Engineer Wins IICA Major Prize
HMA Group would like to congratulate Clayford Mondido of Lion in Morwell, Victoria on his $100 Bunnings voucher win. Clayford, an Application Engineer, attended the recent IICA exhibition at Traralgon and was lucky drawn
Fireye Technical Presentation (VIC)
Pape (Regional Manager) from Fireye combustion controls will be presenting at the upcoming IICA show in Traralagon. Peter has over 20 years experience with boiler and burner controls, scanners and igniters. Please attached PDF for event information.
Shell Prelude taking shape
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