Case study Austin Engineering: Upgrade of cylinder fleet to new F3 VIPR delivers real rewards in safety and reliability Austin Engineering based in Kewdale, Western Australia is one of the busiest workshops in Perth, designing and manufacturing customised dump truck bodies, buckets and ancillary products for some of the biggest mining companies in Australia. With up to 200 workers on the floor on any given day, a top priority is to ensure maximum efficiency by using a continuous improvement approach. With a significant amount of welding carried out every day and anywhere between 80-120 G size cylinders used each week, Austin Engineering was keen to work with BOC to improve safety of its workers and reduce costs by upgrading its gas cylinders to the new BOC F3 VIPR with an in-

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