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Brain Industries FSU for a mine pays for itself in 2 weeks
A Brain Industries’ Fines Separation Unit (FSU) for a NSW coal mine will likely pay for itself within two weeks. Brain’s business development manager Ernest

Nathan Pearson – Brain Industries’ new mining product manager
Brain Industries has appointed Nathan Pearson to its growing sales and customer service team. Nathan (on the left in the image) has the role of

Brainwaves No 23, December 2020
Brain conveyor pulleys in hot demand Our team as been run off their feet completing pre-Christmas pulley jobs – new pulleys, pulley repairs and refurbishments.

Meet Ernest Lapornik – Business Development Manager
Ernest Lapornik is Brain Industries new business development manager. Brain managing director Gillian Summers says Ernest will work with Brain’s existing and new clients across

Brainwaves No 22 – November 2020
More accolades for our genius team We’re chuffed to have been named runner up (highly commended) in the Manufacturer of

Brain Industries a finalist in 2020 Hunter Business Awards
Brain Industries Managing Director, Gillian Summers says the firm’s accreditation as a finalist in the 2020 Hunter Business Awards is a credit to the skills

Brainwaves No 21 – October 2020
We’re a finalist in the HMA Awards A credit to the genius team at Brain Industries, we’re a finalist in the 2020 Hunter Manufacturing Awards.

Brain Industries welcomes 2020-21 Federal Budget initiatives
Brain Industries managing director Gillian Summers says measures in the federal budget give it more confidence. The industrial equipment manufacturer is set to benefit from

Brain Industries helps Aussie Ark save native animals
A Tasmanian devil and a koala are new special members of the Brain Industries’ team. Brain Industries has started sponsoring two animals through NSW Hunter-region

Brain Industries is a finalist in 2020 HMA Awards
Brain Industries is in the running for Manufacturer of the Year (< 50 employees) at the upcoming Hunter Manufacturing Awards (HMA). Managing director Gillian Summers

Brainwaves No 20, August 2020 – conveyor pulley lagging, HMA Awards & we’re hiring
Video: Why Choose Brain’s conveyor pulley lagging? In our latest video, Lagging Product Manager Tom Pattison and Conveyor Product Manager, David Pandel, talk about the

We’re hiring – New Business Development Manager
Brain Industries is seeking high achiever to step into a decision-maker role in a business that is fast making its mark and looking to grow.

The benefits of strip conveyor pulley lagging for mines
Strip conveyor pulley lagging can save mines (coal mines and hard rock or metalliferous mines) time and money. Down time is one of the biggest

Brain Industries supports Hunter Manufacturing Awards
Brain Industries is now an official supporter of the Hunter Manufacturing Awards (HMA). The annual awards has been revamped this year and streamlined to seven

Tips for protecting lagging to extend service life
The life expectancy or service life of your conveyor pulley lagging depends on the operating environment, maintenance quality and frequency and how the equipment is

Brainwaves No 19, July 2020 – pumps & Visyload
Q and A video: The benefit of using Brain pneumatic pumps Whether you are in the mining, tunnelling or oil and gas industry, reliable pumping

The benefits of Brain Industries’ pneumatic industrial pumps – Q & A
Whether you are in the mining, tunnelling or oil and gas industry, there is often a repetitious need to recover or transfer flowable substances such

Successful Visyload demonstration at engineering firm
This month we took Visyload up to our valued customer, Alfabs Group’s, Kurri Kurri facility to demonstrate the, game-changing, load sensing washer. The latest addition

Brainwaves No 18 – June 2020. Conveyor Pulleys & Conveyor Lagging
Conveyor pulley refurbishment saves mine money We recently refurbished a conveyor pulley for an Australian coal mine. The story shows the importance of scheduled maintenance

Mine saves money with a conveyor pulley refurbishment
Brain Industries recent refurbishment of a deadshaft conveyor pulley for an Australian coal mine shows the importance of scheduled maintenance and the benefits of refurbishment

Brain Industries appoints new Conveyor Lagging Product Manager
Industrial equipment manufacturer, Brain Industries, has promoted Tom Pattison to the new position of Product Manager, Conveyor Lagging. Managing Director, Gillian Summers, said the new

Brainwaves No 17 – April 2020. Mudskipper pumps. Recertify, service & repair industrial pumps
Mudskipper pumps save time and money Brain’s Mudskipper pumps are very popular in a range of industries including mines, bulk handling, oil and gas, marine, tunneling, agriculture and

Mudskipper pumps clean up coal fines and save mines money
We’ve recently sold several patented Brain Mudskipper pumps to help coal mines to control coal fines build up around conveyor handling and conveyor loading transfer

How to pump coal filled slurry on to conveyor belts without flooding
The solution to the problem of flooding mining conveyor belts when pumping coal filled slurry with high water content is Brain Industries’ genius Mudskipper Pump

Brainwaves No 16, April 2020 – genius ideas from Brain Industries
Here is the latest edition of Brainwaves – tips and news from the genius team at Brain Industries to help your business better handle materials

Brain Industries supplies Visyload load detecting washers
Brain Industries is now the exclusive supplier of Visyload, a money saving, load sensing washer for rock bolts, other bolts and threaded anchors. Managing Director,

Covid-19. Brain Industries open to help your business
Brain Industries is still open to help your business through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. We are here to solve your materials handling, clean up

Brain mine safety chambers on show at mining event
A mine safety emergency refuge chamber, manufactured by Brain Industries, was on show at the Hunter Business Chamber’s Hunter Business Mining event in Newcastle in

Reliable chooses Brain as a quality conveyor pulley supplier
Industrial manufacturer Brain Industries has won an exclusive conveyor pulley supplier contract with leading conveyor systems company Reliable Conveyor Belt. Brain managing director, Gillian Summers,

Stress Relieving Oven for Hire to Steel Fabricators
There is now a convenient, quick and cost effective solution for Hunter and Central Coast manufacturers needing to stress relieve their steel fabricated products with

Brain Industries makes and refurbishes conveyor pulleys
Australian businesses using belt conveyor systems now have another local manufacturer and refurbisher of conveyor pulleys. Brain Industries has launched its new range of custom

No wait on Brain’s pumps and stonedusters. Buy today!
There’s no wait on Brain’s pumps and stonedusters right now. The team at Brain have their proven, Australian made, pumps and accessories in stock, so

Brainwaves No 11, January 21, 2020 – No wait on Brain pumps & rock dusters
No wait on Brain pumps and stone dusters The team at Brain has its proven, Australian made, pumps and accessories in stock now, so you

Brain Industries’ blast and paint specialist a Strongman
Congratulations to 23 yr old Brain Industries’ blast and paint Hank Theunissen who came second in the Queanbeyan Strongman Arnold’s Qualifier in November 2019. Hank

Extend the Life Of Your Vee Belts Using Polyurethane
Extend the life of your Vee Belt using polyurethane The team at Brain Industries has developed an innovative solution to extend the life of a

Brain supports booming minerals exporters
Minerals exports have delivered a new record full-year trade surplus of $49.9 billion. Tania Constable, Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Council of Australia said

Brain pneumatic pumps at Abu Dhabi Oil & Gas industry conference
Brain Industries is exhibiting its genius pneumatic pumps at an oil & gas industry conference in Abu Dhabi in November. The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum

3 ways Brain Vac Pack vacuum pumps help you clean up
Brain Vac Pack’s are portable compressed air driven vacuum pumps which convert almost any container into a powerful vacuum system to easily recover and transfer

Newcastle Manufacturer Expands
Newcastle manufacturer Brain Industries is expanding its workshop space to accommodate its growth in business and staff. Brain is leasing the 1,194 sqm building at

New, diamond pattern, rubber pulley lagging
The smart people at Brain Industries have introduced a, new look, diamond pattern option on its rubber pulley lagging. What is pulley lagging and what

Brain stone duster chosen to clean up North Pole mine
The Brain Industries’ maxi-stone duster will be heading to the Arctic Circle to help with a clean up of the now closed Svea Mine. At

New Mining Equipment Product Manager
Materials handling and safety equipment manufacturer, Brain Industries, has appointed Paul Harrison as product manager, mining equipment. Managing director Gillian Summers said Paul brings more

New Self Filling Tanker at Underground Mine for Sludge Clean Up
Mooranbah North Mine has taken delivery of a new hydraulics fitted version of Brain Industries’ self filling tanker. The Australian (Queensland) underground mine is using

Airloader pump is key oil and gas industry equipment
Australian airloader pump technology is being used as key oil and gas industry equipment in Africa and elsewhere to remove heavily solids laden slurries and

Hydraguard protects miners against fluid injection injury
An Australian manufacturer is helping protect mine workers and other workers from, potentially fatal, fluid injection injuries with its Hydraguard system. While relatively rare, ruptures

Brain pump can clean up tanker disaster
Brain’s unique, clever Australian made Airloader pump is ready to help with clean up from Iranian tanker disaster in the South China Sea. A NSW

Australian materials transfer & safety equipment manufacturer thriving
An Australian materials transfer and safety equipment manufacturer located in the main street of Carrington, a suburb of Newcastle, is thriving. Managing director and co