1. Stainless Steel
Tanks and Vessels

2. Established in 1864
150 years and 5 generations later,
Furphy Engineering is still proudly
family owned and operated in
Shepparton, Victoria.
Good, Better, Best.

3. 2015: We now have 5,000 square metres of workshop space and 1,500 production man hours
per week dedicated to the manufacture of stainless steel tanks & pressure vessels.
Our diversified Engineering site is home to 110 staff and also includes a hot-dip galvanizing
plant, laser and plasma cutting, and other component fabrication services.
Manufacturing Site

4. Our front end engineering team consists of design engineers, draftsmen, a sales team
and project managers who are assigned to your contracts to keep you up to date with
the progression of your tanks and to ensure that they are delivered on time.
Engineering Team

5. Design Codes and Tools:
AS1692 – Storage of Flammable &
Combustible Liquids
AS1210 – Pressure Vessels
AS1657 – Access Systems
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
API650 – Welded Steel Tanks for Oil
Storage
AS4458 – Pressure Equipment -
Manufacture
AS1170.2 – Wind Loads
AS1170.4 – Earthquake Loads
AS3992 – Pressure Equipment -
Welding Qualification
Nozzle load assessment (WRC107 etc)
AS4100 – Steel Structures
Design and Verification In-house &
Registration of Designs with Worksafe

6. Industries:
Dairy
Brewing
Chemical
Energy
Food & Beverage
Industrial Mining
& Others
Pharmaceutical
Pulp & Paper
Water & Environment
Wine

7. Products:
Pressure & Reactor Vessels
Process & Mixing Tanks
CIP Tanks
Yoghurt, Cream & On-Farm Milk Tanks
Bulk Storage Tanks
Process & Distillation Columns Dimple Plate / Heat Exchangers
Custom Built Tanks
Chemical Storage Tanks
Silos – Up to 300kL
Fermentation & Bright Beer Tanks
Spray Driers & Crystallizers

8. With 26 metres available under the
crane hook, we have the ability to
fabricate silos indoors in the
vertical position, meaning
workshop floor space and external
weather conditions won’t effect
completing your project on time.
High-Bay Tank
Fabrication Tower

9. Our de-coiling strake manufacturing system enables us to roll, cut to length, and
plasma weld tank strakes directly from stainless steel coils. This automated process
results in a high quality consistency and delivers the product in a cost effective
manner.
Automated Strake Manufacture

10. Keyhole plasma welding is now the established benchmark welding process for food
equipment, having been pioneered in tank manufacture in Australia by Furphy
Engineering starting in 2006.
Keyhole Plasma Welding

11. We operate 4 semi-automated plasma welders in our workshop, enabling us to
complete all tank longitudinal and circumferential weld seams using this method.
Keyhole Plasma Welding

12. This welding method enables us to produce a full penetration, single pass, butt weld.
This is an X-ray test quality weld of the highest integrity, which gives all full confidence
in the finished product.
Keyhole Plasma Welding

13. Furphy laser welded dimple jackets are a consistent, high quality, yet cost effective
means of heat transfer for controlling the temperature of your stored product.
Our laser welded dimple can be tailored to suit tank walls, cones and dished ends.
Laser Welded Dimple Plate

14. We are the only manufacturer in Australia to fabricate dimple plate using laser welded
technology, and with a Worksafe registered design to AS1210 Class 3 pressure vessel
requirements, you are guaranteed a quality product.
Laser Welded Dimple Plate
(Cross Section Sample)

15. Our dished head press and knuckling equipment gives us the advantage of forming
dished ends and cones in-house, giving us more control over design, shape,
dimensions and project scheduling.
Dished Head Manufacture

16. Using automatic polishing machines, we are able to polish the internal weld seams of
our tanks to achieve the desired surface roughness (Ra) for the given application.
This ensures a sanitary finish to prevent the contamination of your product.
(Ra 1.0 = 1 x 10-3 millimetre average surface roughness).
Polishing Expertise

17. Quality Assurance & Quality Control:
ASSDA Accredited – Best Practice
Stainless Steel Fabricator
ISO 9001 Quality Management
Systems Accredited
WTIA Certified Welding Supervisors
As-Built Drawings
Inspection & Test Plans (ITP’s)
Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) & Test Reports
Hydrostatic, Dye Pen, Ultrasonic, Radiography.
Qualified & Certified Welders
Manufacturers Data Reports (MDR’s)
Client Sign-off of Engineering
Drawings
Material Certificates & Traceability

18. Companies from every state in Australia have trusted us to fabricate and deliver
quality tanks to their sites. We’ve transported our tanks to Townsville, QLD and across
the Bass Straight into Launceston, TAS.
Transport Solutions

19. Using remotely operated wall
climbing robots, we can access the
internal weld surface of your tank
without putting a person inside.
100% of the internal surface is
surveyed and reports generated to
show any defects.
Robotic Tank
Inspection
• Superior reporting.
• No confined space entry
requirements.
• Reduced downtime.
• Improved identification and
accuracy of measurement

20. Existing Clients:

21. Existing Clients:

22. Client:
Puma Energy
Project:
Townsville Day Tanker Site
Item:
4 x 250,000 Litre Fuel Storage Tanks

23. Client: Orica
Project: Watercare Morwell Project
Item: 135,000 Litre Double Skinned Alum Storage Tank

24. Client: GEA
Project: Project Inverloch
Item: Various Silos and Process Tanks

25. Client: Bio Diesel International BDI
Project: Barnawatha BioDiesel Plant
Item: Distillation Column

26. Client: Process Group International
Project: Hazelwood Power Station Carbon Capture Pilot Plant
Item: Regenerator Column

27. Client: Little Creatures Brewing
Project: Geelong Brewery
Item: Fermenters, Process Tanks, Access Systems

28. Client: Vast Solar
Project: Solar Thermal Pilot Plant
Item: 2 x 180,000 Litre Molten Salt Storage Tanks

29. Client: Fonterra
Project: Darnum N.U.T.S. Plant
Item: 3 x 300KL, 3 x 80KL Milk Silos

30. Client:
Tetrapak
Project:
Murray Goulburn Edith Creek
Item:
15,000 Litre Aseptic Tank

31. Client: Veolia Australia
Project: -
Item: 2 x 2500 Litre Filter Vessels

32. Client: Pactum Australia
Project: Shepparton UHT Plant
Item: CIP Tanks, Milk Silos, Process Tanks

33. Client:
Tatura Milk Industries
Project:
-
Item:
4 x 28,000 Litre Whey Crystallization
Tanks

34. Client: Intensiv Filter GmbH
Project: Tatura Milk Dryer Upgrade
Item: Milk Powder Baghouse Filter

35. Furphys are always looking to be involved with industry events and associations. Images clockwise, from the top left are:
1) Furphy Engineering stand at the 2015 Auspack Exhibition.
2) Double page publication in the WTIA’s Australasian Welding Journal on Furphy's innovation in welding technology.
3) Adam Furphy presenting on our newly developed robotic tank inspection technology at the 2015 DIAA – Vic conference.
4) Little Creatures release Furphy Refreshing Ale. Brewed in Furphy vessels in Geelong using only Victorian ingredients.

36. STAINLESS STEEL TANKS & VESSELS
For further details contact:
General Enquiries
Nathan Anstey - 0428 148 010
nathan.anstey@furphys.com.au
Tanks for Food/Bev, Dairy, Brewing, Pharmaceutical, Wine
Darren Leeder – 0408 321 450
darren.leeder@furphys.com.au
Tanks for Chemicals, Energy, Resources, Water/Wastewater, Pulp and Paper
Andrew Spratt – 0427 337 926
andrew.spratt@furphys.com.au
www.furphys.com.au