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Australia’s largest active infrastructure project — the Torrens to Darlington (T2D) Tunnel Project  — is set to transform South Australia’s transport network. Beneath the surface of this ambitious project lies an equally complex story: the design and verification of the specialised machinery  that will make road tunnel construction possible. Black Square Engineering has been appointed by an international engineering firm to provide mechanical design verification for a highly

When the Global Financial Crisis hit in the late 2000s, many engineering dreams were shelved. But for one engineer, that pause sparked a whole new way of thinking about motion and power. Tom Hopkins had been working on a monorail project linking Denver to Vail in Colorado — a bold piece of transport infrastructure that never made it off the drawing board. When the project was abandoned, Tom found himself with time, a head full of ideas, and a stack of monorail design files. “

When it comes to Australian Standards certification, tier 1 contractors and industrial clients demand more than generic solutions. They...

When most people think about pressure vessels, they picture oil refineries or large-scale gas plants. But pressure vessels are...

From the very beginning of our operations, Black Square Engineering has been fundamentally set up and organised to allow our staff to be...

Slow-mo video of a Level 2 falling object protective structure test. This is an ISO3449 specification and delivering 12kJ impact energy...

The work professional engineers do is high stakes - whether those stakes are based on worker or public safety, financial outlay,...

As Australia shifts its economy from one of primary manufacturing, to a service and design-based industry, many manufacturers are moving...

Skids, pallets, sleds, crates and pods…. All various terms referring, in general to a similar component. These humble transport devices...

From time to time, clients require engineering certification for equipment, vehicle, workshop and transport stands, washdown or...

How many times have you said, “You can’t smoke here, it’s a hazardous area!”? The most memorable reply that I’ve heard was “This area...

Black Square Engineering have a history of designing and certifying all sort of lifting gear, to a wide range of Australian and...

#MechanicalEngineering #Cranetesting #Tugboat #MarineOrders

Rod McDonald To best understand the need for RPEQ Certification and its relationship to Australian Standards compliance, a basic...

Recently, I attended the site of a near new installation to investigate the cause of inaccuracies in process measuring equipment and...

Black Square Engineering often designs tanks and pressure vessels for use with dangerous goods. We also do a lot of vehicle modifications...

Final testing phase of a 10 year Major Crane Inspection and refurbishment #Cranetesting #Poleborer #10year #25year #Majorinspection...

The government's update to the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 aimed to streamline the process of getting a new and/or imported...

Black Square Engineering was proud to have been a co-sponsor with RUD Chains Australia , Straker Engineering Services and Hum Energy...