PROJECT HISTORY
Our engineers, electricians and trades have delivered automation and control system projects across New Zealand and Australia - from greenfield installations to critical cut-ins inside operating plants. The systems below span carton transport and sortation, robotic palletising, SCADA centralisation, functional safety and long term optimisation.
DHL EXPRESS
Christchurch, New Zealand | Electrical & Mechanical Installation
Plantwide delivered the full electrical and mechanical installation of a new DHL Express parcel sorting facility near Christchurch Airport. The $42 million facility was an automatic parcel conveyor system that could process up to 6500 inbound parcels per hour. More than 200 conveyors, delivered from multiple international equipment suppliers.
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WAGGA PROJECT
New South Wales, Australia | Carton Transport System Automation
A large-scale conveyor upgrade inside an operating factory. The control system spans a multi-layer network of seven Rockwell PLCs, from legacy hardware to modern controllers. Emulate3D simulation was used for functional and stress testing, enabling dynamic load balancing for SKU-based handling.
STAWELL PROJECT
Stawell, Australia | Transport & Palletising System
Partnering with a leading Australian OEM, Plantwide supported in deliverey of a highly automated sorting, transport and palletising system for chilled and frozen meat cartons. MES order data is integrated with real-time visualisation, wireless communication was established with two ABB IRB660 robots, and Cognex vision systems provide marking validation for traceability and quality control. The system takes in 84 carton conveyors, three ASRS systems, eight barcode scan points, pop-up transfer beds, ARB Bladestop transfers, pallet handling and AGV handoff.
SYNLAIT
Dunsandel, New Zealand | Ignition SCADA Migration
Plantwide was awarded the contract to migrate Synlait's SCADA platform from Wonderware InTouch to Ignition, following an extended period providing high-level automation support across Synlait's process operations. The migration covers numerious operator screens, extensive pop-ups, alarm handling, reporting for traceability, robust data logging with recovery mechanisms, and interfaces to multiple PLCs - positioning Ignition as a unified, modern SCADA layer across the site.
PROJECTS & SERVICING
NEW ZEALAND | AUSTRALIA
Plantwide has extensive delivery experience across New Zealand and Australia, also China and Japan, with the capability and capacity to support large-scale infrastructure projects from planning through to handover.
We provide practical project management alongside full mechanical and electrical installation capability, backed by our in-house automation and controls team. This allows us to coordinate the physical works, electrical integration and controls requirements as one team, reducing interfaces and keeping projects moving efficiently on site.
OEM MANUFACTURING
Engineered To Order
Plantwide is an OEM manufacturer with in-house capability to design and build a wide range of equipment—from conveyors and transfer systems through to hoppers, platforms, guarding and complete plant layouts.
Our mechanical manufacturing capability is supported by electrical, automation and controls expertise, allowing us to deliver practical, fully integrated systems rather than just individual pieces of equipment.
