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Hella Centre of Excellence – Mining 3<br />
Mining Centre of Excellence<br />
Hella Australia manufactures automotive<br />
lighting equipment, <strong>and</strong> plastic<br />
mouldings <strong>and</strong> accessories, <strong>and</strong> employs<br />
approximately 500 people. Its facility in<br />
Mentone, Victoria, designs, develops <strong>and</strong><br />
manufactures a range of lighting products<br />
including headlamps, reflectors, lenses,<br />
signal lamps, interior <strong>and</strong> exterior lighting,<br />
<strong>and</strong> auxiliary lamps <strong>and</strong> mouldings.<br />
Hella products are developed <strong>and</strong> built using<br />
state-of-the-art technology <strong>and</strong> are used on some<br />
of the most advanced cars in the world.<br />
The Hella manufacturing plant employs injection<br />
moulding machines, polycarbonate lens moulding<br />
machines, thermoset moulding machines,<br />
automated paint processes, hot foil stamping,<br />
aluminium metallising <strong>and</strong> lacquering facilities.<br />
The Hella Centre of Excellence – Mining, at Hella Australia<br />
head office in Mentone Victoria, was launched in 2002 to<br />
drive a global mine lighting program focussed on the unique<br />
requirements of mining. The key factors in the Australian location<br />
of this important business are:<br />
Over 1280 mines operate under the most stringent safety<br />
requirements, so Australia is the best place to develop <strong>and</strong><br />
prove products for the global mining industry<br />
Hella Australia is equipped with highly advanced production<br />
<strong>and</strong> distribution facilities<br />
Hella Australia has its own full design <strong>and</strong> development<br />
facilities that include: NATA registered Photometric<br />
Laboratory, Chemical Analysis Laboratory Facilities,<br />
<strong>and</strong> some of the most advanced environmental <strong>and</strong><br />
physical test simulation facilities available anywhere.<br />
Hella continues to develop, prove <strong>and</strong> market innovative<br />
products based on worldwide leadership in advanced lighting<br />
technology – to demonstrably improve end user profitability in<br />
mining applications. This is achieved through products that offer:<br />
Greater safety<br />
Lower operating cost<br />
Greater productivity<br />
Predictable service<br />
Better value<br />
Hella mining products are backed by the renowned global Hella<br />
quality guarantee, <strong>and</strong> service <strong>and</strong> distribution network.<br />
Project Argon charts the extremes<br />
Developing lighting equipment that will go the distance in<br />
mines requires a very clear underst<strong>and</strong>ing of their operating<br />
systems <strong>and</strong> specific environmental conditions.<br />
At Hella, we don’t guess, we measure.<br />
Hella Australia initiated<br />
ARGON, a research<br />
project to collect<br />
detailed data from a<br />
diverse range of mines<br />
<strong>and</strong> machines.<br />
A suite of robust<br />
sensors with<br />
integrated data<br />
loggers is mounted on<br />
mining plant <strong>and</strong> machines to record operating conditions, with<br />
the equipment working as normal.<br />
After the sensors are recovered from the machines, their<br />
data is downloaded for analysis <strong>and</strong> used as the basis of<br />
product design <strong>and</strong> test specifications able to match extreme<br />
mining environments.<br />
Statement of Warranty<br />
Hella Mining products are covered by a one year warranty which<br />
covers faults in material or workmanship only <strong>and</strong> provided that<br />
the product is used for its intended purpose.<br />
Important Note<br />
Only products specifically identified as ECE or SAE compliant<br />
are approved for use on public roads, when installed <strong>and</strong><br />
operated as required by local regulation on approved vehicles.<br />
The responsibility for correct selection, fitment <strong>and</strong> operation to<br />
meet local regulations is that of the vehicle operator.