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