Eriez-Australia celebrates 50 years in business

2016 marks the 50^th anniversary for Eriez-Australia. Since becoming an affiliate of Erie, Pennsylvania-based Eriez in 1966, Eriez-Australia has grown to become a leading provider of processing equipment to Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Fiji and other surrounding countries, Eriez says.

Eriez-Australia has a 21,000-square-foot (1,890 square-metre) manufacturing plant in Epping, Victoria, Australia. This Eriez affiliate is primarily focused on magnetic, vibratory, screening, flotation and metal detection equipment for mining and minerals beneficiation. Other areas of expertise include tramp metal removal and materials handling for general industry and eddy current separation equipment for scrap and municipal refuse recycling.

In addition to its world headquarters in Erie and the Eriez-Australia plant, Eriez has manufacturing facilities in Brazil, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico and South Africa.

“Eriez-Australia is the company’s longest established continuing affiliate,” says Charlie Ingram, Eriez vice president of sales and marketing. “We are proud of the success we have achieved in Australia and look forward to working side by side with the extremely dedicated, experienced and talented team of people at Eriez-Australia for many years to come.”