Introduction
Nordon Hydraulics
was founded by
Norm Johnson
on
13th October, 1972
at Geebung in
Brisbane
,
Queensland
. Mr. Johnson continues as one of
the two working directors of the Company. After
more than 30 Years in business,
servicing the oil hydraulics industry as well as various Original Equipment
Manufacturers, the Company still has the same strong commitment to Quality,
Service and Customer Satisfaction.
The business became involved in servicing mobile equipment, which required
a vast knowledge across many brands and pieces of equipment.
Predominantly, a reputation evolved around Hydraulic
Cylinders at an early stage in the life of the business. The company has
accumulated considerable experience as a result of its exposure to many
different cylinder designs, all competing for the best combination of price and
quality. The experience came from areas as humble as a simple Barber’s chair,
through to mass-produced agricultural cylinders.
Further up the scale there has been mobile equipment, as in excavator
cylinders and finally with the high demands of blow and injection moulding machines working twenty-four hours a day,
seven days a week and requiring only one (1) shut down per year. This is the
standard of manufacture and service that the Company has been able to deliver to
clients, such as a major Brisbane Cannery.
Another example of the Company’s ability to perform to a very high
standard is the manufacture of lube oil trolleys for the Tarong
Power Station.
The introduction of a
Standard
Range
of hydraulic cylinders was a significant development in the Company’s
history and provided a base upon which to expand. The preceding years of
industry experience provided much of the research and development that led to
the design, testing and manufacture of the
Standard
Range
of hydraulic cylinders. The
Standard
Range
includes a broad selection of cylinder bore diameters, from 1.0 inch through
to 8.0 inches and working
pressures up to 200 Bar.
Nordon Cylinder now also specializes in the manufacture of Custom
hydraulic cylinders for Original Equipment
Manufacturers. It has a strong Distribution
Network throughout most of
Australia
, providing technical as well as after-sales support.
The Company seeks to develop close relationships with hydraulic cylinder
purchasers and thus influence its target markets through the research and
development of new products and more cost-effective production methods.
An example of this commitment is the major acquisition of a Mazak 15MS
Gantry Robot Loaded C.N.C. Machining Centre with Milling facilities and a second
chuck to enable components to be finished in one machine.
Production
The
Company is currently located at Brendale, on
Brisbane
’s north side, and has its’ production resources assembled on a 2000 m2
floor space. Seventy-five percent of
this area is serviced by four overhead cranes that are used for unloading raw
materials into storage then through various production stations, to assembly
stations and then painting, packaging and despatch.
Most of the machinery used in cylinder component production is less than
five years old.
An inventory of machinery currently in use includes:
Mazak 15MS Gantry Robot Loaded C.N.C. Machining Centre
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Turning centre
