Hertel Modern Pty Ltd

Barrow Island WA Australia

Thomas Godwin
Sales Manager, WA

The Problem

Hertel Modern, the multi-discipline engineering, construction, maintenance and operations support services contractor to Chevron Australia on the Gorgon Project at Barrow Island in Western Australia required compressed air for their industrial painting and protective coatings services workshops on the remote island.

Objectives
Reliable, well-built compressors that met Gorgon Gas (mine) project site specifications.
Competitive and reasonable pricing.
Provide trouble-free air compressor operation at the remote site.

Key Takeaways

12x
Airman PDS400SC-6B1-T Portable Diesel compressors
4x
Airman PDS185SC-6C2-T Portable Diesel Compressors
12
further compressors supplied few months later

Solution

12x Airman 400cfm and 4x Airman 185cfm portable diesel towable compressors were purchased to provide for easy transportability, suiting the varied needs of the Hertel Modern services team. To meet stringent (mine) site standards, several enhancements were made to ensure that all compressors surpassed all requirements, including special air filtration systems (for the site’s very dusty environmental conditions), customised certification and fittings. The safety and environmental management credentials of the machine were increased with several standard options including emergency stop buttons, Battery isolators, fire extinguishers and oil containment bunding.

Hertel Modern was extremely impressed with the performance of the Airman compressors, that they ordered a further 12 400cfm portable diesel compressors few months later.

Benefits

The competitive pricing of the Airman range has allowed Hertel Modern to have a fleet of compressors that not only meet exacting site requirements, but are also fitted with a number of additional options to suit the company and their equipment operators. Being completed on-time and in-spec, Hertel Modern was able to benefit from the guaranteed performance of their Airman PDS400SC-6B1-T and PDS185SC-6C2-T compressors, with reliable, clean compressed air delivered across their site wherever air is needed.