Cemetery Equipment

Austeng are a boutique engineering firm that specialises in the design, engineering, development and building of customised electromechanical machinery and systems.

Catafalques

Cemetery Equipment

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Recent leading edge catafalque designs demonstrate how catafalque function can be modified in innovative and flexible ways to operate in new contexts. Macarthur Memorial Park, Sydney Austeng is excited to partner with Macarthur Memorial Parks to build two state of the art catafalques, for placement within its distinctive chapel at their new facility. The catafalques […]

Transfer Van Module

Cemetery Equipment

In consultation with members of the funeral and cremation industry we have developed a module that provides an efficient, ergonomic, worker friendly system to utilize the full capacity of any transfer van. This helps to minimize the risk of back injury and assists compliance with health and safety regulations and requirements. Other advantages include its […]

Grave Safety Fence

Cemetery Equipment

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The Austeng Grave Safety Fence addresses and reduces two health & safety issues currently facing cemetery operators. These are: The risk of mourners or cemetery staff falling into an open grave (which may be up to 2.7 metres deep) Manual handling risks involved in pall-bearers transferring the coffin from the hearse to the grave and […]

Grave Shoring

Cemetery Equipment

Austeng Grave Shoring is used to support the sides of a grave. There has been more than one incident in Victoria where a grave digger has been trapped when the grave sides have given way. Aluminium was chosen as it is easy to clean, light weight, durable and adds a clean and professional finish to […]

Grave Cover

Cemetery Equipment

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The cover is designed to overcome the problem created by an open grave site and the potential danger this represents for both employees and visitors. It is manufactured from lightweight aluminium tubing and covered with unbreakable, corrugated plastic “Lexan” sheeting (colour tinting of Lexan is an option). The weight is less than 20kg so can […]

Forston Low Boy Mausoleum Lift

Cemetery Equipment

The Forston Lift has been the preferred Mausoleum Interment Device in Australian Cemeteries for decades, making shutter handling and coffin interment a safe and efficient task. Austeng provide sales, importation logistics, Australian Standards compliance, service & repair along with upgrades of the Forston Low Boy Mausoleum Lift across Australia. In 2013, the Forston Lift achieved […]

AUSLITE GANTRY

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The AUSLITE gantry is here. The next step in a ‘no lift’ industry. There has been a growing awareness of the risks and responsibilities associated with the manual handling within cemeteries especially coffins and ledgers for some time now. These risks and responsibilities are growing as OH&S legislation becomes more onerous, coffins become larger and […]

Mausoleum Shutter Handling Modules

Cemetery Equipment

Austeng has developed a range of mausoleum marble and granite crypt front lifting devices including Forston Lift integrated solutions, stand alone lifts and order-picker integration. This is in response to the health and safety challenges associated with lifting the very heavy mausoleum crypt front as well as the possible risk of employees over balancing at […]

Mausoleum Interment Trolley

Cemetery Equipment

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The Austeng Mausoleum Interment Trolley was designed and built in response to a request to design a safer and more dignified method of placing coffins and caskets into mausoleum crypts at any level. It greatly reduces OH&S issues as it eliminates the need for the operator to be elevated and has safe, single operator functions. […]

Austeng Secures Federal Funding to Demonstrate Onsite Hydrogen Production and BlendingApril 29, 2026 - 10:25 am
Austeng Secures Federal Funding to Demonstrate Onsite Hydrogen Production and Blending Austeng is pleased to announce that we have secured Federal Government funding to deliver a pioneering hydrogen project at our Geelong facility—focused on demonstrating the commercial viability of onsite hydrogen production and blending for industrial applications. This project will showcase how green hydrogen can […]
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Resomation visit Christchurch,NZApril 29, 2026 - 9:41 am
We were delighted that Austeng’ s Managing Director, Ross George, travelled to Christchurch,NZ recently for a visit to the newly installed Resomation® unit at Water Cremation Aotearoa. During the visit, Ross met with Director Deborah Richards and her dedicated team to see the facility in operation firsthand. The visit also brought together Ben Kelly, CEO of ACCA, […]
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Pet Cremation IndustryApril 29, 2026 - 9:20 am
Expanding Our Expertise: Austeng Brings 30+ Years of Cremator Innovation to the Pet Industry For over three decades, Austeng has been designing and manufacturing world-class cremation furnaces for facilities across Australia and New Zealand. Now, the Austeng Joule Cremator – trusted by busy human crematoria – has been adapted for the pet cremation industry, delivering […]
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Environmental Combustion Technology (EC Tech)March 30, 2026 - 12:23 pm
Austeng is pleased to announce a new strategic collaboration with Environmental Combustion Technology (EC Tech), a UK-based designer and manufacturer of high-efficiency cremation and abatement systems. This collaboration builds on a long-standing relationship spanning more than 35 years, during which Austeng has worked with several iterations of the business—from Furnace Constructions through to Matthews. With […]