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

Cemetery Equipment, News

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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. […]

Delivery of Cutting Edge Catafalques to Macarthur Memorial ParksJune 13, 2024 - 11:53 am
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 have been installed (see video below), and once the chapel has been completed, the final commissioning will take place and the catafalques will be available for […]
Austeng recognised as one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Manufacturers in AustraliaJuly 10, 2023 - 9:38 am
Austeng is pleased to announce that it has been recognised as one of the Top Ten Most Innovative Manufacturers in Australia at the recent Australian Manufacturing Forum and @auManufacturing news media outlet Awards ceremony. A great acknowledgement of our team. Managing Director Ross George commented that “Although innovation requires significant investment both in terms of […]
Minister for Energy & Resources Lily D’Ambrosio visits Austeng’s Hydrogen BurnerMarch 30, 2023 - 3:25 pm
We were so excited to host the Hon Lily D’Ambrosio Minister for Energy & Resources at Austeng yesterday morning (29/03/23) at our hydrogen burner demonstration. Through the Victorian Governments Renewable Hydrogen Business Ready Fund (BRF), Austeng received $100,000.00 in early stage funding to undertake a feasibility study and develop its hydrogen burner prototype. Renewable hydrogen […]
Austeng Announces Deal to Supply Water Cremators to AustraliaApril 1, 2022 - 1:51 pm
Austeng is delighted to announce that we have become the agent in Australia for Resomation Ltd and its technology: a natural water cremation option utilising alkaline hydrolysis and heat . This is an environmentally friendly alternative to burial and flame cremation with a significant reduction in carbon foot print and impact on the environment . […]