Mechanical Engineering

Within Osborn, the Mechanical Engineering stream provides engineering and asset management support for clients managing mechanical plant and systems. The Mechanical stream is led by Cam MacDiarmid (BEng Mech, RPEQ, CPEng) who has over 30 years’ experience in the design and construction of high value projects, operations and maintenance support.

Engineering Design
In addition to the specialist services mentioned above, Osborn Consulting Engineers can also offer a range of typical design services.  We specialise in the unusual, the innovative, and the creative.  If you have a weird idea, we can help you turn it into reality.:• Project identification, detailed design & construction support • Minerals processing equipment and systems • Manufacturing plant and equipment, including building materials • Process piping and systems.

Reliability & Asset Management
Asset management is the systematic implementation of strategies to optimise the lifecycle costs and benefits of an asset and includes operational and maintenance strategies, condition monitoring, downtime analyses, replacement and renewal planning, amongst many other methods.  Osborn Consulting team have worked with organisations of varying maturity, and have a range of services to assist on the journey including:.

• Optimise decisions & Strategies • Continuous improvement • Operational & strategic asset management planning
• Auditing to identify high cost or high-risk plant • Identify & eliminate operational losses • Problem solving and debottlenecking

Project Management
Osborn Consulting team can provide project management services for delivery of design or construction projects to meet clients’ needs.  This can include management of designers, on-site subcontractors, fabricators and logistics across a broad range of disciplines:

• Delivery of design &/or construction projects • Brownfield projects a specialty • Maintenance shutdown planning & Supervision • Scope definition & design of repairs • Contractor selection & materials procurement • Contingency planning & Quality Assurance.

Process Safety & Incident Investigations
• Review of design & maintenance activity • Hazop facilitation • Management of change • Safety in design reviews
• Incident investigations • Owner representation