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# Process Engineering

 

 

 

 

EMtek provides end-to-end process engineering and plant optimisation services to design, assess and improve plant systems that maximise efficiency, recovery, throughput and overall project performance.

 

 

 

 

 

- [ Our Services ](#our-services)
- [ Why EMtek ](#why-e-mtek)
- [ Explore Our Projects ](#explore-our-projects)
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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- [ Our Services ](#our-services)
- [ Why EMtek ](#why-e-mtek)
- [ Explore Our Projects ](#explore-our-projects)
 
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### Engineered for success. 

Our capability spans process design, modelling, debottlenecking, troubleshooting and operational improvement across both new projects and existing operations. We focus on identifying where value is being lost, what is limiting performance and which practical changes will deliver measurable improvement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ## Our Services

- **Process Design and Flowsheet Development:** Practical process solutions, flowsheets and design inputs aligned to ore characteristics, operating requirements and project objectives.
- **Process Studies and Design Basis:** Design criteria, mass and energy balances, operating philosophies and key assumptions to support engineering delivery.
- **Process Analysis and Optimisation:** Performance analysis, mass balance review, bottleneck identification, recovery improvement and throughput optimisation.
- **Brownfield Upgrades and Debottlenecking:** Practical modifications to improve capacity, reliability, maintainability and asset utilisation.
- **Plant Trials and Performance Testing:** Site-based trials to validate improvement opportunities, refine settings and confirm proposed changes.
- **Ore Analysis and Interpretation:** Review of ore characteristics, mineralogical information and process response to identify improvement opportunities.
- **Benchmarking and Financial Assessment:** Technical and economic assessment of operating performance, constraints and improvement options.
- **Process Safety and Operability:** Risk-based review, upset condition assessment, control strategy input and support for safe operation.
- **Slurry, Pumping and Hydraulic Systems:** Analysis of slurry transport, pumping, piping and hydraulic performance.
- **Process Modelling and Simulation:** Modelling, scenario analysis and CFD-informed assessment where required to support design and troubleshooting.
- **Equipment Selection and Integration:** Defining equipment duties and integrating equipment into practical, maintainable plant systems.
- **Operational Readiness and Troubleshooting:** Support for commissioning, ramp-up, plant troubleshooting and ongoing operational improvement.

 

 

 

 

 

 ## Why EMtek

EMtek’s approach is grounded in real plant conditions. We work with site teams to understand constraints, review data, inspect systems and focus on improvements that deliver practical value.

By combining engineering judgement, plant data and site engagement, we help clients identify bottlenecks, improve stability, refine control strategies and prioritise upgrades that are practical, measurable and sustainable.

 

 

 

 

 

 ##### Explore Our Projects

  [  ![MTK25074753 PXL 20250920 052046122](https://emtek.com.au/volumes/images/Content/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/54772/PXL_20250920_052046122.webp) 

 

 ### COS Eastern Substructure and CVB2036 Tripper Modifications

- **Client:** Rio Tinto
- **Location:** Oyu Tolgoi Mine
- **Date:** 2025
 
 View project   

  ](https://emtek.com.au/projects/cos-eastern-substructure-and-cvb2036-tripper-modifications) 

  [  ![MTK24044002 IMG 8795](https://emtek.com.au/volumes/images/Projects/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/54784/IMG_8795.webp) 

 

 ### Maxwell Drift Conveyor Head End and Stacker

- **Client:** Nepean Conveyors
- **Location:** Maxwell Project, Woodlands Drift
- **Date:** 2024
 
 View project   

  ](https://emtek.com.au/projects/maxwell-drift-conveyor-head-end-and-stacker) 

  [  ![MTK25044552 IMG 20251009 094352 351](https://emtek.com.au/volumes/images/Projects/2025/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/54790/IMG_20251009_094352_351.webp) 

 

 ### QS30 Knelson Concentrator Upgrade

- **Client:** Newmont
- **Location:** Tanami Desert, Northern Territory
- **Date:** 2025-2026
 
 View project   

  ](https://emtek.com.au/projects/qs30-knelson-concentrator-upgrade) 

  [  ![MTK25044588 9 10 AND 11](https://emtek.com.au/volumes/images/Projects/2025/_600x600_crop_center-center_none/54799/9-10-AND-11.webp) 

 

 ### Twin Hills Village RO Plant Upgrade

- **Client:** Newmont
- **Location:** Tanami Desert, Northern Territory
- **Date:** 2025
 
 View project   

  ](https://emtek.com.au/projects/twin-hills-village-ro-plant-upgrade)