Portfolio
Our Portfolio
Our clients value the highest quality and safety for their critical systems and have exacting standards that are measured in parts per billion, Microns, Megohms, Immediate danger to life and health, Safety integrity levels, particles per cubic ft, millikelvin, 99.9999%, 10 to the minus 9 to name a few. They are leaders in their fields, Australia’s leading research universities and tech start-ups creating Australian grown technology for a cleaner, greener and smarter world.
Silanna Semiconductor
Pinkenba Brisbane Queensland
Clean room build and process services
Completed March 2022 - $28.5M
Project Management, Design and Construction of a Semiconductor manufacturing facility for the manufacture of ultra-low wavelength UV LEDs. This is a state-of-the-art Semiconductor ISO 5 cleanroom including a wide range of utilities including, Umech was engaged from the concept design stage through to the final commission of the facility.
• Specialty Gases
• Ultra High Purity Gas manifold panels
• House Gas distribution for Nitrogen and Compressed Air
• Ultra-Pure Water (18MegaOhm) plant and ring main system in PVDF
• Process Cooling Water - 6” SF4 stainless steel ring main system
• 120,000 Litre Liquid Nitrogen Storage and distribution ring main with phase separators
• 3.5-Megawatt electrical upgrade including 2 750kw diesel generators and a 500kW UPS
• HVAC and construction for 830m2 Cleanroom.
• 230m2 Class 100 Cleanroom
• 600m2 Class 10000 Cleanroom
• Cleanroom fit out works and laboratory fit out
• Semiconductor Tool installation
• Life Safety system for Oxygen depletion gas detection
• Detailed sample submittals for critical components with traceability and material inspection reports
FDC
Sydney University
Engineering Technology Precinct
Levels 7, 8, 9 lab gas and life safety design and installation
Completed March 2023
Design and installation of lab gas and life safety systems for three levels of labs in building J03. Lab gases included house gases (Compressed air, Nitrogen, Argon and Vacuum), inert specialty gases (Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, Helium etc) and ultra-high purity toxic and hazardous gases (Hydrogen, Methane, Carbon Monoxide, Hydrogen Sulphide and Ammonia).
Piping routing drawings, coordination of design with other service disciplines in Revit
hydraulic sizing calculations on all of the gas lines
User design meeting coordination
Design of the Life Safety System to comply with AS61508. It included gas hygiene assessments of all spaces, user meetings to complete LOPA assessments to determine required SIL values for safety instrumented functions SIL Verification calculations and device proof test procedures
Design of Life Safety system operation including production of control system architecture drawings and cause and effect matrices
Umech procured all required plant including 11 gas cabinets, numerous gas manifolds and Life Safety sensors
Over 10 km of piping was installed including copper and ultra-high purity electropolished stainless steel tubing which was orbitally welded
Fabrication of three PLC based control cabinets for the Life Safety System. Factory and Site Acceptance Testing for control system
Pressure testing of all gas pipe lines. Helium Vacuum leak testing of all orbitally welded gas lines
Operating and maintenance manual, as built drawings and asset register to University of Sydney requirements
National measurement Institute - Australian government department of industry science and resources
Farindon constructions
Gas measurement Facility
Lindfield December 2024
Umech is proud to announce the successful completion of a collaborative laboratory project in partnership with Farindon Constructions Pty Ltd. This project showcases Umech's expertise in delivering demanding designs. Supply and installation of UHP process gases, Vacuum Systems, Gas Cabinets, Custom fabricated Valve Manifolds- and Auto changeover panels for UHP (6N) Gases and gas detection Life Safety System.
Umech provides years of design and coordination expertise to reach the Standards required of our national measurement institute.
University of Sydney
Sydney Nanoscience Hub building
2018 - Ongoing
Supply and installation of UHP process gases, Helium Recovery System (Cryomech), Silane Gas Cabinet, Ammonia Gas Cabinet, Hydrogen Gas, Cabinet, TEOS Liquid Delivery Cabinet, 5 Valve Manifolds- Auto changeover Ar, 02, UHP (6N) N2, 5 Valve Manifolds- N20, C3F8, Life Safety System, CS Clean Drv Abatement System, UHP Water, Vacuum Exhaust, Process Cooling Water, Tool Exhaust, Trade waste.
• House Gas distribution for Nitrogen and Compressed Air
• Cleanroom fit out works and laboratory fit out
• UHP Gas manifold panels and Gas Cabinets
• Specialty Gas Delivery systems for individual labs from bottle sources
• Toxic, Flammable and UHP Semiconductor Gas Delivery systems with 99.999% purity, fully Orbitally welded.
• Helium Recovery system
• Life Safety system for Toxic and Flammable Gas Detection Systems.
• Oxygen Depletion Systems
• Installation of Helium compressors
• Cooling water services
• Local vacuum systems
Energy Australia Tallawarra A Power Station
Hydrogen Delivery System for Turbine Cooling
Completed Sept 2022
Umech installed over 300m of Hydrogen pipeline on site at the Tallawarra A power station and including the design and construction of a distribution shed and bulk handling area for bulk delivery and storage of Hydrogen manifold packs. Works included the hazardous area classification, design and installation with a custom nitrogen purging system and Hydrogen vent stack.
UNSW - CQC2T - INTREC
QUANTUM COMPUTING CQC2T
Completed June 2017
Design and construction of utilities and services including the installation of scanning tunneling microscopes and dilution refrigerators. Auto changeover manifolds for He, O2, Life Safety System, Process Cooling Water distribution skid and piping. Helium recovery plant.
House gas distribution for Nitrogen
Helium recover piping and custom manifold panels
Specialty gas delivery systems for individual labs from bottle sources
Ultra high purity Nitrogen, Oxygen and Argon gas manifolds and distribution piping with 99.999% purity, orbitally welded
Process cooling water system with heat exchanger and 2000lt tank
3 off chillers in duty standby configuration
Critical system uptime functionality to run 24/7/365
SIL rated Life safety system for Oxygen depletion detection
UNSW - Multiplex
MATERIAL SCIENCE ENGINEERING BUILDING
Completed June 2015
Umech installed speciality gas piping for 26 different gases over 6 floors of highly spec’d research laboratories. These included bulk gases, toxic gases, flammable gases and ultra high purity gases. The installation included all works from fitting of gas Cabinets and cylinder manifold panels in place to the hook up of tools user outlet valves in laboratories.
Additionally, Umech installed a SIL rated life safety system that manages the delivery of toxic and hazardous gas. Including oxygen depletion, exhaust pressure monitoring and toxic gas sensors.
House gas distribution for Nitrogen and Argon
Specialty gas delivery systems
Compressed air plant and distribution
Laboratory air distribution
Toxic and flammable gas detection systems
Oxygen depletion systems
Laser safety interlocks
SIL rated life safety system
Bayer Pharmaceuticals – New Zealand
Purified Water and Water for Injection
Generation and Distribution System
Completed September 2016
Design and construction of a new Purified Water (PFW) and Water for Injection (WFI) generation and distribution plant for Bayer facility in Manukau; New Zealand. Design and construction of a clean steam generation and distribution system.
Hydraulic sizing calculations of the purified water and water for injection distribution loops
Process modelling to determine the appropriate storage tanks and generation systems capacities
System integration including importing of major equipment including water purification equipment, WFI Still, Clean Steam generator and storage vessels
3D design of prefabricated skids
Piping routing drawings
Design of the SCADA / PLC based control system, Including development of Software and Hardware Design Specifications, Electrical Drawings
Construction and Factory Acceptance Testing of the main control panel in our workshop.
Construction of process skids in our Sydney fabrication facility
Onsite installation of both the mechanical piping and electrical and controls elements of the system.
Commissioning and Site Acceptance Testing of the plants
Ongoing maintenance of the facility
Operation and maintenance manual for the plant
