5-Year Major EWP Inspections in Wollongong

Illawarra machines that have worked Port Kembla and the industrial precincts for five years have accumulated vibration fatigue and salt-air corrosion in structural sections that the annual inspection identifies but the teardown assessment at the mid-life major actually measures. Whether the milestone is at 5 or 10 years depends on the equipment class, but for machines worked hard in heavy-industry and coastal environments, reaching that milestone without the inspection has real consequences for the compliance record.

EWP Australia carries out 5-year major inspections for Wollongong and Illawarra operators — class confirmation, teardown of structural and load-bearing components, NDT of welds, pins and critical sections, and documentation that establishes a new compliance baseline. Scope and cost are agreed before the machine is stripped, so the inspection doesn't become an open-ended exercise.