G James Extrusion
Client
G James Glass and Aluminium
Location
Eagle Farm, QLD
Specifications
- 7.839 ha block on Kingsford Smith Drive
- Three 2 storey office buildings
- Two linked external buildings for a re-melting facility and die-casting workshop for bespoke casts
- Underground fire escape routes with tunnels that link the internal and external buildings
Project Highlights
- The factory can store, die-cast and produce aluminium products using machinery and technology never before seen on this scale
- Fire sprinklers weren’t an option due to the fact that Molten aluminium cannot make contact with water or it will grow 10x its size, instead a series of lasers and specially designed cameras were used
- Fully automated shutdown procedure where all fuel is dumped into an underground chamber
