UB Equipment Sale Brochure
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EXCLUSIVE PURCHASER OPPORTUNITY
TURN-KEY, MODULAR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM
Manufacturing Line Machinery &
Technology User License
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Contents
Introduction 3
The UB System explained 4
Purchaser Opportunity 6
UB Production Technology & Process 7
Intellectual Property 9
Plant and equipment for sale 10
UB Projects 23
Design Guide 39
Floorplan Examples 40
Contact 41
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IntroductionThe Unitised Building (UB) System is a state-of-the-art modular construction technology that since2008 has been used to construct internationally recognised building projects across Australia.
Established by world-renowned Architect Nonda Katsalidis (Eureka Tower, MoNA) and developed inpartnership with Australias most innovative builders, the Hickory Group, the UB System has beenused to produce over 1,200 modular units to date across residential, remote housing and hotel sectorprojects.
Independent research* has proven the UB System to offer signicant advantages in construction
speed, sustainability, cost, quality and safety including:
50% faster construction times
Up to 90% less construction waste
91% more recyclable materials
Up to 90% more thermally efcient buildings
Safer, higher quality work environment on the ground oor of a factory
Numerous cost advantages from nancing and nding savings to reduced project consultantand variation costs
An unprecedented opportunity exists to purchase a complete, custom-built UB plant and equipmentkit and technology user licence to produce patented Unitised Building modules in Australia and NewZealand.
This system is capable of producing architecturally unique, high-quality accommodation projectsof up to 15 levels, and the UB brand is internationally recognised as a leading force in advancedmodular building technology and construction innovation.
*Research conducted in partnership with the University of Melbourne and Curtin University
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The UB System explainedThe UB System works by breaking down (or unitising) construction projects into transportablemodules or units which are manufactured off-site at dedicated assembly factories. Each unit utilisesa proprietary steel frame and column design which forms a box-like structure onto which internallinings, external faades, xtures, ttings and services are attached and installed.
The completed unit effectively forms a self-supporting, three-dimensional building block that can beafxed to other units to form a rigid structural frame on site.
The unique nature of the UB System ensures that the interconnecting support columns on every unitare aligned with an exceptionally high degree of accuracy. This allows units to be safely and easilystacked together to almost any height and for external faade elements to be fully incorporated off-site.
The UB System also provides signicant architectural exibility. Each units support columns are able
to be sized and positioned to meet a wide range of structural demands and design requirements.Units can also be shaped to suit free-form designs, can be wedge-shaped or angled, assembled invarious congurations to suit the overall building design and varied in shape to create overhangs and
cantilevers.
The UB System off-site construction phase
Core steel components &linings
Columns sized and placed according tostructural requirements
Factory completed unit with x-tures and ttings fully installed
While the manufacturing process is underway off-site, construction works at the project site can beprogressed in parallel. The nature of these on-site works will vary by project but typically involve theconstruction of a buildings lift core, basement and ground level concrete sub-structures.
The UB System recognises that buildings have elements that lend themselves to being constructedoff-site, as well as those that do not. The system does not attempt to be an exclusively off-siteconstruction solution and only elements that suit prefabrication are manufactured in this manner. Thesystem gives primacy to design exibility over standardisation and modularity. Moreover, the layout
(or unit mix) can be varied from oor-to-oor with little impact on structure or services. Once on-
site works are nished, the manufactured units can be transported to site where they are lifted into
position and afxed to one another. Depending on the conguration of the site and factors such as
trafc access, 12 to 20 units can be installed per day per crane. This allows the assembly phase of a
typical sized medium rise apartment project to be completed in 810 days (assuming only one craneis used).
Unlike alternative modular systems, the fabricated units are shipped with nal building faadesattached. Further on-site works are therefore generally limited to nishing touches such as the
nal t-out of lobby areas and the connection of each units pre-installed plumbing, electrical and
exhaust services. This will typically take a few weeks of on-site post-assembly work.
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The UB System example of on-site assembly phase
Day 8 Day 9
Day 3 Day 5 Day 7
Day 0 Day 1 End of Day 1
Completed Project68 units in place64 units in place
40 units in place 56 units in place25 units in place
First 8 units installed by daysend
Manufactured componentsbegin to arrive on site
Existing site conditions(Concrete components in place)
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Purchaser OpportunityA unique opportunity now presents itself to purchase a turn-key manufacturing kit including plant andproduction license for this ground-breaking technology.
Currently located in Brooklyn, Victoria, the manufacturing kit includes the following plant andequipment (further details for each item on page 10):
1. Twin Head Bridge Welder / Spot Welding Machine
2. Intermediate Conveyors and Floor Side Shift Station
3. Assembly Jig #1
4. Assembly Jig #2
5. Column Welding Cell
6. 20 tonne Monorail Crane
7. Spray Booth
8. Moving Fit Out Line
9. Travelling Single Phase Power Bus Bar
10. Transport Equipment
11. Lifting Equipment for Module Installation
12. Out-feed Cranes
Together with this operational equipment a production licence will be transferred to the Purchaserat the time of sale which will enable the Purchaser to manufacture modules in Australia and New
Zealand. The details and limitations of this licence are to be determined.
This equipment is proven to deliver multi-unit residential and hotel projects up to 9 stories high (seeproject details on page 21) and can be specied for projects up to 15 levels.
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UB Production Technology &
Process
The UB production process incorporates ve key elements or
steps:
1. Manufacture of unit oor and ceiling
panels
The factory operates a dedicated panel line which producescustomised wall, oor and ceiling panels for unit assembly.
The current line uses the fourth generation of the UB Systemtechnology a semi-automated bridge and MIG welding line which
produces panels out of galvanised steel sheets and purlins. Theline was custom designed and built by UB.
2. Assembly JIG
The assembly JIG is a semi-automated piece of equipment whichholds and welds the various UB panels into a complete structuralunits ready for t-out. It also incorporates a sophisticated spatial
laser system which facilitates the accurate placement of thecolumn structures to the units. The assembly JIG was designedand built by UB and is a dual-sided system providing for theassembly of two steel structural units contemporaneously. Theassembly JIG is capable of producing a complete structural unit atthe rate of approximately two per shift.
3. Fit-out
Once a structural unit is welded together, it is transported to a
separate area of the factory to be tted out. The t-out sequence
takes the steel structural unit to the point of a completedapartment which is essentially ready to move in once deliveredto site with fully painted walls, carpets, tiles and with kitchens,bathrooms and other appliances installed (according to the clientsspecications). Importantly, the accuracy of the UB technology
permits all windows and faade elements to be afxed in-factory.
This allows UB to completely nish the outside of the building
as well as the inside. This is a key competitive advantagewhich UB has over other modular systems. Fit out cycles atthe manufacturing facility are currently 16 days. This comparesfavourably to a typical construction site sequence of more than100 days, leaving aside potential weather delays.
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4. Transportation and cranage
UB has designed and manufactured special lifting apparati forits structural units. These not only provide for free movementwithin the factory but also allow for simple cranage using existing
stationary and mobile cranes and for easy levelling, placement andinstallation. UB s current technology for lifting allows more than 20lifts per crane per day.
5. Installation and testing of services
All services within each unit (e.g. power, plumbing, data and TVcable, phones) are tested in factory prior to transport in order toensure quality control standards and identify/rectify any defects.UB has developed IP around the location and placement ofservices and the interface of these services to the main site. Thesesystems streamline the requirement for on-site works and permitpractical completion of the building to be reached in signicantly
reduced timeframes and with limited on-site labour.
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Intellectual Property
The proprietary technology underpinning the UB System was invented by Nonda Katsalidis.
The IP associated with the UB construction methodology is held by EKCO Patent and IP Holdings
Pty Ltd (EKCO Patent), a member of the Nonda Katsalidis controlled group of companies. The UBSystem is patented both in Australia and internationally.
A technology user licence will be transferred to the Purchaser at the time of sale which will enable thePurchaser to manufacture UB modules in Australia and New Zealand. The details and limitations ofthis licence are to be determined.
TBC - The Purchaser will also be granted the rights to use the various trademarks associated with theUB System.
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Plant and equipment for saleITEM 1: Twin Head Bridge Welder/Spotwelding Machine
This machine is fully automated and was purpose built for the automated panel production of theUnitised Building sheet steel panels. This system is capable of producing panels 4m to 16.5m inlength and 2.4m to 5.2m wide. Positional information, weld positions and weld data is all passed intothe PLC directly from CAD software through a CSV le. The system has a pallet magazine system
that holds all of the components to produce a panel and is automatically decanted from the palletto the welding table using a 2 axis automated pick and place with magnets and hooks for pickingthe product. The completed panel is then carried away from the welder by a 16m long dual chainconveyor that is also synchronised with the infeed drives. The system has been welding G350galvanised material with thicknesses ranging from 1.8mm to 4mm thick and achieving spot weldnugget sizes between 6mm and 10mm depending on the materials.
Below is a list and a brief description of hardware that is used in this system.
Allan Bradly L45E PLC with device net communication Allan Bradly HMI screen
Samos Pro safety controller
6 sets of safety light curtains
4 safety gate switches
Roughly 28 motors and drives all SEW
Spot welding equipment is Obara including 2 Obara tip dressers
The infeed drive has a left and right gearbox drive with 3 clamping knurled rollers on each side;both sides are synchronistic dual drive
4 servo driven spot weld heads capable of producing one weld every 3 seconds per head Spot weld force of up to 900kg
Weld capacity 16,000ka
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ITEM 2: Intermediate Conveyors & Floor Side Shift Station
The Structure Panel Line has a number of conveyors
Accumulation conveyor 15m long directly after the bridge welder. This conveyor is dual chaindrive with a SEW motor gearbox and drive
The next conveyor is a 15m long dual chain drive lift conveyor with around 1.5m of lift. SEWmotor gearbox and drive with 2 hydraulic scissor lifts
In front of that we have a side shifting conveyor with 2 x 15m long dual chain drives. Thisconveyor shifts of line from left to right allowing line works to be carried out on the oors. SEW
motor gearboxes and drives.
Off line behind the side shift conveyor is another 15m long twin chain drive conveyor for ooraccumulation and works
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ITEM 3: Assembly Jig #1
The rst assembly jig is where the oor, walls and roof come together. This jig also has a 15m long
chain driven conveyor (hydraulically driven) which sits on 6 hydraulic scissor lifts that allow the roof to
be lifted into place. The jig is adjustable in width from 2.4m to 5m wide, this is controlled by 4 SEWservo driven encoded motors that are all synchronistic control back to the HMI screen. It has 4 tonnehosts for lifting the walls from horizontal to vertical. Upper platform for access.
Allan Bradly L45E PLC with device net communication
Allan Bradly HMI screen
Allan Bradly safety relays
Hydraulic power pack
4 x 1 tonne Streets hoists
6 x hydraulic scissor lifts
15m hydraulic chain conveyors
SEW motor gearboxes and drives
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ITEM 4: Assembly Jig #2
The second assembly jig is where all on the accurate location is completed; IE columns arelocated and welded off, facades brackets and faade frames are tted, balustrades are tted and
penetrations are installed. Allan Bradly L45E PLC with device net communication
Allan Bradly HMI screen
Allan Bradly safety relays
6 x Hydraulic lift cylinders for lifting modules out of the locators
SEW motor gearboxes and drives
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ITEM 5: Column Welding Cell
Fully enclosed welding cell with safety gate switches.
Rotator jig with SEW motor and drive, Festo pneumatics. Adjustable to suit different lengthcolumns
Allan Bradly PLC Allan Bradly HMI Touch Screen
Kawasaki FA20N Mig welding Robot
OTC DPCP350 Amp Pulse welder
Bulk Pack Wire Feeder
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ITEM 6: 20 tonne Monorail Crane
Mono rail overhead crane with 2x10 tonne Donit hoists controlled by a single remote pendent
Runway has a 90 degree bend, rst run is approx. 47.5m long and the second run is approx.62m long.
Also running on this beam:- Type: Samsung Model: KGT-S(D)1000
- Duty Rating: 1Am M4 (Heavy Duty Classication )
Height of lift : 6 metres available
Lift speeds : 5.8 & 2.9 metres per minute.
Traverse speeds : 20 & 5 metres per minute
Two sets of lifting spreaders for different width modules with twist lock attachments
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ITEM 7: Spray Booth
The spray booth is large enough to hold a 16m long module and is used for the priming of the steelstructure. The booth has exible transparent curtains on each end, mounted on the jib arm that
swings out of the way for the module to pass through via the monorail crane. Spray booth specs:
- Depth 1.2m
- Width 13.2m
- Height 4m
- Air ow 6600L/PS or .5 cubic meters per second
2 sets of transparent curtains on swinging jib arms
Full side wall on one side
4 x fans, chimneys and caps through the roof
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ITEM 8: Moving t out line
There are 2 moving t out lines, once the module leaves the structure line it is then placed onto 2 sets
of skates that are adjustable to suit the module width. The line is then indexed forward by 2 x 6m
stroke hydraulic cylinders on each line, each controlled by a HMI screen. Each of the cylinders haveliner transducers to monitor the position of the modules. They also have synchronistic control to keepthe cylinders travelling at the same speed and spacers to create gaps between modules for cladding.This line also has 600mm walkways that can be placed between modules.
Allan Bradly L45E PLC with device net communication
Allan Bradly HMI screen
Samos Pro safety controller
Hydraulic power pack with ne adjustable valves
120 Skates or 60 sets.
Walkway platforms.
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ITEM 9: Travelling single phase power bus bar
The travelling bus bar power is a 15amp RCD protected power point that can be attached to each
module at the start of the line and will travel along with the module until it reaches the end of the line.Once it has reached the end of the line the overhead track transfers to a return track and the power
point can be returned to the start of the process to be attached to another module. There is enoughpoints to be attached to each of the modules on each of the t out lines. This is a great system forovercoming the OHS issues of having power leads sprawled across the ground.
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ITEM 10: Transport Equipment
The UB system is transportable via road or sea and comes with all necessary transport equipmentincluding twist lock spreaders to t onto the drop deck extendable 75 beams that the modules sit on.
Shipping & transport equipment includes:
Starter base plates for the bottom of the hull Module tie plates for stacking 4 modules high
Lashing points
Crane lifting boxes for all of the above items
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ITEM 11: Lifting Equipment For Module Installation
The system also comes with the lifting frames/ jigs for installing the modules on site. The lifting jigsare adjustable and connect to either the top of the columns by a twist lock or by use of a panel clutchattached to a lifting point on the bottom ring beam of the module.
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ITEM 12: Out-Feed Cranes
Out feed cranes (20 tonne total)
2 x 7 meter span beams (10 tonne each with 2x5 tonne hooks on each beam)
Runway lengths 72 meters
Cranes are controlled by a Flex remote pendent with the ability to control each beamseparately (1 hook or 2 hooks together or all 4 hooks at the same time)
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UB Projects
UB successfully constructed and delivered its rst building project in June 2010 a 9-storey
apartment complex in Russell Place, Melbourne CBD known as Little Hero. Acting as sub-
contractor to Hickory, UB was responsible for the manufacture of all 63 apartments in the complex,which comprised a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments and several duplex penthouses.Utilising the UB System for all residences (which required the manufacture and t-out of 75 individual
UB units), UB was able to deliver this project on time and on budget whilst facilitating an estimated4050% reduction in the overall duration of the projects construction timeline.
UB1 Little Hero Project in Melbourne CBDOriginal Concept Design (left) & Completed Building(right)
On the back of the success of the Little Hero project, UB was awarded contracts for an additional
three buildings in Victoria during the same year, representing 630 units (355 apartments) andrevenues of over $46 million.
The largest of these projects was The Nicholson, a 199-apartment building in Coburg, developedby VicUrban. The Nicholson is a signicant milestone in UBs early history a complex building with
multiple structural elements, detailed and innovative faades and numerous complexities in roofdetail. Signicantly, this building was designed completely without regard to the UB System a
testament to the exibility of the system to interpret and reect ultimate architectural design.
Following the successful delivery of the rst 4 residential Melbourne metropolitan projects, UB was
awarded a 240 room hotel project in Port Hedland, WA. The hotel was manufactured in 2012,however not delivered to WA as intended due to the developer falling into nancial difculty. The
project was repurposed by UB and utilised by Asian Pacic Group as a 128 room Art Series hotel in
Bendigo, adjacent to an extensive new hospital project.
UB has also been used to construct the 3:East apartment project in Richmond, comprising 57
apartments, the One9 development in Moonee Ponds Victoria, a 9 level building erected in site in 5
days, and several other projects in Perth, Port Hedland and Karratha, WA.
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UB1 Little Hero Project
Off-site Manufacture
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UB1 Little Hero ProjectDelivery to Russell Place
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UB1 Little Hero Project
Assembly at Russell Place
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UB1 Little Hero ProjectProject Completion
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The Nicholson - East Coburg
A Design Inc. creation, inconjunction with PlacesVictoria, The Nicholsoncontains 110 privatelyowned apartments,58 National BuildingHousing Initiative socialhousing apartmentsand 31 affordable rental
apartments
Average 6 star energyefcient apartments
all feature a number ofsustainable innovations.
Winner of the UrbanDesign Institute of
Australia Award forExcellence
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Pegasus Apartments Mitcham
Suburban multi-residentialproject in Mitcham, 20minutes from MelbourneCBD
Designed by NondaKatsalidis
50 apartments acrosstwo integrated buildings
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Centvm - Preston
Designed by BBPArchitects, Centvm is aBensons Group projectcomprising a total of109 apartments
Comprises 3 ve storeyhigh buildings made up of219 UB modules
Meets a minimum BCA5-star standard rating forenergy and efciency
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3:East - Richmond
57 apartments (comprising63 UB modules) installedon site in just 11 days
Using UBs parallel trackbuilding technologydramatically reduceddisruption to the localcommunity during
construction in this busyinner city suburb
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UB Onsite (3:East)
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Port View Port Hedland WA
Located in Port Hedlandoverlooking the IndianOcean, Port View
apartments offers 21 onebedroom apartments
Fully nished in UBsMelbourne factory andtransported across the
country to WA First project in Western
Australia to use the UBsystem
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The Schaller Studio - Bendigo
128 room Art Series Hotelin regional Victoria erectedin just 6 days.
66 modular units used
4 level project comprisingin-situ ground oor lobby
and restaurant and 3levels of modular hotel
rooms.
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One9 - Moonee Ponds
9 level building installed injust 5 days
Project featured onnumerous internationaldesign blogs and journals.
Comprises 34 modernone and two bedroomapartments tted with
timber oors and bolt-onbalconies.
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UB Onsite (One9)
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Concorde South - South Hedland WA
6 level apartment buildingin regional WA featuring1, 2 and 3 bedroomapartments.
108 UB modulescomplexed across 77
apartments.
All modules installed on
site in just 8 and a halfdays.
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Adara Apartments - Success WA
Department of Housingproject featuring 77
apartments over 6 levels.
Comprises 96 modulesmanufactured inMelbourne and deliveredby road to WA.
Includes apartments
offered under the NationalRental AffordabilityScheme and the WAShared Equity Scheme.
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Design Guide
Whilst some maximum spacial paramenters apply, the UB system does not have xed module sizes
or layouts, and is suitable for a range of low to medium-rise projects including: Apartments
Hotels
Remote mining & resource villages
Student accommodation
Aged care accommodation
Healthcare projects
Having delivered 16 separate projects and documented design typolgies and detailed schemes for
dozens more, a part of this sale will include the provision of a detailed design guide containing samplemodule layouts, oorplates and parametric models.
ITEM VALUE
Maximum Overall Unit Length (including faade) 16.4 m
Maximum Unit Width (including faade) 5.45 m
Maximum Unit Square Meterage (gross) 74.0 m2
Minimum Unit Width (column centre to column centre) 3.0 m
Maximum unit height for transportation
(from bottom of column plate to absolute top of unit)
3500 mm
Typical bulkhead/low ceiling height (SFL to underside of lining) 2400 mm
Maximum area of openings in side wall panel max 45% of wall length
Max single opening in wall with no additional structure3m (Subject to engineeringcheck)
Unit weight
Average unit/no side wall/no roof per m2 280kg/m2
Roof structure and deck + 1 tonne per unit
Side wall cladding +1 tonner per unit
UB System Spatial Parameters
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APARTMENT
Floorplan Examples
REMOTE ACCOMMODATION
HOTEL
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Contact
Hickory Group101 Cremorne St
Richmond VIC 3121
T: +61 39429 7411F: +61 3 9428 7376
To enquire about this exclusive opportunity,
contact Todd Chadwick, Production Manager.M: +61 407 597 633E: [email protected]
hickory.com.au
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