Engineering the Impossible: How Trang Imagineering Designs and Manages Non-Standard, High-Complexity Industrial Equipment
In every heavy-industry sector: mining, agriculture, energy, defence, construction, manufacturing - there are challenges that simply cannot be solved with catalogue equipment.
When conventional equipment reaches its limit, businesses turn to engineering partners who can design and deliver one-off, non-standard, high-performance machinery and structural systems that don’t exist anywhere else.
For more than two decades, Trang Imagineering has specialised in taking unusual, high-complexity, custom-engineered projects from concept to completion.
Whether it’s an oversize tracked trailer for remote field logistics, a purpose-built pressure-rated vessel, a custom conveying module, a specialised mobile plant attachment, or a structural system designed to operate under extreme conditions — Trang provides the engineering, analysis, fabrication drawings, stakeholder management and project oversight needed to turn unique problems into safe, reliable, long-lasting solutions.
Why Non-Standard Equipment Matters Across Industry
Most industrial environments rely on a mix of off-the-shelf machinery and standardised components. These are economical, predictable, and tested — perfect when the application fits within typical performance envelopes.
But the moment a business faces a challenge outside conventional design limits, the risks multiply:
Loads too heavy for standard trailers
Corrosive or abrasive materials incompatible with catalogue systems
Environments with extreme temperature or weather
Space constraints requiring unconventional geometries
Regulatory or safety requirements not addressed by typical equipment
Unique operational needs requiring custom mechanics or hydraulics
Integration challenges between legacy and modern systems
In these scenarios, forcing a standard solution into a non-standard problem creates:
Short equipment life
Frequent breakdowns
High maintenance costs
Unsafe operating conditions
Compliance failures
Project delays
Inability to scale or adapt operations
This is where custom-engineered equipment creates enormous value.
It fills the specialised gaps between what industry needs and what the market typically supplies — delivering:
✔ Better operational safety
✔ Improved reliability
✔ Higher productivity
✔ Lower total life-cycle cost
✔ Purpose-built suitability for unique conditions
✔ Confidence through engineering rigor and documentation
Trang Imagineering’s expertise sits exactly in this space.
Trang’s Engineering Philosophy: Practical, Compliant, Fabrication-Ready
Designing non-standard equipment is fundamentally different from regular engineering.
There are no templates.
No pre-existing models.
No pre-written standards for exactly what you need.
Instead, everything starts with first principles engineering - load paths, materials, mechanisms, dynamics, fatigue, manufacturability, environmental exposure, operational ergonomics and compliance.
Trang’s approach is based upon:
1. Deep Understanding of Operational Requirements
Before any modelling begins, Trang engages directly with operators, maintainers, supervisors, fabricators, and project owners to understand:
What the equipment must do
How it will be used (and misused)
The loads, cycles, and frequency of operation
Environmental constraints
Space restrictions and logistics
Maintenance access
Regulatory requirements
Safety obligations
This eliminates “design in a vacuum” — one of the most common failure points in custom equipment design.
2. Advanced Structural, Mechanical and SMP Engineering
Trang designs multi-disciplinary systems that often merge structural engineering with mechanical systems, hydraulics, and moving components.
Typical tools and methods include:
Finite Element Analysis (static, dynamic, thermal, fatigue)
Modelling of shock and impact loads
Non-linear materials and deformation modelling
SMP (structural–mechanical–piping) integration
Welded and bolted joint design
Pressure boundary design
Load distribution and stability calculations
Vibration and resonance analysis
Thermal expansion and contraction modelling
When equipment is unusual, these engineering tools become essential.
3. Material Selection for Harsh or Non-Typical Conditions
Custom equipment often lives in unforgiving environments:
Abrasive ore or slurry
Offshore salt spray
Chemical or acidic atmospheres
Temperature extremes
Heavy vehicle vibration
Shock loads
Long-term fatigue cycles
UV and weather exposure
Corrosion and abrasion zones
Trang selects materials that match those realities: carbon steel, quenched and tempered grades, stainless, duplex, aluminium, polymer liners, wear-resistant coatings, specialised bushings, seals and greases.
4. Fabrication-Ready Drawings and Constructability
Many designers produce elegant models that are impossible to fabricate economically.
Trang does the opposite.
Every design is developed with fabricators in mind:
Standard plate sizes
Practical welds and joint preparation
Logical assembly order
Availability of materials
Tolerances achievable by regional workshops
Access for NDT and QA
Logical maintenance pathways
This dramatically reduces workshop cost, RFIs, rework and delays.
5. Lifecycle and Maintainability Engineering
Non-standard equipment must not only work — it must work for years.
Trang incorporates:
Greasing, lubrication and bearing access
Wear liner replacement strategy
Modular components for easy swap-out
Inspection points and access panels
Overload protection systems
Structural overdesign where fatigue risk exists
Documentation and manuals for long-term use
This is where Trang’s understanding of real-world operations shines: we design equipment that actually lasts.
Trang’s expertise applies across many industries:
Mining and Mineral Processing
Custom mobile plant attachments
Modular conveyor modules
Heavy tracked or wheeled trailers
Materials handling equipment
Chutes, bins and hoppers with unique geometries
SMP structures for constrained sites
Ore pass and crusher support frames
Tank platforms and access structures
Mining often operates at scales and loads that standard suppliers simply do not address.
Agriculture and Broadacre Operations
Semi-autonomous seeder platforms
Custom implements
Equipment depth-control systems
In-furrow moisture sensor integration
Heavy towed farm logistics equipment
Portable field workshops and storage modules
Agriculture is full of unique problems, especially when data, automation and variable conditions are involved.
Manufacturing and Industrial Plants
Purpose-built lifting frames, jigs, and fixtures
Conveyance and handling systems
Tailored SMP upgrades for capacity increases
Retrofit platforms and access
Specialised pressure tanks and process vessels
Old factories often require new solutions to integrate modern processes.
Energy, Renewables, and Critical Minerals
Equipment for corrosive or high-temperature processes
Custom pipe racks and support frames
Heat exchanger handling systems
Battery-minerals process plant components
Bespoke SMP layouts for tight facility footprints
New industries always push standard equipment beyond its limits.
Remote and Harsh Environment Logistics
Tracked, skid or wheeled transport systems
Low-temperature or high-temperature rated equipment
Structural systems for snow, ice, dust or corrosive conditions
Lightweight or modular systems for remote field deployment
Harsh environments require first-principles thinking and robust engineering.
Project Management of One-Off, Non-Standard Equipment
Designing the equipment is only half the job — delivering it requires meticulous project management.
Trang provides:
✔ Scope definition and stakeholder alignment
Understanding what success truly looks like.
✔ Risk assessments (HAZID, HAZOP-level reviews where needed)
Especially for moving mechanisms or high-risk loads.
✔ Fabrication oversight
Ensuring the build matches the engineering intent.
✔ Vendor and supplier coordination
Hydraulics, tracks, wheels, electrics, materials — all must integrate seamlessly.
✔ Verification and documentation
Certification, welding maps, inspection test plans (ITPs), QA packs.
✔ Site installation planning
Lift studies, load restraint engineering, installation sequencing.
✔ Final commissioning and support
Ensuring the equipment enters service safely and reliably.
Non-standard equipment requires non-standard project oversight — and Trang excels at that.
Why Clients Choose Trang for Unique Engineering Challenges
We solve problems others won’t touch
When there is no precedent, no catalogue part, and no previous design — that’s where we thrive.
We combine engineering precision with practical buildability
Operators and fabricators love Trang designs because they work in real life.
We manage complexity
Multi-disciplinary, multi-vendor, multi-constraint projects are our bread and butter.
We reduce whole-of-life cost
Better design means fewer failures, easier maintenance, and longer service life.
We protect safety and compliance
Equipment is engineered to standards, certified, and documented for regulators.
Conclusion: When You Need What Doesn’t Exist — Trang Builds It
Non-standard, bespoke industrial equipment is the backbone of innovation across mining, agriculture, manufacturing, energy, defence, logistics, and remote operations.
These projects demand:
First-principles engineering
Deep understanding of real-world operations
Cross-discipline expertise
FEA capability
SMP design knowledge
Material science
Compliance expertise
Strong project management
Trang Imagineering delivers exactly that.
Whether it's a heavy transport system, a specialised plant module, an agricultural innovation, or a purpose-built industrial mechanism Trang turns the impossible into practical, reliable, fabrication-ready engineering.