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The Moddex Wiki is a comprehensive resource for information on all of Moddex’s products and systems. It contains detailed product information, Australian standards, Moddex standards, tutorials, and general rules that we follow.

This Wiki is still a work in progress, please feel free to peruse this wiki and give any feedback to this email here.

Handrails, Barriers, and Balustrade

Moddex covers a range of different products suited to various different needs

• AssistRail - Disability Handrail
• Conectabal - Commercial Balustrade
• TuffRail - Industrial Handrail and Barriers
• Bikesafe - Bikeway Barriers
• Bridgerail - Bridge Barriers

For information on our range of fittings, please view the Quick Find Guide

For information on our range of fittings, please view the Fixings page.

Design

Tutorials and Training Material

As of December 2023, there has been work on new training reference material for new and existing drafters.

These tutorials are made to help assist new drafters with learning the basics of drafting Moddex products in Tekla.

There are also more advanced tutorials to help even experience users to refresh on some of the less used processes in Tekla.

All training material can be found here.

CAD Training Material

Rail Standards

At Moddex, we are committed to delivering high-quality and safe rail products that meet the needs and expectations of our clients. To achieve this, we have to follow the Rail Construction Standards that are applicable to our projects, such as the Australian Standards, the Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) Standards, the National Construction Code, and the Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards. These standards provide the design, construction, and installation requirements for fixed platforms, walkways, stairways, ladders, and other rail infrastructure elements. By adhering to these standards, we ensure that our products are compliant, reliable, and accessible for all users.

For Australia this includes Australian Standards AS1428 for AssistRail and AS1657 for TuffRail.

Common Tasks & Terms in Drafting

• CADHS

The Computer Aided Design Handover Sheet (CADHS) is a document in all job folders that displays the product, fixing type and finish as well as any special considerations needed for drafting.

• Prefab

Used for automatically generating prefabricated steel and concrete structures such as ramps, stairs and curved walkways.

• Construction Line

Construction lines are used as a guide for creating custom base structures as well as custom pipes, panels and stanchions.

• Base Structure

The combination of all the custom concrete and steel beams as well as any prefabs. The base structure is constructed before any product is added.

• Measure

Used for measuring to snapping points, such as orthogonal points, horizontal and end points. Can also measure angles.

• Tracing Tool

The most common way to add Moddex product to a model. This tool is to be used on flat surfaces and complex stairs/ramps.

• Drag & Drop Tool

Another way to add Moddex product to a model. This tool should be used whenever there is a simple prefab.

• Stanchion

A post that supports the pipe or panels. Stanchions are given a specialized code depending on their purpose.

• Fixings

Fixings are the screws and bolts that attach a Moddex handrail to the base structure.

• Redraw

Used for deleting temporary graphics and refreshing views. If there are any visual problems with your model always redraw before asking for help.

• Green

An extra 150mm of material that is added to a pipe and cut off before being sent out to site. Green is always placed on the shortest end of the pipe. When creating a P&P green appears on the Pick list but not that pack list as the green is removed before being packed.

• Black

A finish required for all fabricated parts. Black finish means that there is no galvanization on the steel and therefore safe to weld.

• Numbering

Used for allocating part & article numbers to parts and pipe so they can be individually identified when installing and fabricating.

• Pick & Pack List

An excel document containing all the parts in a job. Pick lists show the base parts that need to be picked off the shelf before commencing a job and Pack lists show what parts need to be packed onto the pallet and sent to site.

Example Drawings

Provided here are example drawings that can be used as a reference when creating DI/PD/FAB/Rolled pages

Pipe Types

Pipe type	Associated Codes	Where it's applied	Description
Standard 40Nb	MD504 (Straight) MD598 (Rolled) MD599 (Custom Bend)	Most jobs	40Nb pipe is the standard pipe used on products at Moddex. 40Nb pipe is steel/grade C250 that has a protective coating of G390 Hot-dip Galvanized.
Powdercoated ZP & PC	MDxxxPC P & F (ZP & PC) PO (ZP & PC)	Powdercoat can be applied to jobs on customer request	ZP & PC is used on black pipe. The pipe is sprayed with Zinc Prime (ZP) and then powdercoated (PC). P & F stands for Pipes and Fittings PO stands for Pipes Only
Powdercoated HDG & PC	MDxxxPC P & F (HDG & PC) PO (HDG & PC)	Powdercoat can be applied to jobs on customer request	HDG & PC is used on pipe that has been or will be hot-dipped galvanized (HDG), and then gets powdercoated (PC). P & F stands for Pipes and Fittings PO stands for Pipes Only
Green	N/A	Used for when creating bent pipe that has a tail less than 170mm or a front less than 50mm	Green essentially means additional pipe length which is used on pipes that won’t be able to be bent in the bender. Green is also used on rolled pipes to allow the machines to roll the pipe.
Black	MD504B (Straight) MD598B (Rolled) MD599B (Custom Bend)	All fabricated products	Black is applied to any pipe that is going to be fabricated. This pipe has not yet been galvanized. Black pipe is steel/grade C350.
Rolled	MD698-10 (Stainless Steel) MD598 (HDG) MD498.T4 (Aluminium)	Used typically on any curved surface Examples includes footpaths, skateparks, and silos	Rolled pipe/tube is outsourced and not rolled by Moddex. Because of this, rolled pipe/tube has its own booklet that is sent to the company that’s outsourced. Rolled pipe/tube has an additional 300mm of green on both ends, this is so that it can be rolled. With double span TR we can use a MD201.48 as a top fitting to allow the rolled pipe to run through, as long as the rolled pipe doesn’t have a dramatic radius.
Aluminium	MD404.T6 (Straight/Stanchion) MD498.T4 (Rolled) MD499.T4 (Custom Bend)	Aluminium can be applied to jobs on customer request	Aluminium pipe comes in 2 different aging processes, T6 which is used just as straight pipe, and T4 which is used for rolling and bending. Jobs using aluminium pipe will need to also use aluminium 300 series fittings.
Stainless Steel	TUFFRAIL MD604 (Straight) MD698 (Rolled) MD699 (Custom bend) Other 50.8.TUBE.LENGTH (Straight) 50.8.ROLLED.LENGTH (Rolled) 50.8.BEND.LENGTH (Custom Bend)	Stainless Steel can be applied to jobs on customer request	When used with TUFFRAIL, stainless steel pipe is used at a diameter of 48.3mm With this size pipe, Moddex 600 series fittings are used. When used with ASSISTRAIL, stainless steel tube is used at a diameter of 50.8mm x 1.6mm Stainless Steel tube will need to use custom fittings (Hammersmith) as Moddex does not supply standard parts for this type of tube.
Heavy Duty	MD504HD MD504.6500HD MD504B.6500HD	Stanchions that are supporting CB panels with an overall height equal to or larger than 1500mm	Heavy Duty pipes are only used as stanchions and can fit standard Moddex 100 & 200 series fittings.
50Nb	MD505 (Straight Med) MD505H (Straight Heavy Wall) MD505R (Rolled Heavy Wall) MD509H (Custom Bend Heavy Wall)	Top rail of Bridgerail	50Nb is used mainly as the top rail of Bridgerail to follow AS5100, standard bridge design.
32Nb	MD503 (Straight) MD592 (Rolled) MD593 (Custom Bend)	32Nb pipes are used mainly in AR jobs that involve VIC primary schools which also means it has a max rail height of 880mm, and if a lower handrail is required, 680mm	32Nb pipe are only used as handrail, not stanchions. They have their own pipe fittings that are standard Moddex parts. In schools we only use 32Nb on double rail systems, this includes; AR110, AR120, AR130, AR140, AR160, CB50, and CB55.
Extra Light	MD504.6500XL	Used for extending MD201.48 and MD748.42 as a combo	Extra light pipe is used in-between a MD201.48 and MD748.42 to extend the swivel railing bracket out when required.

Moddex Job Categories

MODDEX JOB CATEGORIES
CATEGORIES	DETAILS	DESIGN (DI Leadtime)	PRODUCTION
CAT 1	BOM - Job Picked off the shelf stock items (including pre-assembled stanchions)		2
CAT 2	BOM - Items picked, custom bent pipe (inhouse) and assembled to order (no custom fab) up to 30k		3
CAT 2d	As Above - With Design, including standard Ezbilt ramps (base only)	2*	6
CAT 3	BOM - Items picked, custom bent pipe (inhouse) and assembled to order (no custom fab) Over 30k	3*	8
CAT 3d	As Above - With Design	4*	8
CAT 4d	Job requiring rolled pipe, custom fab & galvanising/coating up to 30k - With Design	5*	10
CAT 5d	Job requiring custom fab & galvanising/coating over 30k - With Design	7*	12
CAT 6d	Fully Fabricated products requiring subcontract manufacture, laser cutting & galvanising/coating - With Design, Example AS5100, EFSG - up to 80k	10*	25

                                                                                                        CAT 6d over $80k, to be discussed with a project manager 

Please note: These leadtimes are based on jobs being able to be released to Design & Production, where nothing can prevent the work being undertaken (missing details, not enough information, payment/accounts issue etc)

Departments

Role	Name		What Is The Role's Responsibilities?
SALES DIRECTOR	Joe Rowland
Queensland
State Manager	Sam Eade
Area Manager	Ed Archer
Business Development Supervisor	Mirella Pastega
Project Consultant	Ronnie Reoch
Personal Assistant	Jessica Stead
Customer Support	Debbie Nicolai	Layla Stiler
Customer Services Assistant	Claudia Rowland
Estimator	Tony Weaver
Victoria
Ramp Program Delivery Manager	Rick Parbery
Senior Solutions Engineer	Ali Mahdieh
Project Consultant	Amos Williams
Project Consultant	Kaine Jamieson
Customer Service Assistant	Brodie Jamieson
New South Wales

CAD Design Teams

Australia, Design Academy

Design Manager

• Clayton Weideman

Design Team Leader

• Ryan Simpson - RS

Design Team Coordinator

• Iain Simpson - IS

Design Coordinators

• Aden Corke - AJC
• Gavin Wootton - GW

Design Scheduler

• Blake Napier - BN

Mid-Developer

• Clancy Lewis - CL

Junior Software Developer

• Caleb Worth - N/A

CAD Drafters

• Kye Bryce - KLB
• Ben Dalglish - BJD
• JP Lowe - JPL
• Cruise McClounan - CM
• Ford McClounan - FM
• Aaron Nehow - AJN
• Anthony Russell - AWJR
• Bruce Russell - BJR
• Ben Simpson - BS
• Annabelle Thomas - AT
• Peter Tucker - PT
• Tom Wilmshurst - TW
• James Wong-Kam - JWK

New Zealand

Design Coordinators

• Adrian Cousins - APC

CAD Drafters

• Jakob Eder - JLE
• Caleb Philips - CP

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