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3D Construction Scanning Darwin

Engineering-grade 3D laser scanner capturing Darwin port infrastructure, harbour assets, and urban skyline

Engineering-Grade LiDAR for Accurate As-Built & Construction Delivery

Construction projects in Darwin operate in a demanding environment — tropical weather, remote logistics, accelerated schedules, and complex interfaces between structural, mechanical, and architectural elements. 3D construction scanning provides a reliable digital foundation to reduce risk, eliminate rework, and support confident decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

Hamilton By Design delivers engineering-grade 3D construction scanning in Darwin, supporting contractors, engineers, builders, and asset owners with accurate spatial data, as-built models, and construction-ready documentation.

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What Is 3D Construction Scanning?

3D construction scanning uses high-accuracy LiDAR laser scanners to capture the real-world geometry of construction sites, partially completed works, and existing assets. The output is a dense, survey-grade point cloud that can be used to create:

  • Accurate as-built drawings
  • BIM and digital twin models
  • Clash detection and coordination models
  • Verification of construction tolerances
  • Retrofit and upgrade designs

Unlike traditional tape or total-station methods, LiDAR captures millions of points per second, ensuring complex geometry is recorded correctly the first time.

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Why 3D Construction Scanning Matters in Darwin

Construction in Darwin often involves:

  • Live brownfield sites
  • Remote or logistically constrained projects
  • Tight shutdown or installation windows
  • High consequences of dimensional errors

3D construction scanning enables:

✔ Reduced rework and RFIs
✔ Improved trade coordination
✔ Accurate verification before fabrication
✔ Faster design and approval cycles
✔ Safer site data capture with minimal disruption

This is particularly valuable for industrial buildings, ports, power generation facilities, defence infrastructure, and commercial developments across the Northern Territory.

Typical Construction Applications

As-Built Verification

Confirm what has actually been built — not what was assumed — before handover, certification, or the next construction stage.

Construction Progress Capture

Document progress at key milestones to support planning, claims, and coordination.

Retrofit & Upgrade Projects

Capture existing structures accurately before mechanical, electrical, or structural upgrades commence.

Clash Detection & Coordination

Overlay scanned data with design models to identify clashes early and avoid costly site changes.

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Engineering-Led Scanning — Not Just Data Capture

At Hamilton By Design, 3D construction scanning is delivered by engineers, not just scanning technicians. This means:

  • Scan strategies aligned to engineering outcomes
  • Data captured at appropriate accuracy for construction tolerances
  • Deliverables tailored for CAD, BIM, and fabrication workflows
  • Clear accountability from scan to design to documentation

Our scanning integrates directly with mechanical design, structural analysis, and construction documentation services — providing a single source of truth for your project.

Deliverables to Suit Construction Teams

Depending on your requirements, we can provide:

  • Registered point clouds
  • CAD-ready models
  • Revit / BIM outputs
  • Section views and construction references
  • Engineering drawings derived from scan data

All deliverables are tailored to suit builders, engineers, subcontractors, and asset owners.

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3D Construction Scanning Darwin — Partner with Confidence

Whether you are delivering a new build, managing a complex refurbishment, or upgrading an existing facility, 3D construction scanning in Darwin provides the clarity and accuracy needed to build with confidence.

Hamilton By Design supports construction projects across Darwin and the Northern Territory with engineering-grade LiDAR scanning, practical deliverables, and real-world construction experience.

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AS ISO 10816 / 20816 – Mechanical Vibration

AS ISO 10816 & 20816 – Mechanical Vibration | Hamilton By Design

Mechanical vibration is one of the earliest indicators that rotating equipment is developing a fault. Standards such as AS ISO 10816 and AS ISO 20816 provide a consistent framework for measuring, evaluating, and managing vibration in industrial machinery.

At Hamilton By Design, we help clients apply these standards in a practical, engineering-led way by connecting vibration data with mechanical design, asset condition, and real-world site conditions.

What Are AS ISO 10816 and AS ISO 20816?

The AS ISO 10816 / 20816 standards define:

  • How mechanical vibration should be measured on machines
  • How vibration severity should be evaluated
  • What vibration levels are considered acceptable, marginal, or unacceptable

These standards are commonly applied to motors, pumps, gearboxes, compressors, fans, conveyors, and other rotating equipment where vibration provides an early warning of mechanical or structural issues.

Why Mechanical Vibration Standards Matter

Using vibration data without a recognised standard often leads to inconsistent interpretation and delayed action. Applying AS ISO 10816 / 20816 helps organisations to:

  • Identify mechanical problems early
  • Reduce unplanned downtime and breakdowns
  • Prevent secondary damage to bearings, shafts, and foundations
  • Improve overall equipment reliability
  • Support condition-based and predictive maintenance strategies

When vibration is assessed against an accepted standard, maintenance decisions become clearer and more defensible.

The Common Gap: Vibration Data Without Engineering Context

Many sites collect vibration data but struggle to connect it to:

  • As-installed geometry and alignment
  • Structural stiffness and support conditions
  • Design intent versus site reality
  • Maintenance and modification history

Vibration issues are often symptoms of broader mechanical or structural problems. Without engineering context, vibration data alone can be misleading.

This is where vibration assessment benefits from being connected to engineering-grade site information.

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How Hamilton By Design Helps

Hamilton By Design connects vibration standards with practical engineering outcomes through a coordinated service offering.

Engineering-Led Vibration Interpretation

We assess vibration results against AS ISO 10816 / 20816 using engineering judgement rather than relying solely on alarm limits. Machine type, operating duty, and site conditions are all considered.

Understanding the Physical Asset

By linking vibration data with mechanical layouts, drawings, and 3D models, we help identify whether vibration is driven by alignment issues, inadequate stiffness, foundation behaviour, or design constraints.

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Analysis Where Required

Where vibration levels indicate potential resonance, flexibility, or dynamic response issues, we support deeper investigation using structural and mechanical analysis tools.

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Clear, Usable Reporting

Our reporting focuses on:

  • What the vibration levels indicate
  • Why the issue matters to the asset
  • What actions are recommended

This ensures vibration results directly support maintenance and engineering decisions.

Where This Approach Adds Value

A connected vibration and engineering approach is particularly valuable in:

  • Mining and mineral processing plants
  • Heavy industrial facilities
  • Energy and utilities infrastructure
  • Brownfield upgrades and asset life-extension projects

Vibration issues are frequently linked to steelwork design, support conditions, or historical modifications that were not fully engineered.

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Summary

AS ISO 10816 and AS ISO 20816 provide the benchmark for assessing mechanical vibration.
Hamilton By Design provides the engineering connection that turns those benchmarks into practical action.

By linking vibration data with 3D scanning, mechanical design, and engineering analysis, vibration assessments become clearer, more accurate, and far more useful across the asset lifecycle.

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Engineering-Led 3D Laser Scanning in Bathurst

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3D Scanning Bathurst | Engineering-Grade LiDAR & Scan-to-CAD

Bathurst and the Central West region support a diverse mix of manufacturing facilities, mining operations, quarries, infrastructure assets, utilities, and heritage structures. These environments demand more than survey-grade outputs.

Hamilton By Design combines LiDAR scanning with mechanical engineering expertise, ensuring that:

  • Scan coverage targets critical interfaces and load paths
  • Accuracy supports fabrication-ready design
  • Models reflect real-world constraints, not assumptions

This significantly reduces rework, clashes, and site uncertainty during upgrades or expansions.

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Our 3D Scanning Services in Bathurst

We provide a complete scan-to-engineering workflow, including:

  • High-resolution terrestrial LiDAR scanning
  • Registered point clouds (colourised and structured)
  • Scan-to-CAD modelling (SolidWorks & engineering CAD)
  • As-built documentation for existing assets
  • Clash detection & design validation
  • Support for mechanical, structural, and fabrication design

All deliverables are tailored to your project scope — from concept planning through to construction and installation.

Typical Bathurst Applications

Our 3D scanning services are commonly used for:

  • Industrial plant upgrades and brownfield modifications
  • Mining and quarry infrastructure
  • Conveyors, chutes, hoppers, and bulk materials handling systems
  • Mechanical equipment replacement and tie-ins
  • Structural steel verification and retrofits
  • Asset documentation and digital twins
  • Risk reduction for shutdown and live-site works

Where required, scanning data is integrated directly into engineering calculations, FEA models, and fabrication drawings.

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Why Hamilton By Design

Engineer-Led Scanning

Your scan is planned and executed by engineers who understand loads, tolerances, constructability, and compliance, not just data capture.

Fit-for-Purpose Accuracy

We capture only the data that matters — at the accuracy required for design, fabrication, and installation.

Single-Source Accountability

One team responsible for scanning, modelling, and engineering, eliminating scope gaps between consultants.

Regional & Mobile Delivery

We regularly support projects across Bathurst, Orange, Lithgow, Dubbo, Mudgee, and the broader Central West NSW, mobilising to site as required.

Deliverables You Can Build From

Depending on your project, we can supply:

  • Registered point clouds (E57 / RCP / compatible formats)
  • 3D CAD models aligned to engineering workflows
  • GA drawings and interface layouts
  • Fabrication-ready references
  • Digital records for asset management and future upgrades

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3D Scanning Bathurst – Get Started

If you are planning a retrofit, upgrade, or new installation in Bathurst or Central West NSW, early 3D scanning can significantly reduce risk and cost.

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AS 3774 – Loads on Bulk Solids Containers: Why It Matters for Safety and Compliance

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AS 3774 – Loads on Bulk Solids Containers | Safety & Compliance

AS 3774 Loads on Bulk Solids Containers exists for a simple reason:
bulk solids do not behave like fluids, and incorrect load assumptions can create serious structural and safety risks.

For asset owners, engineers, and project teams involved in mining, mineral processing, manufacturing, and bulk materials handling, AS 3774 provides the framework for understanding how loads actually develop in silos, bins, hoppers, chutes, transfer stations, and surge bins.

Yet despite its long-standing availability, many new installations are still being delivered without full consideration of AS 3774 load cases.

The risks created by this gap are often not immediately visible — but they are very real.

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What AS 3774 Is Designed to Address

AS 3774 recognises that bulk solids behave in complex and sometimes counter-intuitive ways. Unlike liquids, bulk materials:

  • Develop non-uniform wall pressures
  • Apply eccentric and asymmetric loads
  • Change load paths depending on flow behaviour
  • Generate dynamic and cyclic forces during filling and discharge

The standard provides guidance for determining realistic design loads based on how material actually flows and interacts with container geometry.

This applies across all bulk solids containers, including:

  • Silos
  • Bins and surge bins
  • Hoppers
  • Chutes and transfer stations
  • Rail and ship loading structures
  • Feeders integrated with bins

Why Safety and Compliance Depend on AS 3774

The purpose of AS 3774 is not academic. It exists to prevent outcomes such as:

  • Progressive wall deformation
  • Fatigue cracking and bolt failure
  • Local buckling or plate tearing
  • Uncontrolled discharge or blockage release
  • Unexpected load transfer into supporting structures

What makes these issues particularly dangerous is that they often develop over time, not at commissioning.

A structure can appear “fine” on day one — while accumulating damage due to:

  • Cyclic loading
  • Eccentric discharge patterns
  • Inaccurate assumptions about material properties
  • Mixed construction materials behaving differently over time

Common Design Assumptions That Create Hidden Risk

In practice, many bulk solids containers are still designed using simplified or incorrect assumptions, including:

1. Treating Bulk Solids Like Fluids

Uniform hydrostatic pressure assumptions do not reflect real wall loading patterns and can significantly under-predict peak stresses.

2. Ignoring Eccentric Discharge

Off-centre outlets, partial blockages, or asymmetric flow paths can introduce large bending and torsional effects that are not obvious from geometry alone.

3. Incorrect or Assumed Material Properties

Bulk density, cohesion, moisture content, and flow behaviour are often assumed rather than verified — yet small changes can have large load implications.

4. Mixed Materials Without Long-Term Consideration

It is not uncommon to see hoppers fabricated from a combination of stainless steel and mild steel, without adequate consideration of:

  • Differential stiffness
  • Fatigue behaviour
  • Corrosion mechanisms
  • Galvanic interaction

These issues may not present as immediate failures, but they can significantly reduce structural life and reliability.

Why the Risk Is Often Not Evident Today

One of the most concerning aspects of non-compliance with AS 3774 is that failure is rarely immediate.

Instead, risk accumulates quietly through:

  • Repeated filling and discharge cycles
  • Minor operational changes
  • Variations in material condition
  • Small geometric imperfections

By the time visible cracking, deformation, or operational issues appear, the structure may already be compromised.

The Role of Modern Engineering Tools (Briefly)

While AS 3774 is fundamentally about load determination, modern engineering tools can support compliance by helping teams:

  • Verify as-built geometry against design assumptions
  • Identify eccentric discharge paths and flow constraints
  • Review interfaces, wall angles, and structural continuity
  • Support independent engineering assessment without extended shutdowns

These tools do not replace the standard — but they can help reveal whether its principles have been properly applied.

What Asset Owners and Project Managers Should Ask For

To demonstrate that AS 3774 has been adequately considered, asset owners and project managers should expect to see clear answers to questions such as:

  • What load cases were considered under AS 3774?
  • How were discharge conditions defined and assessed?
  • What assumptions were made about material properties?
  • How were eccentric and asymmetric loads addressed?
  • Was fatigue or cyclic loading considered?
  • How were mixed materials and interfaces assessed?
  • Has an independent engineering review been undertaken?

If this information cannot be clearly provided, compliance is difficult to demonstrate, regardless of how new the installation is.

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Why This Matters for New Installations

AS 3774 compliance is not about legacy assets or historical practices.
It is about ensuring that new installations are fit for purpose, safe, and defensible.

Where bulk solids containers are being delivered today without adequate consideration of realistic load behaviour, the risk is being transferred downstream — to operators, maintainers, and asset owners.

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A Practical Closing Thought

If you are unsure whether AS 3774 has been properly applied to a bulk solids container, an independent engineering review can provide clarity.

The cost of verifying load assumptions and structural adequacy is typically minor compared to the consequences of discovering load-related issues after commissioning.

Hamilton By Design supports asset owners and project teams with engineering review, verification, and redesign of bulk solids containers, helping ensure that safety and compliance are addressed before problems develop.

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AS 4324.1 Brownfield Bulk Handling Assets: Engineering Mobile Equipment for Today’s Mine Sites

AS 4324.1 Bulk Handling Equipment | Brownfield Stacker & Reclaimer Engineering

Mobile equipment for the continuous handling of bulk materials—such as stackers, reclaimers, and ship loaders—forms the backbone of Australia’s mining and export infrastructure. Many of these assets operate continuously in demanding environments, often well beyond their original design life.

Australian Standard AS 4324.1 provides essential guidance for the design and safe operation of this class of equipment. However, on many Australian mine sites, the practical application of the standard is misunderstood or only partially implemented, particularly when dealing with legacy machines and brownfield upgrades.

For asset owners and engineering managers, the challenge is rarely about greenfield compliance. It is about managing risk, extending asset life, and implementing upgrades without unplanned downtime.

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Understanding AS 4324.1 in a Brownfield Context

AS 4324.1 addresses mobile equipment used for continuous bulk handling, including:

  • Yard stackers and reclaimers
  • Bucket wheel reclaimers
  • Slewing and travelling machines
  • Ship loaders at export terminals

While the standard establishes a strong baseline for design and safety, many operating machines:

  • Pre-date the current revision of the standard
  • Have undergone multiple undocumented modifications
  • Operate under loading conditions that differ from original assumptions

In these situations, engineering judgement is required. Compliance becomes less about box-ticking and more about demonstrating that risks are understood, controlled, and managed over the asset lifecycle.

Common Challenges on Operating Mine Sites

Across coal handling plants, iron ore operations, and port facilities, several recurring issues emerge:

1. Incomplete or Outdated As-Built Information

Accurate geometry, slew limits, clearances, and structural interfaces are often unknown. This creates risk during upgrades and maintenance planning.

2. Fatigue and Structural Degradation

Large mobile machines experience cyclic loading across slewing, luffing, and travel motions. Fatigue cracking and unexpected failures require ongoing monitoring, not one-off assessments.

3. Access, Guarding, and Maintenance Compliance

Requirements evolve over time. Older machines may not meet current expectations for access systems, guarding, or safe maintenance practices.

4. Downtime Sensitivity

Stackers, reclaimers, and ship loaders are often production-critical assets. Upgrade windows are limited, and poor fit-up or rework can have significant commercial consequences.

Technology Supporting Modern Risk Management

While AS 4324.1 remains the foundation, modern technology allows asset owners to manage risk more effectively—particularly on brownfield equipment.

GPS Positioning and Controlled Operating Zones

Where GPS positioning is enabled, defined operating zones can be established to:

  • Prevent interaction with stockpiles during rapid translation
  • Automatically reduce slew or travel speed in high-risk zones
  • Limit impact loads on critical components such as slew rings and fluffing gears

These systems are primarily productivity-driven, but they also reduce the likelihood of high-energy impacts that contribute to mechanical damage.

LiDAR Scanning as an Emerging Risk Layer

LiDAR scanning is not a replacement for traditional controls, and it is still evolving in this application. However, it can provide:

  • Accurate spatial awareness of surrounding structures
  • Verification of clearances and exclusion envelopes
  • A secondary risk-management layer supporting operator decision-making

When combined with engineering-led interpretation, LiDAR contributes to a layered risk approach rather than acting as a standalone safety system.

Condition Monitoring and Real Load Understanding

Accelerometers installed across a range of frequencies can deliver valuable insight into:

  • Actual operating loads
  • Dynamic response during slewing, reclaiming, and travel
  • Early indicators of fatigue-related issues

This data supports more informed maintenance decisions and provides evidence of how a machine is truly being used—often revealing load cases not considered in original designs.

Engineering-Led Compliance and Asset Life Extension

For brownfield assets, compliance with AS 4324.1 is best approached as a continuous engineering process, not a single milestone. This includes:

  • Accurate reality capture and digital models
  • Verification of clearances, interfaces, and structural geometry
  • Informed upgrade design that fits the first time
  • Risk-based decision-making supported by real operating data

This approach helps asset owners extend the life of critical machines while managing risk, performance, and availability.

How Hamilton By Design Supports Bulk Handling Assets

Hamilton By Design works with asset owners and engineering teams to support:

  • Brownfield upgrades of stackers, reclaimers, and ship loaders
  • Engineering-grade LiDAR scanning and as-built documentation
  • Fit-for-purpose mechanical design for modifications and life-extension
  • Independent engineering insight across OEM and site interfaces

Our focus is on engineering clarity, practical risk reduction, and minimising disruption to operations.

Talk to an Engineer About Your Asset

If you are planning a brownfield upgrade, life-extension, or risk review of mobile bulk-handling equipment, talk to an engineer at Hamilton By Design about how accurate data and practical engineering can support your next decision.

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Detailing Transfer Stations in the Age of Digital Engineering

Transfer stations and chutes sit at the intersection of bulk materials handling, structural engineering, and fabrication practicality. While the fundamentals of good detailing have not changed, the way engineers now capture, coordinate, and validate these details has evolved significantly over the past decade.

This article revisits the principles of transfer station detailing and places them in a modern digital-engineering context, where accurate site data, constructability, and lifecycle performance are critical.

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Why Transfer Station Detailing Still Matters

Poorly detailed transfer stations remain one of the most common sources of:

  • Material spillage and dust generation
  • Accelerated liner and structure wear
  • Unplanned downtime and maintenance escalation
  • Safety risks to operators and maintainers

In many cases, the root cause is not the concept design, but inadequate detailing and incomplete understanding of site geometry.

Even well-intended designs can fail if:

  • Existing structures are misrepresented
  • Conveyor interfaces are assumed rather than measured
  • Fabrication tolerances are not realistically achievable on site

The Shift from Assumed Geometry to Measured Reality

Historically, detailing relied heavily on:

  • Legacy drawings
  • Manual tape measurements
  • Partial site surveys
  • “Best guess” alignment assumptions

Today, engineering-grade reality capture has fundamentally changed what is possible.

Using 3D laser scanning (LiDAR), engineers can now work from:

  • Millimetre-accurate point clouds
  • Verified conveyor centre lines
  • True chute-to-structure interfaces
  • Real as-installed conditions rather than design intent

This shift dramatically reduces site rework and fabrication clashes.

This approach is central to how Hamilton By Design supports bulk materials handling upgrades across mining, ports, and heavy industry.

Detailing Considerations That Still Get Missed

Even with modern tools, certain detailing fundamentals remain critical.

1. Interface Accuracy

Transfer stations often interface with:

  • Existing conveyors
  • Walkways and access platforms
  • Structural steelwork installed decades earlier

Without accurate as-built data, small errors compound quickly. Laser scanning eliminates this uncertainty.

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2. Wear Liner Integration

Good detailing must account for:

  • Liner thickness variation
  • Fixing access and replacement paths
  • Load paths through liners into structure

Digitally modelling liners within the chute geometry allows engineers to validate:

  • Clearances
  • Installation sequence
  • Maintenance access before steel is cut

3. Fabrication Reality

A detail that looks acceptable in 2D can become problematic when fabricated.

Modern workflows now link:

  • 3D scanning
  • Solid modelling
  • Fabrication drawings
  • Digital QA checks

This reduces site modifications and ensures components fit first time.

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Transfer Stations as Systems, Not Isolated Chutes

A key lesson reinforced over time is that transfer stations must be treated as systems, not standalone components.

Good detailing considers:

  • Upstream and downstream belt tracking
  • Material trajectory consistency
  • Structural vibration and dynamic loading
  • Maintenance access under real operating conditions

Digital engineering allows these interactions to be reviewed early, reducing operational risk.

The Role of Engineering-Led Scanning

Not all scans are equal.

For engineering applications, scanning must be:

  • Performed with known accuracy
  • Registered and verified correctly
  • Interpreted by engineers, not just technicians

This distinction matters when designs are used for fabrication and compliance.

Hamilton By Design’s approach combines engineering-led LiDAR scanning with mechanical design, ensuring the data collected is suitable for real engineering decisions.

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Closing Thoughts

While detailing principles for transfer stations have stood the test of time, the tools and expectations have changed.

Modern projects demand:

  • Verified geometry
  • Fabrication-ready models
  • Reduced site risk
  • Higher confidence before steel is ordered

By integrating reality capture, detailed modelling, and constructability thinking, transfer station detailing can move from a risk point to a performance advantage.

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