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Australian technology provider Elexon has announced it is returning to operations six months after their Brisbane facility was impacted by a fire, committing to zero defects, zero delays, and zero returns by March 2025.
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Brisbane-based technology provider Elexon Electronics has announced the company is entering a “new chapter” of operations, following a severe fire that saw the loss of a building and equipment.
Under their new era, dubbed the Elexon2Zero initiative, the company has pledged to achieve zero defects, zero delays, and zero returns by March 2025.
Already, a company spokesperson has revealed Elexon has commenced transitioning to their new era of operations, with a brand-new Industry 4.0 facility, team restructuring, and new training.
Despite the company losing a site of two decades to the fire, the company used the fire as an opportunity to innovate for their future offering.
It saw the company acquire a facility twice the size 1.5 kilometres away, with the team and partners getting the new facility ready after just four months. The company has billed the site as one of Queensland’s most advanced electronics manufacturing facilities.
The site includes two surface mount technology lines for the manufacture of high-performance and reliable printed circuit board assemblies mounts.
Elexon Electronics chief executive officer Frank Faller explained the new site will enable Australian electronics manufacturing to compete on the world’s stage.
“We decided to take Elexon Electronics into the future as a zero-faults, high-quality precision design and manufacturing leader, always with the customer’s success in mind, offering complete peace of mind to the customer,” Faller explained.
“Our new Elexon2Zero continuous improvement program is central in our evolution to Elexon 2.0 as we redefine manufacturing standards in Australia, collectively striving to achieve a net-zero future.
“This zero-fault approach to manufacturing is the standard at leading automotive manufacturers and their suppliers like VW, Mercedes, Audi or Porsche, which is where my background is, so we are introducing it here in Brendale.
“This goes beyond just being the best company we can be. This is about taking Australia’s manufacturing industry to the global stage, onshoring high-mix, low-volume manufacturing for sectors like defence, mining, IoT, aerospace and communications,” he said.
The new site will also enable the company to tackle future industry responsibilities, including the move to net-zero by 2050.
In acquiring and fitting the new site, it will enable the company to improve their quality improvement and traceability initiatives, Elexon Electronics quality manager Kylie Warren said.
“We were already a leading manufacturer of precision electronic components, but in order to stay ahead of the competition from offshore manufacturers we focused on becoming even more,” Warren outlined.
“High-end precision manufacturing requires complex capability matrix. Our strength is in the well-balanced combination of automated processes and the work of the specialised and skilled team.”
The Australian-owned company delivers electronics solutions to industries across the nation, including defence, mining, medical, and automotive manufacturing.
