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The Sydney-based communications company has bolstered its manufacturing capability to support growth in demand for its offering across the defence industry.
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Eylex has announced the launch of an enhanced cable manufacturing facility, built to support a spike in demand for its services, with its workforce doubling over the past 18 months.
The company has doubled its usable cable assembly space, and acquired an additional facility in the same commercial complex.
Eylex has also purchased new cable production and specialist test equipment.
The local manufacturing firm — based in Castle Hill, NSW — was selected by Kongsberg Defence Australia in 2020 to deliver cable systems for key subsystems of the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) capability under Project LAND 19 Phase 7B.
This was followed by its receipt of an export contract, with the firm selected to support Kongsberg’s international NASAMS program.
Off the back of its growth, Eylex has also established and implemented a new Training and Development System to ensure its workforce continues to meet expectations.
“Over the past eight months we have improved several business areas relating to production,” Eylex general manager Ross Stevens said.
“We’ve completely redesigned our office space to provide an open plan environment with additional capacity for our engineers and supply chain team, as well as focusing on our production and stores areas to increase capacity and improve efficiency.
“We were fortunate that a unit in the same industrial complex became available which allowed us to move our service and maintenance business activities to create more space for cable production.”
John Fry, general manager at Kongsberg Defence Australia, added, “As a key supplier for quality cable systems to both international and Australian defence programs, it’s wonderful to see our successful partnership has enabled Eylex to invest in a range of initiatives geared towards realising efficiencies and increasing production capability.
“… It has been a pleasure working with Kongsberg Defence Australia. I know that they care about growing the Australian defence industry, especially assisting the small to medium businesses like Eylex to succeed both in Australia and in the global supply chain.”
Local MP and federal Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Alex Hawke welcomed the launch of Eylex’s expanded facility in his electorate of Mitchell.
“Established nearly two decades ago, Eylex is an outstanding Australian-owned defence industry business,” the minister said.
“This significant investment and expansion is a true testament to the development of sovereign Australian industry capability and the quality of the product being manufactured right here in my electorate.”
[Related: Kongsberg hits LAND 19 Phase 7B milestone]
