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Redback Technologies

Design for availability

Australian clean tech energy start up Redback Technologies was poised to deliver a major contract to bring more green power to Queensland households.

However, the opportunity came at the peak of a global electronics component shortage.

Challenge

  • Challenging global conditions
  • Tight timeframe
  • Potential for budget blowouts
  • Product continuity

Approach

  • Design for availability
  • Variant manufacturing
  • Scale production
  • Design for manufacturing support

Outcomes

  • Successfully pivot its original design to secure all changes, procurement and manufacturing for three product variants within just seven months
  • Secure reliable sources of parts at reasonable cost by leaning on Entech’s global procurement networks
  • Plan production and shipping schedules with greater confidence
  • Stay up to date with weekly planning and production updates
  • Halve the production lead time of first 10,000 units to meet aggressive timelines despite global component shortages
  • Fulfil final production of total number of units ahead of time.

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  • HITIQ
  • Kallipr
  • Wheezo
  • Goodnature
  • Taska
  • Bluelab
  • Ellume

EVOS Energy

Turnkey assembly & scalable production

Australian electric vehicle startup EVOS Energy was poised for rapid growth after securing funding to solve what it saw as the biggest hurdle for electric vehicles: getting well-priced, efficient EV chargers into homes and workplaces at speed.

HITIQ

Streamlining manufacturing transition

When Melbourne-based sports technology company HITIQ was searching for a new contract manufacturer for their game-changing smart mouthguard, the team had significant pre-match nerves about how disruptive the transition would be for their business.

Kallipr

Enhancing production efficiency

Australian engineering company Kallipr is a world leader in remote monitoring solutions, designing and manufacturing data loggers and IoT solutions for the harshest, most extreme environments.

Wheezo

Cost Reduction of Manufacturing for Respiri's 'Wheezo'

Respiri Limited, a Melbourne-based eHealth Software as a Service (SaaS) company, was seeking to introduce their new innovative IoT medical product named 'Wheezo' into the global market.

Goodnature

Revolutionising pest control with its smart devices

Goodnature is a New Zealand based company revolutionising pest control with its smart devices.  With demand for their innovative pest-trapping solutions growing rapidly, Goodnature needed a reliable partner to meet their ambitious goals.

Taska

Taska Prosthetics has revolutionised prosthetic technology and changed people’s lives worldwide

New Zealand based Taska Prosthetics has revolutionised prosthetic technology and changed people’s lives worldwide through the small, flexible TASKA hand that allows people with disabilities to perform everyday tasks with ease.

Bluelab

Cost efficiently through optimised manufacturing

New Zealand agtech company, Bluelab needed to save on production costs and shore up supply chains for its state-of-the-art range of monitors and controllers.

Ellume

Upscaling the production in Australia for its rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test

Ellume, a Brisbane-based digital diagnostic solutions provider, needed to scale its production of its range of COVID Antigen Tests to meet the global demand for its products.
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