Author: Ray Keefe

  • Australian Manufacturing Awards Winners 2026

    Winners – Australian Manufacturing Awards 2026 It was a fabulous night celebrating Australian Manufacturing. We didn’t win either the Advanced Manufacturing or Innovation categories where we were finalists, but it was still a great night celebrating Australian manufacturing. And the winners are: Manufacturer of the Year Award – Integra Systems…

  • IoT in 2026

    IoT History Successful Endeavours’ first IoT project, was in 1998. That is before Kevin Ashton used the term “Internet of Things” in a 1999 Procter & Gamble presentation. The trend was already establishing itself and the name stuck. What did an IoT project look like in 1998? This was a…

  • Successful Endeavours – Research Service Provider

    A simpler way to start R&D If your product development has reached a technical question that requires new knowledge to answer, you may not need to commit immediately to a large development program. Successful Endeavours is now a registered Research Service Provider (RSP) under the Australian Government’s Research and Development…

  • The 27% Employment Footprint of Australian Manufacturing

    The Hidden Employment Footprint of Australian Manufacturing Australian manufacturing is sometimes spoken about as though it is now a relatively small part of the Australian economy. If we only count the people directly employed inside businesses classified as manufacturers, that can appear to be true. But manufacturing does not operate…

  • Australian Manufacturing Awards Finalist 2026

    Industry Update – Australian Manufacturing Awards 2026 We are very pleased to have been selected as finalists at the Industry Update Australian Manufacturing Awards 2026. The 2 categories are: Innovation Award, sponsored by SEW Eurodrive Advanced Manufacturing Award, sponsored by Integra Systems These are Australian national manufacturing awards and we…

  • Small Business of the Year 2026

    Greater Dandenong Chamber Business Awards 2026 It is with great pleasure that we can let you know that we won the Small Business of the Year Award at the Greater Dandenong Chamber Business Awards 2026. Having moved to Dandenong South in 2023 this is the second time we have entered…

  • SMT Automated Production Line Update

    SMT Automated Production We have now been running our SMT production line and dedicated factory for nearly 3 years. Over that time there have been several updates and so we are letting you know about those here. 8 Zone SMT Reflow Oven pbt Works Go29 automated stencil printer additional hand…

  • Victorian Musical Instruments Taking the World by Storm

    Victorian Musical Instruments Taking the World by Storm We were pleased to see the Star News Group feature two product categories we are very proud to be involved with: Blair Digital Chanter (Bagpipe) Spur Violins Semi Acoustic SA251   The Spur Violins SA251 is made in Kyneton Victoria and exported…

  • Top Programming Languages 2025

    Top Programming Languages 2025 IEEE Spectrum has again looked at programming languages in use today. This time they have expanded it to also include a review of jobs being advertised for programmers. Lets look at the input from IEEE members. And the winner is clear. Python is the Top Programming…

  • 2026 Tech Predictions

    2026 Technology Predictions Each year IEEE Spectrum publish their technology predictions for the year. You don’t have to be an IEEE member but you do need to register to freely access the content. If you aren’t familiar with IEEE it is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the…