Author: Ray Keefe

  • Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2025

    Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2025

    Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce One of the principles we operate under as a business is “getting involved”. At the local level this means with the local business groups. One of the first things we did when moving to Dandenong South was to join the Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce. We do the same thing…

  • Halocell – Australian Photovoltaics Just Got Better

    Halocell – Australian Photovoltaics Just Got Better

    Halocell and Photovoltaics Photovoltaics is quite a mouthful. But you already know them as Solar Panels and Solar Cells. But I deliberately went away from using those terms because of what it immediately conjures to mind. In practice, Photovoltaic = anything that takes Light (photons) and turns that into a Voltage. I was very pleased…

  • Fixing WiFi’s biggest weaknesses

    Fixing WiFi’s biggest weaknesses

    So what is wrong with WiFi? WiFi has been a brilliant success story. CSIRO invention, near ubiquitous uptake for commercial and private use and a daily part of our lives. But it does have some drawbacks: high power consumption for battery based systems range, especially with walls or trees in the way increasing numbers of…

  • Electronex 2025

    Electronex 2025

    Electronex 2025 In the spirit of Make Stuff Here, Australia’s Electronics Manufacturing Tradeshow, Electronex, is on again from 7 – 8 May 2025. It is running alongside Australian Manufacturing Week which is also in the spirit of Make Stuff Here. Attendance is free for both trade shows but you should register in advance. You can…

  • Make Stuff Here

    Make Stuff Here

    Make Stuff Here – a call to arms for Australian Manufacturing Steven Camilleri, co-founder of SPEE3D, has put together a compelling case for us to rediscover local value creation and in particular high value manufactured products which we export. And outlined why this is in our best interest. Right now, we export raw materials at…