OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group partners with Aus­trali­a's defence supply chain to man­u­fac­ture precision fab­ri­cat­ed com­po­nents, welded as­sem­blies and en­gi­neered systems for some of the country's most demanding projects.

From prototype de­vel­op­ment through to repeat pro­duc­tion, our advanced man­u­fac­tur­ing facility combines robotic laser welding, fibre laser pro­cess­ing, CNC machining and precision fab­ri­ca­tion to deliver reliable, re­peat­able outcomes for defence con­trac­tors, system in­te­gra­tors and gov­ern­ment projects.

Defence man­u­fac­tur­ing demands far more than fab­ri­ca­tion ca­pa­bil­i­ty. Every component must be man­u­fac­tured con­sis­tent­ly, doc­u­ment­ed thor­ough­ly and delivered on schedule. Re­li­a­bil­i­ty, trace­abil­i­ty and quality assurance are fun­da­men­tal re­quire­ments.

Since 1962, OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group has developed advanced man­u­fac­tur­ing ca­pa­bil­i­ties that support complex defence programs requiring precision sheet metal fab­ri­ca­tion, struc­tur­al steelwork, CNC machining, robotic laser welding, pro­tec­tive finishing and complete me­chan­i­cal assembly.

Operating from our Western Sydney man­u­fac­tur­ing facility, we provide Aus­tralian-made man­u­fac­tur­ing solutions supported by ex­pe­ri­enced engineers, designers and trades­peo­ple working within an ISO-certified quality en­vi­ron­ment.

Whether producing one prototype or ongoing pro­duc­tion batches, our focus remains the same: precision, quality and de­pend­able delivery.

In­vest­ment in advanced man­u­fac­tur­ing equipment allows OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group to produce com­po­nents with ex­cep­tion­al con­sis­ten­cy while reducing lead times and main­tain­ing re­peata­bil­i­ty.

Key tech­nolo­gies include:

• TRUMPF Fibre Laser Cutting
• Automated Tube Laser Pro­cess­ing
• Robotic Laser Welding
• CNC Press Brakes
• CNC Milling and Turning
• High Accuracy 3D Scanning
• Powder Coating Facility
• Spot Welding Systems
• Laser Marking
• In­te­grat­ed CAD/CAM En­gi­neer­ing

These tech­nolo­gies enable efficient pro­duc­tion of complex com­po­nents while main­tain­ing tight tol­er­ances across pro­duc­tion runs.

OPIE man­u­fac­tures com­po­nents used across a broad range of defence-related ap­pli­ca­tions including:

• Vehicle com­po­nents
• Equipment en­clo­sures
• Com­mu­ni­ca­tions housings
• Ground support equipment
• Storage systems
• In­fra­struc­ture com­po­nents
• Brackets and mounting systems
• Struc­tur­al as­sem­blies
• Pro­tec­tive covers
• Elec­tron­ic housings
• Fab­ri­cat­ed frames
• Me­chan­i­cal as­sem­blies

Man­u­fac­tur­ing begins well before the first sheet of steel is cut.

Our en­gi­neer­ing team works closely with customers to optimise man­u­fac­tura­bil­i­ty, reduce pro­duc­tion costs and improve assembly ef­fi­cien­cy through:

• CAD modelling
• Design for man­u­fac­ture (DFM)
• Prototype de­vel­op­ment
• Reverse en­gi­neer­ing
• Pro­duc­tion op­ti­mi­sa­tion
• Materials selection
• Man­u­fac­tur­ing doc­u­men­ta­tion