From our beginnings in telecommunications to advanced engineering and manufacturing across Australia and the United States, Extel has continued to evolve alongside the technologies, markets and customers we support.
Trace the milestones that shaped Extel Technologies and the capabilities we bring to complex product programs today.
Extel Communications is established in Melbourne as an OEM in wireline telecommunications, building our foundations in electronics product development, engineering, manufacturing and quality
Extel began by developing and delivering its own technology - experience that would later shape how we support our customers
As telecommunications technology advances, Extel develops expertise in DSL and high-performance electronics, strengthening our capability in complex electronic product development
The transition from wireline to wireless fundamentally changes the telecommunications market and requires Extel to adapt.
Our own experience reinforces an important lesson: successful technology is only part of what is required to build a sustainable product business. As products and markets evolve, complexity also has to be managed across engineering, manufacturing, quality, compliance, supply chain and ongoing support.
That experience becomes an important part of how Extel itself evolves — and, ultimately, how we help other technology companies move from technical success into reliable, repeatable delivery.
Extel achieves ISO 9001 certification, formalising a quality management system that supports consistent engineering and manufacturing execution as the business and the technologies we work with continue to evolve
As the global shift towards increasingly digital products accelerates, Extel expands its capability in embedded systems, electronics engineering and hardware-software integration
This broadens the role we can play in the development and delivery of increasingly sophisticated electronic products
Extel expands into North America, extending our ability to support US-based customers and increasingly international product and supply-chain requirements
Extel Communications becomes Extel Technologies, reflecting a business that has evolved well beyond its telecommunications origins
Our experience developing, manufacturing and supporting our own products has grown into a broader capability supporting other technology companies through product development, engineering, industrialisation and advanced electronics manufacturing
The underlying challenge remains familiar: turning technically successful products into something that can be manufactured, delivered and supported reliably as requirements, demand and complexity change
Extel achieves ISO 13485 certification, strengthening our quality management capability for the manufacture of medical devices and other products operating within highly controlled environments
Extel achieves AS9100 certification and becomes a member of the Defence Industry Security Program (DISP), strengthening the quality and security framework supporting our work with Australia's defence industry
The milestone reflects the continuing development of Extel's capability to support defence and aerospace programs where controlled quality, security, configuration, traceability and reliable execution are fundamental requirements
Significant investment in manufacturing technology, automation and production capability strengthens Extel’s Australian operations
The investment increases our ability to manage complex, high-mix electronics programs with greater production control, visibility, repeatability and flexibility as products move through introduction and into ongoing manufacture
It continues a principle that has shaped Extel throughout its history: building the capability required for what comes next
Extel acquires Synergetics in California, expanding our North American operations and establishing a stronger engineering and manufacturing presence in the United States
The acquisition extends our ability to support customers across product development, prototyping, manufacturing and lifecycle requirements while providing a manufacturing footprint across Australia and the United States
For customers growing internationally, transferring production or requiring support closer to their end markets, the combined capability creates greater flexibility without separating engineering knowledge from manufacturing execution
More than three decades after Extel began by developing and manufacturing telecommunications technology, we now work behind advanced products and systems across a diverse range of industries
The technologies have changed considerably. The underlying execution challenge has not
Complex products still have to move successfully between development, industrialisation and production. They have to be manufacturable, repeatable and supported by the right quality systems, supply chain, test capability, configuration control and lifecycle management. Those requirements continue to change as products mature, volumes move, supply conditions shift and new markets emerge
Today, Extel brings together product development and engineering, NPI and industrialisation, advanced electronics manufacturing, supply-chain management, quality and test, and ongoing lifecycle support
Our own evolution continues to shape the role we play for our customers: helping complex technology move into reliable, repeatable and sustained delivery
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