OPIE Manufacturing Group Welcomes AMTIL for Site Visit and Official Platform Launch

OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group was proud to welcome AMTIL and members of Australia’s man­u­fac­tur­ing community to our Emu Heights facility on Tuesday, 18 August 2026, for an industry site visit show­cas­ing our people, man­u­fac­tur­ing ca­pa­bil­i­ties, tech­nol­o­gy and future direction.

The event also marked an important milestone for OPIE, with the official launch of our new online platform, bringing our brands, products and man­u­fac­tur­ing ca­pa­bil­i­ties together within a connected digital en­vi­ron­ment.

Opening Our Doors to Aus­tralian Industry

Hosted at OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group’s Western Sydney man­u­fac­tur­ing facility, the AMTIL Site Visit provided guests with an op­por­tu­ni­ty to step behind the scenes and see Aus­tralian man­u­fac­tur­ing in action.

The morning commenced with a welcome from Lorraine Maxwell, Chief Executive Officer of AMTIL, before guests were divided into smaller groups for guided tours of the facility.

The tours provided an op­por­tu­ni­ty to see firsthand the com­bi­na­tion of people, en­gi­neer­ing expertise, man­u­fac­tur­ing tech­nol­o­gy and pro­duc­tion processes behind OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group and its brands.

Rather than simply talking about man­u­fac­tur­ing ca­pa­bil­i­ty, the objective was to allow visitors to ex­pe­ri­ence the operation directly.

Show­cas­ing OPIE’s Man­u­fac­tur­ing Ca­pa­bil­i­ties

Through­out the facility tour, guests were in­tro­duced to the breadth of man­u­fac­tur­ing un­der­tak­en by OPIE and the tech­nol­o­gy sup­port­ing our pro­duc­tion ca­pa­bil­i­ties.

For OPIE, in­vest­ment in advanced man­u­fac­tur­ing is about more than in­di­vid­ual pieces of machinery. It is about bringing together design, en­gi­neer­ing, man­u­fac­tur­ing tech­nol­o­gy, skilled people and in­creas­ing­ly connected digital systems.

The site visit provided an op­por­tu­ni­ty to demon­strate how these ca­pa­bil­i­ties work together within a real Aus­tralian man­u­fac­tur­ing en­vi­ron­ment.

Guests also had the op­por­tu­ni­ty to see our laser welding ca­pa­bil­i­ties, providing another example of OPIE’s con­tin­u­ing in­vest­ment in advanced man­u­fac­tur­ing tech­nol­o­gy.

Con­nect­ing Man­u­fac­tur­ing and Ar­chi­tec­ture

Following the factory tour, guests returned for pre­sen­ta­tions from the OPIE team.

Denis Xiao, OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group’s new Ar­chi­tec­tur­al Manager, in­tro­duced guests to the history of the Group, our man­u­fac­tur­ing capacity and ca­pa­bil­i­ties, and some of the op­por­tu­ni­ties ahead.

Denis’s ap­point­ment rep­re­sents an important part of OPIE’s continued de­vel­op­ment as we strength­en the con­nec­tion between our man­u­fac­tur­ing ca­pa­bil­i­ties and Australia’s ar­chi­tec­tur­al and spec­i­fi­ca­tion com­mu­ni­ties.

By working more closely with ar­chi­tects, designers, spec­i­fiers and project stake­hold­ers, OPIE aims to help translate design re­quire­ments into practical, en­gi­neered and man­u­fac­turable solutions.

Official Launch of the New OPIE Online Platform

The event also provided the setting for the official launch of OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group’s new online platform.

The platform rep­re­sents a sig­nif­i­cant step forward in how customers, ar­chi­tects, partners and the wider industry can interact with OPIE digitally.

It brings together OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group, our brands, products and ca­pa­bil­i­ties within a more connected online en­vi­ron­ment, making it easier to discover what we man­u­fac­ture and the solutions available across the Group.

To mark the occasion, we decided to do something a little different from a tra­di­tion­al ribbon cutting.

Instead of scissors and a physical ribbon, we created a virtual ribbon-cutting ex­pe­ri­ence.

AMTIL CEO Lorraine Maxwell was invited to make the cer­e­mo­ni­al first click, trig­ger­ing the virtual ribbon cutting on screen and of­fi­cial­ly marking the launch of the new platform.

It was a fitting way to connect two important parts of OPIE’s future: advanced physical man­u­fac­tur­ing and an in­creas­ing­ly connected digital ex­pe­ri­ence.

A New Chapter for OPIE

The new platform is more than a website refresh.

It is part of a broader strategy to create a stronger digital foun­da­tion for OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group and provide a more connected ex­pe­ri­ence across our brands and ca­pa­bil­i­ties.

Visitors can explore OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group and our Aus­tralian man­u­fac­tur­ing ca­pa­bil­i­ties alongside our es­tab­lished brands, including Boscotek, Bosco Office & Storage, Lectrum, Gilkon, Argent, SMC Stainless and Bonwick & Co.

As the platform continues to develop, it will play an in­creas­ing­ly important role in con­nect­ing customers and industry partners with OPIE’s products, en­gi­neer­ing expertise and man­u­fac­tur­ing ca­pa­bil­i­ties.

Bringing Aus­tralian Man­u­fac­tur­ing Together

Events such as the AMTIL Site Visit are valuable because they bring man­u­fac­tur­ers, industry rep­re­sen­ta­tives and tech­nol­o­gy leaders together in the en­vi­ron­ment where man­u­fac­tur­ing actually happens.

They create op­por­tu­ni­ties to exchange ideas, demon­strate ca­pa­bil­i­ties and build stronger con­nec­tions across Australia’s man­u­fac­tur­ing sector.

We would like to thank Lorraine Maxwell and the AMTIL team for the op­por­tu­ni­ty to host the event and for their continued work sup­port­ing and con­nect­ing Aus­tralian man­u­fac­tur­ers.

We also thank everyone who attended and took the time to explore our facility, meet our team and learn more about OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group.

Finally, a big thank you to the OPIE team who worked behind the scenes to prepare the facility, conduct the tours, demon­strate our ca­pa­bil­i­ties and make the morning possible.

Explore the New OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group Platform

The platform is now live, and we invite our customers, partners and wider man­u­fac­tur­ing community to explore it.

Visit: opiegroup.com.au

We are proud of what we man­u­fac­ture here in Western Sydney, proud of the people behind it, and excited about the next chapter for OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group.

Advanced Aus­tralian man­u­fac­tur­ing. Built for tomorrow.