Successful Endeavours Pty Ltd

12/05/2026

Day 2 of Australian Manufacturing Week is here. The show runs until 6pm today so there’s plenty of time for a visit if you are in Brisbane today. You’ll find us at Stand 2146 at the Brisbane Conference and Exhibition Centre.

11/05/2026

We are pleased to announce the launch of Australian Manufacturing Week in Brisbane this year and invite you to visit our booth at Stand 2146, where Ray and Ben are looking forward to meeting you. The exhibition will run until Thursday.

19/04/2026

This Thursday the Australian Creative Electronics Society is running a session and I'm presenting on how to go about the design of an electronics product so it can be profitably manufactured in Australia. With some show and tell Designed in Australia, Made in Australia products. Booking link below.

Australian Creative Electronics Society (ACES) is excited to announce our 2nd Meetup in Melbourne! Come showcase, witness and chat all things hardware,…

26/03/2026

A really practical look at opamps in case you wanted to understand a bit more.
Note that to solve a lot of circuit challenges in a robust way you also need to understand the 'hard stuff' which is what we bring to the table.

17/02/2026

Physical AI for precision manufacturing is getting some attention. But what does that mean?

First of all, this is physics aware AI rather than just language processing. Which is important because if you are going to build real things, they need to work in the real world.

It can also reduce the cycle time from need identification to solution but you can't cut corners on process.

We work across discipline boundaries so a new, smart electronics product you are going to make profitably in Australia will have requirements that need to be functionally decomposed across electronics, embedded software, physical / mechanical, chemical (if relevant) and support infrastructure, apps and services. So Physical AI helps some of that but not all of that and you still need to make decisions about how to meet requirements and why to meet them in a specific way.

This feels like an evolutionary rather than revolutionary step.

The full article is available from AMTIL a

Physical AI is emerging as a major shift in engineering software, enabling faster design, simulation and validation. Here’s what it means for Australian manufacturers.

16/02/2026

we are proud to be partnering with Spur Violins who make the most amazing sounding acoustic violins right here in Kyneton Victoria. We are providing the electronic preamplifier systems and you can hear them in action here when Sarah Curro uses a Spur Violins SA251 Semi-Acoustic violin to do a shared musical lead break with an electric guitarist.
https://www.youtube.com/live/rjRrgFD9c9U?si=v9OSiNxryabaD7ye&t=3286

It is a great concert so go back and listen from the start.

If you are interested in these instrument then you can inquire via the Spur Violins website at https://www.spur-im.com/

Australian designed, Australian Made including the electronics.

03/02/2026

Extremely helpful discussion here. Covers some of my favourite topics.
-schools don't know just how varied the roles are in Australian manufacturing
- traditional low value low cost manufacture is not the future but high value high complexity definitely works
- manufacturing isn't dead but manufacturers have not been good at their own PR and visibility
- consortiums can allow smaller Australian manufacturers to win bigger contracts
- productivity is about what you get done, not how visible those activities are to managers
- things are changing and there are both opportunities and threats. Are you paying attention.
- we need to embrace robotics more and we will see this over the next 5 years
- AI: we need to get beyond the hype and if you sack all the workers, who can afford to buy your product?

Really deep and useful conversation. Thanks Paul and Marcus

Ray Keefe
Successful Endeavours
www.successful.com.au

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/mta/episodes/72--The-Future-of-Australian-Manufacturing-with-Futurist-Marcus-Barber-e3bn0r9/a-acc92gr

At Successful Endeavours, we turn smart ideas into reliable, profitable products. Our award-winning Melbourne team combines electronics design, embedded software, and local manufacturing to deliver solutions that perform in the real world. From concept through to production and lifecycle support, we...

27/01/2026

2026 Tech Predictions anyone?
Each Year IEEE put out their tech predictions including the top 10. We have gone over them and I've picked my top 3 from that list.

I also look at the top question for AI: will AI replace entry level tech jobs?

https://blog.successful.com.au/2026-tech-predictions/

22/01/2026

Some excellent points made by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said to the World Economic Forum in Davos about how international trade relationships are changing. I took this as a very optimistic presentation with some great points we should be considering here in Australia and it can ultimately work out better for everyone if we change our perspectives on what is possible for both contribution and reward

Thank you, Larry.It’s a pleasure – and a duty – to be with you at this turning point for Canada and for the world.Today, I’ll talk about the rupture in the world order, the end of a nice story, and the beginning of a brutal reality where geopolitics among the great powers is not subject to a...

15/01/2026

An excellent piece on Brand and Marketing hosted by AMGC. And I recommend you join if you are interested in Additive Manufacturing. No cost to engage.

The session was led by Tyson Bowen, Director of Media and Government Relations, AMGC. Tyson has over 19 years of experience in senior communications roles and has been with AMGC since 2019.