Wednesday, 16 August 2023

 Gabrielle WILLIAMS (Dandenong – Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Ambulance Services, Minister for Treaty and First Peoples) (09:45): Today I rise to congratulate Dandenong business SPEE3D on being awarded Leader in Defence, Aerospace and Space in the 21st year of the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards. The annual manufacturing hall of fame awards recognise outstanding individuals and organisations in Victoria’s manufacturing sector, and so it was no surprise that a Dandenong business was highlighted given the prominence and size of our local manufacturing industry. SPEE3D is a local startup pioneered by Byron Kennedy and Steve Camilleri which develops and builds rapid 3D printers. Parts that may otherwise take 24 hours to print can be printed in some 20 to 30 minutes using SPEE3D’s revolutionary technology. These printers are made in Dandenong and then sold to places like Germany, the US and Japan to build parts for automotive applications as well as general industry.

SPEE3D chose to make Dandenong home because of our proximity to parts and skills, and as they have grown so has our local workforce, as they hire engineers, software developers, front-of-office staff and much more. Manufacturing in Dandenong is a major support not only to our local economy but to the broader Victorian economy, with our highly skilled workforce and expertise attracting major investments. Dandenong hosts more than 1400 manufacturing businesses and more than 21,000 workers. SPEE3D are part of this local story by leading the way with new technologies and innovations, and I am extremely proud to have businesses like this helping put Dandenong and Victoria on the global map of advanced manufacturing.