Clayton, Australia – Bosch, a global leader in technology and services, has opened its doors to Doftek, an innovative Victorian automotive technology company, at its Oceania headquarters in Clayton, in Melbourne’s South East. This co-location marks the inauguration of Bosch's new ‘Multi-Functional Co-Working Space’ designed to support early-stage companies developing products and systems that align with Bosch's core interests.
Doftek is recognised as a world-leader in the development of on-vehicle wheel alignment and monitoring technologies. Doftek’s flagship technology, Active Wheel Alignment (AWA), allows the vehicle's wheel alignment settings to be adjusted in real-time to maximise handling performance, improve fuel efficiency, reduce emissions and minimise tyre wear.
Located at Bosch’s redeveloped Regional Headquarters in Clayton, in Melbourne’s South East, the multi-functional co-working space offers scalable office, workshop, lab, manufacturing and storage areas, which can be configured to suit individual company requirements.
Dr Priscilla Rogers, Doftek Executive Director and Co-Founder, stated, "With a rapidly growing customer base, we are actively scaling our business and engineering operations. Our co-location with Bosch Australia allows us to expand our footprint on demand and in a turn-key fashion with access to world-class facilities and expertise that supports automotive componentry development.”
Dr Rogers highlighted the offering as unique, stating: “There are very few co-location ecosystems in Victoria that support hardware development, so the opportunity provided by Bosch is compelling for companies like ours”.
Bosch Oceania President, Gavin Smith, states “There’s no better place for an innovative early-stage technology company to set up camp than here with us in Clayton. But not just for the space. Doftek can also call on our expertise in automotive technology development, testing, and manufacturing establishment, should the need arise”.
Bosch and Doftek are long-standing members of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC), which drives innovation, productivity and competitiveness across Australia’s manufacturing industry.
About Doftek
Doftek is a global leader in on-vehicle wheel alignment and monitoring technologies. With innovation at the core of its business, Doftek has developed the world’s first Active Wheel Alignment (AWA) system. This system allows the contact patch between the tyres and the road to be optimised in real-time, at all times.
Doftek’s flagship technology, AWA, has undergone multiple successful technology fitments to vehicles around the world. As specialists in electromechanical actuation, Doftek has overcome significant technical hurdles that have plagued the automotive industry to create multiple high-dynamic, lightweight and high-performing actuators, which can continuously and individually adjust the settings of each wheel in real-time.
Doftek is an Australian company that was founded in 2017. Today, Doftek is rapidly growing to support the industrialisation of its products, ready for new vehicle releases in 2027. Additional information is available online at www.doftek.com.au
