Omnitronics’ Qld sale

Omnitronics’ Qld sale

Perth electronics firm Omnitronics has signed a $200,000 deal to supply the Queensland Police service with a new radio communications system.

The deal represents the largest sale to date of the DX 64 system – the latest generation computer controlled radio management system designed and manufactured by the company.

Omnitronics joint managing director David Nicolson said the DX 64 had exceeded expectations since its release in September last year.

He said the DX 64 was half the cost of a similar, alternative product, with the system’s point of difference being its user-friendly touch screens and micro-circuitry, which allowed up to 32 operators to manage 56 audio channels.

The first DX 64 system was sold to Australian Railway Group in South Australia. Since then, clients have included Manila Tollways in the Philippines, Newcrest Mining at Telfer in Western Australia, Westmeade Hospital in NSW, the NSW Rural Fire Service, Queensland Ambulance Service and Darwin-based Phillips Petroleum.

Mr Nicolson said the company was targeting organisations in the fields of emergency services, police, ambulance, large fleet operators, government departments and resource companies.

“Since the DX 64 has been designed with emergency services in mind, several layers of redundancy have been incorporated to allow the system to continue operating even with computer failures,” he said.

Established in 1981, Osborne Park-based Omnitronics designs and manufactures a range of innovative electronic solutions in radio communications management, telemetry and control systems.

Its devices are installed in more than 500 sites across Australia and New Zealand.