SAGE Automation is Australia’s leading independent industrial automation and control systems integrator, offering end-to-end project delivery, specialist advanced manufacturing services and maintenance services to support clients across a range of industries.
Project delivery backed by industry maturity
Since commencing its first Defence project in 2009 SAGE has grown its industry presence and supported the Australian Defence industry, including Defence Primes, Original Equipment Manufacturers and other SMEs.
SAGE Defence utilises global best practice systems and processes. Our rigorous design process, together with a comprehensive testing regime, ensures we deliver what we say we will.
SAGE will help you:
Reduce asset risk | Bolster reliability | Lower costs | Maintain systems | Build capacity | Prevent obsolescence | Increase asset availability
Our clients include :
BAE Systems | Thales | ASC | Navantia | Saab Australia | Ultra Electronics | NSM
Why SAGE is the best choice for your defence needs
We are a one-stop shop
SAGE has end-to-end capabilities in design, engineering and manufacturing, set-to-work and through-life support which means that we can scope the requirements and provide a solution that is completely fit for purpose.
Why SAGE is the best choice for your defence needs
We deliver the best thinking
While we have a dedicated Defence division, we are not just a Defence company – we bring a wealth of ideas and experience from other sectors, including manufacturing and infrastructure, so you don’t just get the best solutions from the industry, but the best possible solutions available.
Why SAGE is the best choice for your defence needs
We're proudly Australian
We’re proud to say that our national capability is 100% Australian, and that we have a large Australian workforce.
Why SAGE is the best choice for your defence needs
We are a collaborative partner
We work extensively with prime defence contractors, and can help them fulfill Australian industry content requirements. We also support overseas companies who wish to offer their products or services in Australia.
Why SAGE is the best choice for your defence needs
Tight timeframe? No problem
Whether it’s a small, standalone electrical control system or a large, highly complex, integrated solution, we have the flexibility and scalability to deliver time-critical projects while keeping disruptions to a bare minimum.
Why SAGE is the best choice for your defence needs
We can ensure complete transparancy
We’ll keep detailed documentation throughout the project, so you can be confident about fulfilling any compliance needs.
Why SAGE is the best choice for your defence needs
We have the best credentials
SAGE is the only Australian company accredited to the global quality benchmark of the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA). We are also certified by international certification body DQS for our management systems, which encompass ISO 9001:2008 (Quality), AS/NZS 4801:2001 (OH&S) and ISO 14001:2004 (Environment).
Why SAGE is the best choice for your defence needs
We deliver certainty
We won’t leave until the job is done – that is our commitment to you.
Adrien Staines, Electrical Engineer, BAE Systems Australia
"BAE Systems remains impressed by SAGE’s manufacturing capability and by the company’s ability to deliver this project on time and within budget.”More to explore
SAGE's manufacturing capability delivers on tight deadline and achieves certification
SAGE collaborated with sub-contractors and our client, BAE Systems Australia, to design, manufacture and commission cubic modular switchboards for four Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Paluma-class vessels.
Seamless collaboration delivers specialist training consoles for the Australian Navy
SAGE Automation’s manufacturing facility in Tonsley recently completed a major project for Saab Australia, assembling more than 50 training consoles that will be used by the Royal Australian Navy.
LHD control systems commissioned on board HMAS Canberra and Adelaide
SAGE Automation brought together 38 experts from around Australia, responsible for assisting in conducting the ‘set to work commissioning’ of approximately 50,000 Input/Output points.
SAGE Automation acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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