Founded in 2005 Supashock Advanced Technologies has built an international reputation for high quality products that help to improve safety, ride quality and handling through vehicle dynamics.
Following a successful motorsport engineering career spanning 25 years, Chief Executive Officer and Company Founder of Supashock, Oscar Fiorinotto, has developed products and technologies that have successfully served and progressed the automotive industry and global motorsport racing teams alike in these specialised fields.
Today Supashock holds an enviable international position as a specialist in mobility, motion, vibration and logistics control systems servicing diverse markets such as defence, automotive, aeronautics, mining and a broad range of commercial applications.
Supashock has two manufacturing sites in South Australia plus a sales office in the USA. Within South Australia the company employs more than 125 staff overall including 60 engineers. As well as servicing the domestic market, the majority of its sales are now going to export markets in the USA, Europe and South East Asia with an ever expanding range of new products and new markets being developed.
“Within our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities the company has eight advanced technology Okuma machines. These machines have a worldwide reputation for holding tight tolerances, agility and repeatability due to the rigidity and construction of the machines,” said Mr Fiorinotto. ”This enables us to produce large scale military parts of critical dimensions consistently which is particularly important with the high tensile strength steels and materials we operate with,” he said.
Supashock has implemented Okuma Connect into its digitised manufacturing lines and is working towards Manufacturing 4.0.
The on-going training and the selection of highly qualified engineers is at the heart of the company. Supashock has a close working relationship with leading Universities and has established a University Scholarship Program covering all engineering disciplines. The company also works closely with TAFE Colleges to encourage young people into apprenticeships. Apprentice training also plays a key part in the company’s employment strategy, and it currently has eight under training.
Supashock management system is accredited to the stringent Defence and Aerospace standards including the following certifications:
- AS9100D
- ISO 9001
- ISO 45001
- ISO 3834.2
- ISO 14001
In line with these standards the facility is equipped with a temperature controlled ISO class 9 Metrology room and several ISO class 8 assembly rooms.
“Our engineering personnel operating the Okuma machines love them and the support they receive from Okuma South Australia plays an important part with their exceptional service, backup and training."
In association and partnership with German partners Rheinmetall, Supashock off the back of its excellence in engineering and manufacturing capability has been awarded major military contracts for innovative mobility systems for military vehicles. The company is developing components and systems for aerospace and further defence projects.
“Engineering innovations and amazing achievements have been achieved due to the machining efficiencies the Okuma machines provide, their broad capacity and the ability to retain high precision tolerances in aerospace and defence products.”
“Key business outcomes have also been achieved as a result of the flexibility, capacity, repeatability and total quality output from the Okuma machines along with the strong partnership we have established with Okuma Australia.,“ said Oscar Fiorinotto.
“Supashock is a company at the peak of manufacturing excellence! We are privileged to be part of this excellence with such a highly accredited and innovative Australian manufacturer,” said Rob Hall, Okuma South Australian Manager. “Since its inception in 2005 Supashock has achieved remarkable growth and physical presence within many global markets through innovation, drive and advanced technologies. We at Okuma are proud to provide High Quality Equipment and Services that strongly support and meet these specialised industries expectations,” he said.
