Copamate is an Australian-owned, ISO9100 and ISO 9001 custom engineering solutions company. For more than 30 years it has delivered new-build and sustainment manufacturing capabilities to the defence, rail, infrastructure and industrial sectors. Operating from a 4,000 m² advanced manufacturing facility, Copamate provides sovereign Australian capability across a wide range of project sizes and complexities. A skilled workforce handles projects from simple components to highly complex assemblies. The company streamlines administrative burden for customers while ensuring strict client confidentiality.
Core Capabilities
Copamate offers fully integrated, end-to-end engineering and manufacturing services under one roof:
Engineering – design & drafting, reverse engineering, assembly, quality inspection, testing, CMM and custom solutions
Additive Manufacturing – polymer 3D printing and digital cold spray
Precision Machining – CNC lathes, CNC mills and CMM inspection
Metal Fabrication – sheet metal, CNC bending & rolling, pipe & tube bending, laser cutting, water-jet cutting and stamping
Painting & Coating – APAS-certified painting (including large 7.0 m × 4.0 m booths), sandblasting, CARC and NIRR coatings
Sustainment – asset sustainment and maintenance of military and industrial platforms
Specialist Solutions – jigs & fixtures, maritime platforms, custom valves, ballistic armour welding and ballistic plate cutting
These capabilities enable Copamate to take projects from concept or reverse-engineered data through to fully finished, painted and tested products.
Defence Relevance
Copamate’s defence work centres on sovereign manufacturing and sustainment. Key strengths include:
APAS painting for land, sea and air platforms (including CARC and NIRR coatings)
Precision machining of aerospace and defence components
Ballistic armour and plate fabrication
Through-life sustainment of military vehicles (Bushmaster PMV, AS21 Redback IFV, AS9 Huntsman SPH)
Laser cutting and fabrication for major defence programs
Copamate delivers reliable, certified, sovereign Australian manufacturing and sustainment solutions for complex defence and industrial components. By combining design, machining, fabrication, painting, assembly and testing in a single facility, the company reduces lead times, supply-chain risk and administrative overhead. Customers receive turn-key solutions that meet the highest quality and security standards while protecting confidential intellectual property.
Most competitors offer only discrete capabilities. Copamate differentiates itself through:
Fully integrated design-to-delivery capability under one roof, reducing lead times and supply-chain risk
Genuine Australian sovereign ownership and manufacturing base (4,000 m² facility)
Comprehensive certifications: AS9100, ISO 9001, IRIS, APAS (PPG & Axalta), with DISP in progress
Proven delivery on major defence programs, frequently completing work ahead of schedule
30+ year track record of confidential, high-quality delivery to defence primes
Specialised APAS defence painting capability (including CARC and NIRR)
Equal strength in both new-build and through-life sustainment, supported by reverse-engineering expertise
Major customers include QinetiQ, Hanwha Defence Australia, Plasan, EOS and Naval Group. Representative programs:
L400 Phase 3 (AS21 Redback IFV) – APAS painting and fabrication
L8T16 Phase 1 (AS9 Huntsman SPH) – APAS painting
Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles – APAS painting
EOS defence components – laser cutting, sheet-metal and fabrication
QinetiQ – precision machining for RAAF and aerospace demonstrator systems
Copamate is a trusted supplier on multiple high-profile programs, including:
Hanwha / AS21 Redback IFV (L400 Phase 3) – APAS painting and fabrication
AS9 Huntsman SPH (L8T16 Phase 1) – APAS Painting
Bushmaster APAS painting
EOS Defence component supply
QinetiQ precision machining for the RAAF
Alstom – design, fabrication, machining and painting of jigs & fixtures for the NGT site
ISM Objects – Metro Tunnel light fittings
V/Line – Z Car bogie component sustainment
Long-term sustainment of 460 vehicles on the world’s largest tram refurbishment project
Design, reverse engineering and technical collaboration with clients form an integral part of many of these projects.
AS9100 (Aerospace Quality Management)
ISO 9001 (Quality Management)
IRIS (International Railway Industry Standard)
APAS painting approvals (certified by PPG and Axalta for industrial and defence coatings)
DISP (Defence Industry Security Program) – in progress
2025 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame – Woman Manufacturer of the Year