Motherson Australia

Motherson accepted the challenge from premium car makers to evolve functional lighting to include branding elements and invented the Logo Lamp. Mounted under a car mirror, the Logo Lamp projects a logo image onto the road below for extra safety and branding on every vehicle.

Using our capabilities in optic simulation, product validation and testing, as well as high precision moulding and high volume manufacturing, we currently supply millions of Logo Lamps to customers across the globe.

A leading sports car maker approached Motherson to create a unique experience in driving comfort and environmental control. We introduced configurable lighting systems to interiors that allow vehicle occupants to adjust the colour and intensity of ambient lighting features.

Components with complex geometries are produced in our optical-class, contaminant-free moulding rooms. Advanced surfaces are created by applying multiple metallic layers via our magnetron sputtering system. The result is a durable, visually appealing thin film chrome that is translucent when lit.

The 3dBioPen is a hand-held device, used in research for promoting cartilage regrowth in knee reconstruction. It uses 3D printing methods to draw live stem cells directly onto the site of an injury.

Motherson collaborated with the University of Wollongong, the University of Melbourne and St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne to evolve their research into a controlled delivery device. We provided design and simulation, the development of electronic hardware and software, prototype production including component sourcing and final assembly.

The MaXm Skate is a simple, yet highly sophisticated medical device supplemented with e-health software to facilitate purposeful and monitored patient rehabilitation after knee reconstructive surgery.

Motherson supported this project with design for manufacture solutions to manage product transformation. We worked closely with the inventor to understand product requirements and user needs. For clinical trials, manual assembly solutions are applied, with the ability to scale up to full volume manufacturing when required.

The Bladder Cancer Sensor uses plasma polymerised surfaces, functionalised with antibodies for the early detection of urothelial cancers. This non-invasive diagnostic also incorporates microfluidics and fluorescent microscopy.

Motherson is the design and industry partner of the CRC-P project with UniSA’s Future Industries Institute and Flinders Medical Centre. The single-use device is manufactured in our state-of-the-art clean room to ISO 13485 standards.

Re-Timer uses light therapy to help people influence their sleep times by suppressing melatonin production. This ergonomically designed product can be worn for 60 minutes per day to achieve desired results.

Through collaboration with Flinders University, Motherson helped to develop Re-Timer from the early prototype models, through structural analysis and hazard assessments to final regulatory certification. Motherson manufactures Re-Timer to ISO 13485 medical device standards and manages the end-to-end supply of this Class 2a device to customers world wide.

Myriota created a low cost, low power module that can retrieve small packets of data from anywhere on earth through direct-to-orbit satellite, without the need for additional infrastructure.

As Myriota’s manufacturing partner, Motherson is able to translate their research into products that can be produced at scale to meet strict IPC-A-610F class 2 manufacturing standards. The Myriota Module and Development Board use durable components for harsh environments, with fast and accurate assembly for high volumes.

The Reposit smart controller capitalises on household solar energy production to lower power bills and can even sell power back to the grid at the best price.

Motherson helped unlock the full product potential through our expertise in design for manufacture and our lean, high speed, high volume electronics manufacturing, testing and assembly capabilities.