The company is now offering a new multi-functional co-working space at its Clayton campus 

Bosch, a global leader in technology and services, has opened its doors to Doftek, an innovative Victorian automotive technology company, at its Oceania headquarters in Clayton, in Melbourne’s South East.
This co-location marks the inauguration of Bosch’s new ‘Multi-Functional Co-Working Space’ designed to support early-stage companies developing products and systems that align with Bosch’s core interests.
Bosch explains that Doftek is recognised as a world-leader in the development of on-vehicle wheel alignment and monitoring technologies.
Doftek’s flagship technology, Active Wheel Alignment (AWA), allows the vehicle’s wheel alignment settings to be adjusted in real-time to maximise handling performance, improve fuel efficiency, reduce emissions and minimise tyre wear.
Located at Bosch’s redeveloped Regional Headquarters in Clayton, in Melbourne’s South East, the multi-functional co-working space offers scalable office, workshop, lab, manufacturing and storage areas, which can be configured to suit individual company requirements.
“With a rapidly growing customer base, we are actively scaling our business and engineering operations,” Doftek Executive Director and Co-Founder, Dr Priscilla Rogers, said.
“Our co-location with Bosch Australia allows us to expand our footprint on demand and in a turn-key fashion with access to world-class facilities and expertise that supports automotive componentry development.
“There are very few co-location ecosystems in Victoria that support hardware development, so the opportunity provided by Bosch is compelling for companies like ours”.
Bosch and Doftek are long-standing members of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC), which drives innovation, productivity and competitiveness across Australia’s manufacturing industry.
“There’s no better place for an innovative early-stage technology company to set up camp than here with us in Clayton,” Bosch Oceania President, Gavin Smith, said.
“But not just for the space. Doftek can also call on our expertise in automotive technology development, testing, and manufacturing establishment, should the need arise”.
Bosch has had a presence in Australia since 1907, opening its first wholly owned subsidiary, Robert Bosch (Australia) Pty Ltd in 1954. Bosch generated revenue of 1.2 billion Australian dollars in 2023 in Oceania and employed 1,400 associates as of December 31, 2023.

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