History

From Australia to the World

EDMI has built a reputation for engineering excellence and innovative thinking.

Rising from a small start to becoming a trusted Industry Leader

Our company was founded with a vision to innovate and lead in our industry. Over the years, we have grown from a small startup to a respected leader, consistently delivering quality and excellence to our customers.

Edmi History 1978b

1978

EDMI started its journey in Brisbane, Australia, founded by two young engineers as Electronic Design and Manufacturing Queensland (EDMQ Pty Ltd). The company began as an engineering consultancy, delivering innovative solutions across various sectors.

Edmi History 1981

1981

Renamed the company to EDMI – Electronic Design and Manufacturing International.

Edmi History 1982

1982

Designed and produced electronic scoreboards for the 1982 XIIth Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia

Edmi History 1990

1990

EDMI’s shift to the energy market came with the launch of the EDMI Mk1 Meter, a Class 0.2S high accuracy measurement meter designed specifically for the State Electricity Commission in Victoria, Australia.

Edmi History 1992

1992

EDMI entered the consumer energy metering market with its first product, an End Use Energy Monitor, addressing the need for accurate energy management in homes and businesses.

Edmi History 1995

1995

EDMI released Mk3, its first meter designed to meet full IEC international standard, with a more manufacturable design and enhanced configurability for customers.

Edmi History 1996

1996

Launch of the Mk6, the first model from the Genius Series meters for Commercial & Industrial and Low Voltage applications, driving significant growth beyond Australia by securing major customers in Asia and Europe.

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1997

EDMI Asia Pte Ltd was incorporated in Singapore.

Edmi History 1998

1998

Driven by strong sales of the Mk3 and Mk6 products, EDMI expanded its operations by investing in manufacturing facilities in Southeast Asia (Singapore), enabling the company to scale and deliver high-quality products.

EDMI HQ Singapore

2003

EDMI Asia was renamed to EDMI Limited.

Edmi History 2004

2004

Release of the Mk10 Atlas Series meter, our first residential meter platform. This product, along with its subsequent models, adapted EDMI’s high-end metering technology from the Genius Series meters into a more attractive product line for large-scale residential rollouts.

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2012

EDMI was acquired by Osaki Electric Co., Ltd., a Japanese metering solutions provider listed on the Prime Market (formerly First Section) of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Outgrowing its manufacturing facility in Singapore, the company opened its current core manufacturing facility in Senai, Malaysia.

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2015

Launch of AMI 2.0 Solution powered by the EDMI Energy Cloud and our Storm software platform. Fully supporting previous generations of EDMI’s Atlas series meters, this solution enables tens of millions of meters to be managed and added more capabilities to AMI 1.0.

Edmi History 2016

2016

EDMI entered the Great Britain’s SMETS2 market as the selected supplier of communications hubs for the Northern region, later expanding its offering to include smart electricity and gas meters.

Edmi History 2022

2022

Introduction of EDMI’s first water meter to the market in Australia and New Zealand, applying its expertise in communications and battery-powered devices to adapt this technology to the water industry.

Edmi History 2024

2024

Achieved the SMETS2 milestone with the delivery of 5 million communications hubs and 4 million smart electricity and gas meters for Great Britain.