Uniquely, we manufacture both lighting fixtures and electrical control devices such as DALI and DMX drivers and controllers. Aside from our general architectural lighting products, we offer professional solutions for a range of niche applications, such as for theatres and auditoriums, architectural grow-lighting and public art. We also have a dedicated custom development team that focuses on designing bespoke products and systems for unique project challenges.
Proudly based in Australia and supported by an exceptional network of local agents, we manufacture using strict quality control procedures and undertake thorough testing to ensure consistent, reliable performance. Since Digilin was founded in 1980, our products have been used in hundreds of world-class architectural projects in Australia and internationally.
Proud Australian Manufacturer
Manufacturing locally provides our customers with greater flexibility and confidence. We have the knowledge, the experience and a dedicated team. We love what we do and we are proud to do it right here in Brisbane.
Inhouse engineering and design
Our strength is in our capacity to interpret a vision and turn it into a physical reality. Our experienced team design amazing products and bespoke solutions, and engineer them for performance and reliability
Comprehensive Technical Support
We are with you from start to finish. We provide all the information you need at every stage of the journey. Sincere and dedicated assistance to ensure your project runs smoothly and exceeds all expectations.
Guardian Warranty Scheme
A clear message of confidence from us to you. Our Guardian warranty scheme offers genuine on-site support if something goes wrong. The Digilin team will always be there to help during the most difficult times.
Milestones
Over the decades since our establishment, Digilin has enjoyed a great deal of success in the design and manufacture of electronic, LED and fibre optic lighting products. We have received widespread recognition and numerous awards for our efforts. Here are some of our proudest moments.
We design and manufacture high-performance lighting tools and specialist control technologies used by architects, engineers and lighting designers to bring built environments to life.
Designed and Manufactured in Australia
Maintaining engineering and production capabilities within Australia provides our customers with significant advantages.
- Reliable engineering, detailed design and precision manufacturing is at the core of everything we do
- Products and systems are built to order allowing adjustments to suit special project requirements
- Strict quality assurance procedures ensure that our systems deliver fault free performance for a very long time.
- Keeping our operations local allows us to easily and quickly adopt the latest electronic technology
- It’s all happening right here, so we have the flexibility to customise systems to suit special applications
- Our customers and specifiers are able to discuss projects and designs in person with our design team.
- Our customers and specifiers are able to physically view their projects in various stages of design & production
- We support other Australian businesses by sourcing components and services locally wherever possible.
drivers and controllers manufactured in-house
Leveraging 40 years of electronics design experience, we’ve developed a range of unique DALI and DMX products with specialist capabilities. We’re experts in precision dimming and applying these technologies to control fixed colour and colour-mixing LEDs.
- Arbiter & Studio 512 - Ethernet based DMX controller and DMX show creation software
- Constant Current DMX FusionDrivers - CCR and PWM dimming fused for flicker-free, precision dimming
- Constant Voltage DMX Drivers - Sophisticated CV DMX Driver with multiple selectable personalities
- Smooth DALI - The most precise DALI dimming technology in the world, designed for performing arts centres
- CV DALI Drivers - Reliable, high capacity DALI driver for constant voltage systems
- ColourTouch - Pre-programmed DMX controller with an intuitive interface
- PosiTouch - Full DALI control features from a simple wall panel
- PWM Repeaters - Cost effective expansion of PWM LED dimming systems
Pioneers of LED in Australia
Founded over 40 years ago in a small workshop in Brisbane, Australia, Digilin first operated as an electronics service and repair centre before developing its own electronic devices. The first Digilin-branded product was actually a high-end audio processing device designed for recording studios. Digilin developed a variety of other electronic devices for many different industries, such as scoring systems for bowling alleys, and seismic survey equipment for mining and geological exploration projects.
Our first foray into lighting was in the mid-1980s, when the company was contracted to build a signalling system for Queensland Rail. Digilin designed and assembled a combination of custom electronics, fibre optic cables, halogen lightsources and specialised lensing for the sophisticated system, which delivered critical signals to train drivers along the entire network. This successful deployment was the catalyst for working in an industry that would define our future. One of our most challenging projects during this period was the illumination of the 166m-tall Melbourne Arts Centre Spire. Digilin custom-manufactured specialised lightsources and supplied over 6kms of fibre optic cables for the project. Seeing the performing arts icon lit up after its completion will always be one of the our proudest moments.
During the mid-1990s, LED technology began to take monumental strides in performance capability, delivering substantially more light than their predecessors and using less power than ever before. LED, which had been used almost exclusively as indicator lights for decades, was suddenly becoming a viable alternative to traditional light sources. As Digilin had been designing electronic controls for years and already had expertise with LED, we found ourselves uniquely positioned at the leading edge of a technological revolution.
In the years that followed, the global lighting industry flipped on its head as lighting became electronic and traditional light sources quickly began to disappear. Digilin’s proven success in LED and fibre optics, and its ability to manufacture the electronic controls they need to achieve optimal performance, took us around the world to work on some of most ambitious architectural projects of the era.
Design and Build With The Best
A reputation for quality and longevity is developed over many decades. Sure, it takes a lot of hard work to design
and manufacture great products and bespoke systems but we must also acknowledge and thank the many manufacturers
that we turn to for either raw components or third party devices. We are extremely fortunate to have the ongoing
support of these companies.
