OBA (formerly O'Brien-AIM) is the largest supplier of electrical and thermal insulating materials in Australia and New Zealand.
This was not always the case. In fact for most of the 20th
century O.H.O'Brien and Australian Isola Materials were
strong competitors, operating in close proximity, and
servicing many of the same clients.
All of that changed in 2005 when Transmission Australia purchased both companies and merged them as O'Brien-AIM. With a strong, focused management, an injection of capital, and a powerful marketing strategy, the new company has emerged as an industry leader.
The re-branding and name change to OBA reflects this new commercial reality.
OBA's strength is the result of professional and enthusiastic staff, an expanded product range (many internationally recognised brands are exclusive to OBA), and an exceptional level of service.
Today, OBA is setting the agenda and we are pleased to provide you with our story: literally a work in progress.
Where can you find us?
OBA has offices in every state and we are just a phone call or a keyboard click away. We continue to improve our services by ensuring that the products you want are readily available and that you receive them when you need them.
Judge us by the company we keep
Many of the world's leading manufacturers of electrical and thermal insulating materials have made their home with OBA. We have sole agencies with great companies like Omerin, Elantas Electrical Insulation, Röchling Engineering Plastics, and JSI, as well as distributing great products and brands like Krempel, DuPont, Dow Corning and the Isonel range.
We continue to build relationships with the best companies and the best minds so that we deliver solutions that work for our customers. Our challenge is to meet our customers' needs by listening and responding. This is the reason why OBA is the market leader.
We can Customise to your needs
Complimenting our range of products, OBA also has full manufacturing, fabrication & assembly facilities which provide quality finished products from either drawings or product samples.
So whether it's 'off-the-shelf' or 'off-the-cuff', OBA has the solution.
Our range
If we don't have it, who does? We have the total package of electrical insulating and conducting products. Inside this product guide you will find information about the different ranges we offer. They include magnet winding wire, rigid laminates, varnishes and resins, cables, capacitors, flexible insulation, silicone sealants and encapsulants, sleevings and tapes, motor accessories... the list goes on!
Can we help you?
OBA serves many industry sectors including electric motor rewinders & OEMs, switchboard manufacturers, and the transformer industry with product categories as diverse as high temperature cables and industrial laminate.
You can help us
OBA will continue to build its relationship with you by being customer-focused. That means listening to what you want and responding to the best of our ability. If it works, tell others. If it doesn't....let's just say we won't let you down.