# Liquid Instruments announced its plan on Wednesday after winning a $28.45 million stake from the National Reconstruction Fund.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-28 · PerthNow*

## Key points

- Liquid Instruments is relocating its manufacturing from Southeast Asia and the US to Melbourne, Australia.
- The company secured a $28.45 million investment from Australia's National Reconstruction Fund as part of Series C funding.
- Liquid Instruments' measurement devices are used by Apple, Nvidia, Blue Origin, and BYD.
- The move will add 20 engineering roles to their 55-person Australian workforce.
- Their software-based devices are influenced by gravitational wave research that won the 2017 Nobel Prize.

**Companies:** Apple, Nvidia, Blue Origin, Liquid Instruments
**Countries:** Australia

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