Person

McCluskey, Patrick John

OAM

Occupation: Engineer

Summary

Patrick McCluskey was a co-founder of the highly successful Australian company ANCA Pty Ltd (1974). The company began producing world class Computer Numerical Controls and has now expanded into a worldwide producer of tool cutters and grinders with offices in Europe, UK, USA and Japan.

Details

Chronology

1974: Career position - Established ANCA in Melbourne with Pat Boland
26 Jan 2025: Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) - for service to the manufacturing industry [Award ID: 3044637]

Related People

Boland, Patrick
Co-founders of the Australian company ANCA Pty Ltd (1974).

Published resources

Books

Collis, Brad; Tagaza, Emilia, Victoria's emerging engineering heroes - sustaining technology leadership (Government of Victoria, 1998), 18 pp. Details

Resource Sections

'Mr Patrick John McCluskey, Medal of the Order of Australia', in Australian Honours Search Facility, Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, 2025, https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/3044637. Details

Ken McInnes

Created: 8 January 2026

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