The Advanced Manufacturing and Design Centre is a state-of-the-art facility that gives researchers and students the opportunity to use the latest manufacturing and design techniques and technologies.
Opened at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app's Hawthorn campus in 2014, the centre is a hub for researchers carrying out world-leading research, education and training.
Virtual tour of the AMDC
Take a virtual tour of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app's Advanced Manufacturing and Design Centre (AMDC), located at Hawthorn campus in Melbourne. Completed in mid-2014, the AMDC promotes innovation and collaborative learning and functions as a centre for excellence in manufacturing and design.
The AMDC shares its equipment, knowledge and commercial outcome in a collaborative approach that builds strong links across the higher education, research, vocational training and manufacturing sectors. These collaborative efforts enhance Australia’s ability to develop an internationally competitive, highly productive and technologically advanced manufacturing sector.
The $100 million centre was built with the support of the Commonwealth Government, which provided $40 million through its Education Investment Fund and is our second 5-star green star building, certified by the .
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Close-up photograph of AMDC building details
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Research news
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New ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app co-led consortium to accelerate research translation and innovation
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app is helping accelerate research translation through the newly launched Australian Research Translation and Innovation Consortium (ARTIC)
Tuesday 04 August 2026 -
- Technology
- Health
- Education
- Business
- Science
- Sustainability
- Engineering
Celebrating ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app’s next generation of researchers
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app’s inaugural Research Festival brought together Higher Degree by Research students and early career researchers to learn, share and connect.
Monday 27 July 2026 -
- University
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app recognises Australian space innovator with Honorary Doctorate
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app University of Technology has recognised Katherine Bennell-Pegg, a trailblazer in space engineering and exploration, with an Honorary Doctorate of the University.
Friday 08 May 2026 -
- Astronomy
New measurement brings us closer to understanding the Universe’s rate of expansion
Researchers have used gravitational waves from a neutron star collision to make a new measurement of the Universe’s expansion rate, offering new insight into the long-standing Hubble tension.
Tuesday 30 June 2026 -
- Design
- Technology
- Health
- Science
Award-winning interactive tool helps patients better understand inherited cancer risk 
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app, in partnership with the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the University of Melbourne have developed The Cancer Risk Thermometer, an interactive decision support tool
Read more (Award-winning interactive tool helps patients better understand inherited cancer risk )Friday 12 June 2026
Contact the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app Research Team
Need to contact our research team? For general enquiries email research@swinburne.edu.au or call +61 3 9214 4859.