
Advanced Manufacturing and Design Centre
Our Advanced Manufacturing and Design Centre (AMDC) bridges the gap between imagination and reality. The AMDC represent a $100m investment and allows us to provide industry and organisations with unparalleled facilities and equipment to explore conceptual ideas for manufacturing next generation products.
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 Swinburne'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 Swinburne'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 Green Building Council of Australia.
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AMDC at sunset
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Aerial drone shot of Advanced Manufacturing Design Centre
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Students studying at the AMDC Sky Garden outdoor area in Hawthorn
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Close-up photograph of AMDC building details
Research news
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Friday 19 February 2021 -
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Swinburne’s new space institute blasts off
Swinburne’s new Space Technology and Industry Institute will bring together world-class research, education and technology capabilities to tackle challenges at the edge of human understanding and imagination.
Friday 29 January 2021 -
- Technology
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Thursday 28 January 2021 -
- Technology
Global Innovation Linkage success for Swinburne and partners
Swinburne awarded $1 million funding towards $3.5 million project focused on Industry 4.0 manufacturing.Friday 12 April 2019 -
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Swinburne researcher awarded NHMRC Research Fellowship
Professor Susan Rossell receives National Health and Medical Research Council funding to conduct research into improving cognition in mental illness.Wednesday 15 August 2018
Contact the Swinburne Research Team
Need to contact our research team? For general enquiries email research@swinburne.edu.au or call +61 3 9214 4859.