Universities and AMRF partner to boost advanced manufacturing in NSW

The NSW Government has announced a partnership agreement between the Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF) in Western Sydney and 11 NSW and ACT universities that it says will see an ecosystem rapidly evolve between the research capabilities of the universities combined with the AMRF’s industrial expertise and infrastructure.

Under the agreement, the parties will work together to translate research into production and develop the next generation of advanced manufacturing experts through a paid internship program.

The AMRF is the first step in delivering the new city of Bradfield at the heart of the Western Sydney Aerotropolis and the start of an innovation ecosystem that will boost the NSW manufacturing industry, according to the state government.

Critical to facilitating further growth in the precinct, the NSW Government has released the Aerotropolis Sector Plan, which sets out how essential government infrastructure will be delivered quickly and efficiently to service the development of thousands of hectares of employment land.

The Sector Plan, developed by Infrastructure NSW, provides certainty to industry, the community and all levels of government around how infrastructure will be sequenced and prioritised in the Aerotropolis.

This aims to enhance the state’s competitiveness and boost the supply of serviced land to combat the critical shortage across NSW. It will also assist planning assessment authorities to align development with infrastructure capacity in the region.

This is the first time the Aerotropolis has had a concrete road map that brings together planning and infrastructure coordination.

“The Aerotropolis is almost 40 times the size of Sydney CBD and provides an unprecedented economic opportunity for Western Sydney,” said New South Wales Premier Chris Minns. “We’re backing the region with over $25 billion of infrastructure investment that is going to ensure the critical roads and services are delivered as quickly as possible to give industry certainty and confidence to invest in the area.”

Image caption: Artist’s impression of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility. Image: Supplied