The Minns Labor Government has invested $300 million in the Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF), the first industry-focused advanced manufacturing development centre. The AMRF is owned by the Bradfield Development Authority.
The AMRF will be delivered in two stages and is a critical investment in industrial infrastructure to support the growth of an advanced manufacturing ecosystem in Bradfield City Centre. This investment is also critical to enable local Western Sydney and NSW manufacturing firms to benefit from the innovation ecosystem at the Aerotropolis.
Until now, high costs and knowledge barriers made it difficult for manufacturing businesses to implement new technology. AMRF will help manufacturing businesses to improve the productivity and efficiency of existing operations, as well as supporting the commercialisation of new technologies and innovative products.
The AMRF offers access to world-class equipment, including precision machining, additive manufacturing, nano microscopes, CNC machines, laser machines, advanced composites, de-risking investment in new technology. AMRF Connect, powered by Western Sydney University’s Launchpad and CSIRO, is growing the manufacturing ecosystem through resources, networking and learning opportunities.
Despite the first stage building yet to open (due March 2025), AMRF has hit the ground with local Emu Plains business Marley Flow Control. It is the first business to complete a project with the AMRF team. They are industry experts with extensive experience across advanced manufacturing specialties from engineering design to composites, precision machining, process improvement and factory digitisation.
Marley Flow Control is a Western Sydney based engineering company specialising in cooling tower manufacture and maintenance, flow control engineering (including pumps and piping), large-scale fan manufacturing, laser alignment and facilities maintenance.
I welcomed The Honourable Courtney Houssos MLC, Minister for Finance, Minister for Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement and Minister for Natural Resources together with Susan Templeman Federal Member for Macquarie on a tour of Marley Flow Control facility with Director Gareth Jones and representatives from AMRF this week.
We were able to see how Marley Flow Control are working with the AMRF to further enhance production efficiencies and how the time-study project identified operational efficiencies that could increase productivity by 600% and reduce production costs by 15-20%.
Karen McKeown OAM Local Member for Penrith said:
"It is exciting to welcome AMRF to Penrith and their first project at local Emu Plains manufacturer Marley Flow Control.”
“The NSW Government are delivering further on our commitments by investing in local manufacturing and this is a hands-on example.”
“The thing that stood out for me was the collaborative, solutions-based outcomes that were achieved between the AMRF and Marley Flow Control in supporting their business to facilitate expansion.”
