Marley Flow Control completes first project at the AMRF

Engineering company Marley Flow Control has completed the first project with the NSW government-owned Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF.) In a statement on Wednesday, the AMRF – which was until recently named the Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility – said the completed work was a time-study project, which identified operational efficiencies in Marley Flow Control’s manufacturing…

Design for Western Sydney’s micro-electronics and semiconductor-focussed Second Building unveiled

The proposed design of Bradfield City Centre’s Second Building has been released for public exhibition, covering 12,000 square metres over three levels and including stage two of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility (AMRF.) In a statement on Tuesday, the NSW government’s Western Parkland City Authority agency said the Second Building will have space to accommodate…

Not handing out black boxes

The NSW Government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility will become operational later this year. Brent Balinski speaks to David Fox from the AMRF – a sponsor of this title’s current Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign – about what it aims to achieve. Later this year, the First Building in Bradfield City Centre, containing stage one…

Bradfield City Centre Master Plan released

The draft Bradfield City Centre Master Plan has been released for community feedback, establishing a framework for the new 114-hectare city and representing major progress in one of Australia’s biggest economic development projects, according to the NSW government. The city centre is predicted to create 20,000 direct jobs, position itself as the nation’s “premier hub…

Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility seeks proposals for first projects

The NSW government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility (AMRF), currently under construction at Bradfield City Centre, is seeking proposals for its first projects. The AMRF is scheduled to open in its first stage mid-next year, and aims to be the centre of “an advanced manufacturing ecosystem”  within the Western Sydney Aerotropolis. According to its website, those…