About the AMRF

The Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF) helps businesses test ideas, trial advanced processes, and build confidence in new technologies - without carrying the cost and risk alone.

We give organisations of every size access to equipment, expertise, and space that would otherwise be out of reach.

What we offer

• A high-tech facility to test, trial and de-risk advanced manufacturing processes
• Tools and expertise to solve complex challenges
• Independent space to reduce pressure on your operations
• A bridge between research and commercial production
• Insights to unlock new markets

Why work with the AMRF

Innovation is hard. Equipment is costly, and specialist skills are not always available in-house. The AMRF fills that gap.

• Validate products and processes before major investment
• Build in-house capability and skills
• Accelerate entry into high-value supply chains

Whether you’re a start-up, scale-up, established manufacturer, or global leader, the AMRF provides the tools, expertise, and space to innovate with confidence.

The Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF) at Bradfield is where industry and researchers access the equipment, expertise, and collaboration needed to accelerate advanced manufacturing in Australia.

Manufacturing Hall (operational)

The Manufacturing Hall is a live industrial environment that helps businesses de-risk and scale up new ideas. With over $200 million invested in infrastructure, equipment, and staff, the facility provides access to world-class engineers and advanced technologies.

Capabilities include:

• Additive manufacturing
• Advanced composites
• Engineering design
• Factory digitisation
• Manufacturing automation
• Metrology and inspection
• Precision machining
• Quality assurance

This facility is already helping companies accelerate innovation, test new processes, and scale production faster and with less risk.

AMRF Manufacturing Hall 2 (coming soon)

The AMRF’s Manufacturing Hall 2 is designed to build upon our existing facility, accommodating emerging technologies and large-scale industry projects, and expanding our capacity to collaborate, prototype and accelerate innovation.

The hall will deliver the necessary space and infrastructure for advanced processes, including automation and precision engineering, next-generation materials, and semiconductor applications.

These capabilities will help support our region’s role as a national hub for manufacturing excellence by enabling local businesses, researchers and global partners to develop and deliver the technologies that will define Australia’s industrial future.

Semiconductor Advanced Packaging Facility (coming soon)

Semiconductor technologies, particularly advanced packaging are a critical enabler for Australia’s future manufacturing capability. 

The semiconductor industry is highly developed globally, with nations specialising across different segments of a complex value chain. Advanced packaging represents one of the fastest growing and most strategically important areas of this industry that is relevant for the Australian semiconductor industry and research sector. 

The AMRF will help to establish a national capability in this emerging technology by collaborating with leading international and local partners. This will support local industry and research to develop and manufacture cutting edge semiconductor devices in NSW in critical sectors such as aerospace, renewables, medtech, quantum, defence and telecommunications.

Expected capabilities include:

• Advanced packaging architectures, in particular flip-chip, and progress to more complex systems such as fan-out wafer-level packaging, 2.5D and 3D packages.
• Back end of line platform for novel applications
• Professional equipment, services and management
• Reliability and assurance expertise

Facility overview

The AMRF Semiconductor Advanced Packaging Facility is due to commence construction in 2026 and is scheduled to open in late 2027 within the purpose-built Second Building at Bradfield. The facility is planned to feature:

• Over 1,100 sqm of ISO5 cleanroom space
• Advanced microscopy labs
• Electronics, taping & dicing, and specialist labs
• Advanced manufacturing hall suitable for a range of precision manufacturing applications.

Together, these capabilities will support the growth of Australia’s semiconductor ecosystem, enabling innovation, building skills, and creating pathways to global markets.

Operating model

AMRF will build a team of experts to deliver advanced packaging solutions for customers. It will also look to engage an experienced international partner to build the capability of this team and help operate the new facility by leveraging the skills of an experienced operator. An open market process to select an operator is due to commence in early 2026.