Western Sydney businesses on track to benefit from Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility
Bradfield City Centre’s advanced manufacturing revolution is underway. The Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility’s (AMRF) first project has been signed, sealed, and delivered.
The AMRF is a NSW Government facility designed to accelerate innovation across the manufacturing sector. Businesses can use AMRF’s expertise and world-leading advanced manufacturing equipment to innovate their products and production processes and scale up and grow their businesses.
Western Sydney engineering company Marley Flow Control is the first business to complete a project with the AMRF. The time-study project identified operational efficiencies in Marley Flow Control’s manufacturing processes that could generate up to six times the business’s current productivity and an estimated 15%- 20% reduction in production costs.
Eager to capitalise on this enhanced productivity, Marley Flow Control is now collaborating with the AMRF to develop a new product design. Marley Flow Control specialises in the manufacture and maintenance of cooling towers, flow control engineering (including pumps and piping), large-scale fan manufacturing, laser alignment, and facilities maintenance.
Marley Flow Control is an engineering company based in Western Sydney that specialises in the manufacture and maintenance of cooling towers, flow control engineering (including pumps and piping), large-scale fan manufacturing, laser alignment, and facilities maintenance.
“Marley Flow Control is thrilled to collaborate with the Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF) on our first project,” said Marley Flow Control Director, Gareth Jones. “Partnering with AMRF to leverage their engineering expertise and specialised knowledge to enhance our manufacturing processes and operational methods will allow us to boost productivity and reduce costs. Simple changes could lead to significant improvements in our operations.
We see this as the beginning of a long partnership with the AMRF to help develop our product offering. We’re proud to be one of the first to access this world-class manufacturing development centre right here in Western Sydney.”
AMRF is a key part of the NSW Government’s strategy to grow the advanced manufacturing sector in Western Sydney and beyond. It also anchors the new city of Bradfield, which will be located in the heart of the Aerotropolis and will be home to high-quality jobs in advanced manufacturing and education training.
The pipeline of current AMRF projects spans high-priority industries such as aerospace, agriculture, defence, energy, MedTech, and more.
“The AMRF is a NSW Government initiative aimed at accelerating innovation and fostering business growth in Western Sydney, and we’re thrilled to announce the completion of our first project,” stated Ken Morrison, CEO of the Bradfield Development Authority. “Western Sydney boasts one of the largest concentrations of manufacturing businesses in Australia, and the AMRF serves as a valuable resource to assist them in innovation, expansion, and creating more jobs.”
With the AMRF, local manufacturers have an exciting opportunity to adopt new business models or create high-value components for the next generation of advanced technologies.