Flinders University is helping drive South Australia’s advanced manufacturing ambitions with the launch of the South Australian Node of the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC)
Established with the support of the South Australian Government and based at Flinders Factory of the Future, the new Node will work in partnership with Adelaide University to connect industry with research expertise and accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing. It will help more South Australian businesses turn ideas into commercial outcomes.
Additive manufacturing is transforming how products are designed and made across sectors including defence, aerospace, healthcare, energy and space. South Australia’s concentration of advanced manufacturers, defence programs and research capability makes Flinders a natural home for the AMCRC’s first state-based Node.
The Node will provide South Australian manufacturers with a gateway to AMCRC’s national network, collaborative research opportunities and capabilities, helping businesses develop new products, technologies and manufacturing solutions.
Flinders University Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Raymond Chan said the Node at the Flinders Factory of the Future will help translate world-class research into new products, technologies and manufacturing capability.
“By bringing researchers, industry and government together at Tonsley, we can help businesses move promising ideas from development to commercial application more quickly, while building the infrastructure and high-value skills needed for the future.
“This will strengthen Australia’s sovereign industrial capability, reinforce South Australia’s position as a national leader in advanced manufacturing, and provide another powerful example of Flinders’ role as the university for industry and enterprise.”
AMCRC Chair Susan Jeanes said South Australia was uniquely placed to help drive Australia’s additive manufacturing ambitions.
“South Australia already has many of the ingredients needed to lead in advanced manufacturing – strong industry, world-class research and a willingness to innovate.”
“This Node gives us a platform to connect those strengths and accelerate the growth of additive manufacturing across the state and the nation.”
“If Australia is to compete globally in advanced manufacturing, we need strong regional hubs that bring industry, researchers and government together. That’s exactly what this Node is designed to do.”
The South Australian Node forms part of AMCRC’s broader Australia Makes vision to build globally competitive advanced manufacturing capability by connecting Australian industry with the research, technology and expertise needed to innovate and grow.
The launch coincides with the Additive Manufacturing Forum 2026, bringing together leaders from industry, research and government to identify the technologies, research priorities and partnerships needed to advance additive manufacturing in Australia.
Read more about the AMCRC here.