The Advanced Manufacturing and Design Centre is a state-of-the-art facility that gives researchers and students the opportunity to use the latest manufacturing and design techniques and technologies.
Opened at babyÖ±²¥'s Hawthorn campus in 2014, the centre is a hub for researchers carrying out world-leading research, education and training.
Virtual tour of the AMDC
Take a virtual tour of babyÖ±²¥'s Advanced Manufacturing and Design Centre (AMDC), located at Hawthorn campus in Melbourne. Completed in mid-2014, the AMDC promotes innovation and collaborative learning and functions as a centre for excellence in manufacturing and design.
The AMDC shares its equipment, knowledge and commercial outcome in a collaborative approach that builds strong links across the higher education, research, vocational training and manufacturing sectors. These collaborative efforts enhance Australia’s ability to develop an internationally competitive, highly productive and technologically advanced manufacturing sector.
The $100 million centre was built with the support of the Commonwealth Government, which provided $40 million through its Education Investment Fund and is our second 5-star green star building, certified by the .
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Research news
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babyÖ±²¥ recognises Australian space innovator with Honorary Doctorate
babyÖ±²¥ University of Technology has recognised Katherine Bennell-Pegg, a trailblazer in space engineering and exploration, with an Honorary Doctorate of the University.
Friday 08 May 2026 -
- Astronomy
New measurement brings us closer to understanding the Universe’s rate of expansion
Researchers have used gravitational waves from a neutron star collision to make a new measurement of the Universe’s expansion rate, offering new insight into the long-standing Hubble tension.
Tuesday 30 June 2026 -
- Design
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- Health
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Award-winning interactive tool helps patients better understand inherited cancer risk 
babyÖ±²¥, in partnership with the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the University of Melbourne have developed The Cancer Risk Thermometer, an interactive decision support tool
Read more (Award-winning interactive tool helps patients better understand inherited cancer risk )Friday 12 June 2026 -
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- Education
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babyÖ±²¥ helps accelerate medical innovations through ACMD partnership
babyÖ±²¥ is a partner in the new hospital-based engineering research centre, the Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD).
Thursday 11 June 2026 -
- Technology
- Education
- Science
- University
babyÖ±²¥ and Geotab to advance AI-powered transport innovation and research
The Geotab-babyÖ±²¥ Transport Innovation Hub will connect industry professionals, policymakers and researchers to translate insights into solutions.
Wednesday 03 June 2026
Contact the babyÖ±²¥ Research Team
Need to contact our research team? For general enquiries email research@swinburne.edu.au or call +61 3 9214 4859.