Our research network is built around centres of excellence in advanced materials and advanced manufacturing. Each institution is recognised as a world leader in its specific field.
 CSIRO offers a broad range of engineering consulting and research services. Among these are materials testing, materials development and process development. They are the largest government-funded research organisation in the southern hemisphere, and have some of the most advanced technologies and knowledge available in Australia.
 La Trobe University specialises in advanced surface analysis, both topographical and chemical, with the ability to discern properties down to the nano-meter scale. They also have the capability to modify surfaces at the nano-scale, improving the properties of films, adhesion layers, and even assisting in the forensic sciences. They can tailor surfaces to demonstrate a range of specific characteristics.
 Monash University offers a broad range of engineering capabilities from materials characterisation to mechanical testing and design, through to aerospace and civil engineering expertise. It specialises in nano-structured materials, with the knowledge required to take advantage of nano-structural manipulation of materials for large scale, application-specific tailoring of properties.
 Deakin University has in-depth experience in modelling and stress analysis for components, mechanisms and production methods. This expertise crosses all of the materials boundaries (composites, ceramics, metals and polymers) and extends, in scale, from materials and materials interface investigation and manipulation to full production modelling and factory layout analysis.
Swinburne University of Technology's capabilities centre around advanced manufacturing techniques. These include development of rapid production using laser technology and non-contact measurement of surface contours. Swinburne also has a full suite of testing equipment for analysing engineering components, under a range of conditions and simulations.
www.swinburne.edu.au
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MANTRA (manufacturing transformed) assists clients to transition from traditional and commoditised cost-based manufacturing to highly innovative and competitively differentiated knowledge-based manufacturing.
The Advanced Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) has been set up to develop next generation technology platforms and enhance the innovation capabilities in the manufacturing sector.
The Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) is the Victorian Government's lead agency for economic and regional development.
The Innovation and Technology division in the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development, supports the ongoing development of a scientifically and technologically advanced Victoria. Innovation and Technology also coordinates the Victorian Government's $300 million innovation statement Innovation: Victoria's Future.
A new concept in the field of Material Science publishing and information provision - AZoM.com (the A to Z of Materials) was formed with the primary aim of increasing the use of Advanced Materials by the engineering and design community worldwide.
www.amaus.com.au
AMAus is the peak body for the Advanced Manufacturing Industry in Australia, connecting buyers with suppliers and liaising with government to expand local and export
advanced manufacturing markets.
www.amtil.com.au
Australian Manufacturing Technology Institute Limited (AMTIL) is the peak national body, based in Melbourne Australia, that represents the interests of manufacturing technology suppliers and users within the precision engineering and advanced manufacturing sector.
www.aidn.com.au
AIDN provides the focal point for Defence's interaction with Australia's dynamic base of smaller defence companies.
www.icn.org.au
ICN is an Australia & New Zealand wide network that assists businesses to maximise the opportunities that arise from purchasing requirements from both the government and private sectors.
www.ausindustry.gov.au
As the program delivery division of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, AusIndustry is committed to delivering business services that build on three key drivers of economic growth - innovation, investment and international competitiveness.
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