Manufacturing
Advancing Australian manufacturing by securing funding, fostering partnerships, and driving innovation for global competitiveness.
Impact highlights:
$112.2 million secured for the Australian Composites Manufacturing CRC to transform Australia’s established composites capability into a world-class, highly automated, digitally enabled network of designers, manufacturers and service providers.
$259.3 million secured for the Additive Manufacturing CRC to support the widespread industrial adoption of additive manufacturing by helping industry accelerate innovation, explore new business models, harness sustainable materials, and certify production.
$5.0 million grant secured for the Next Generation Protected Cropping in a Regional Manufacturing Facility project, led by La Trobe University.
$2.0 million grant secured to establish an Advanced Manufacturing 4.0 Hub in Bendigo, Victoria, utilising existing hardware and digital capability to support industries in central Victoria to take advantage of the latest technologies for market expansion, job creation and increased investment.
Australia's manufacturing sector faces unprecedented challenges, including global supply chain disruptions, increasing automation requirements, competitive international markets and the urgent need to embrace advanced technologies, pressures that can limit competitiveness and delay the industry's transformation toward smart manufacturing. CIS removes these barriers by securing strategic funding, futureproofing through strategic planning, facilitating industry-research partnerships and embedding innovation pathways that enable manufacturers to focus on what they do best: producing world-class products that compete on the global stage.
We partner with manufacturers across the entire ecosystem, from traditional SMEs embracing digital transformation to advanced manufacturing innovators leading breakthrough technologies. Through our expertise in securing major funding programs and supporting Cooperative Research Centres, we give you the freedom to focus on what you do best: building Australia's manufacturing future.
