SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Major Australian university with significant additive manufacturing and 3D printing research programs
- CEO / Founder
- Pascale Quester
- Team Size
- 10000+
- Stage
- Active
Technology & Products
Key Products
Swinburne-CSIRO National Industry 4.0 Testlab (fully automated industrial-scale composite 3D printing production line), Factory of the Future (prototyping and Industry 4.0 integration services), Advanced Manufacturing and Design Centre ($100M facility), TKF1000 large-format space AM system, EntroMat spinout (High Entropy Material powders for AM from recycled feedstocks)
Technological Advantage
Unique Multilayer carbon fiber composite 3D printing technology (exclusive partnership with Fill, Austria); TKF1000 additive manufacturing system for near-net-shape space components; geopolymer-based concrete 3D printing for construction; $135M Siemens digital manufacturing partnership enabling end-to-end Industry 4.0 integration
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Australia's most industry-engaged university for advanced manufacturing — home to the world-first Industry 4.0 Testlab for composite AM, integrating end-to-end digital manufacturing (3D printing, IoT, robotics, digital twins via Siemens partnership) to accelerate production rates, quality and cost reduction for composite and metal AM parts
How They Differentiate
Only Australian university with a fully automated industrial-scale composite AM production line integrated with Siemens digital twin/IoT technology; exclusive Fill Multilayer printing technology; world-first Industry 4.0 Testlab combining AM with robotics, digital twins and AI quality control; strong commercialisation pipeline via spinouts (EntroMat)
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Industry partners in aerospace, defence, automotive, and medical sectors accessing Testlab capabilities and research collaboration contracts; government agencies; PhD researchers
Industry Verticals
Aerospace & space, defence, medical technology, automotive, construction (geopolymer 3D printing), mining, energy
Competitors
RMIT Centre for Additive Manufacturing, Deakin Institute for Frontier Materials, UNSW (Australian AM research peers)
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
~$577M–$829M AUD annual revenue (university-wide); AM-specific revenue/utilisation metrics not disclosed separately
Major Milestones
2025: Joined AMCRC ($270.5M Australian AM initiative); 2021: Acquired TKF1000 large-format space AM system; 2018: Established world-first Industry 4.0 Testlab for composite AM; 2017: Awarded $1M grant for mass-produced 3D printed carbon fiber parts; 2017: $135M Siemens industrial digitalisation grant; 2011: Opened $140M Advanced Technologies Centre at Hawthorn campus