CSIRO Manufacturing
Website: https://www.csiro.au/en/work-with-us/industries/manufacturing?start=0&count=12
Member Contact: Dr Katja Digweed
Position: Acting Director, Manufacturing Research Unit
Industry: Academic Research Organisations
Company Profile:
CSIRO’s Manufacturing division partners with Australian businesses to develop innovative products, components and materials across industries. Drawing on multidisciplinary science and engineering, it helps organisations—from start-ups to multinationals—translate ideas into high-value, sustainable solutions. For over a century, CSIRO has been a trusted R&D partner, combining deep technical expertise with practical industry insight to improve competitiveness and environmental outcomes.
The division’s strengths include additive manufacturing, advanced materials, energy storage, prototyping, and biomedical technologies such as drug delivery and diagnostics. Its world-class infrastructure, including Lab22 and the FloWorks chemistry centre, enables companies to “try before they buy” and access advanced tools for product development.
Through its Advanced Manufacturing Roadmap, CSIRO supports Australia’s transition toward a digitally connected, globally integrated manufacturing ecosystem. The roadmap emphasises innovation, sustainability and high-value production, positioning Australian manufacturers to lead in emerging markets through science-driven collaboration and commercialisation.
