Pilot Works

Pilot Works

MiLabs Pilot Works is a large-format industrial space at Monash University's Clayton campus. High-bay, heavy-duty, built for companies that make physical things and need serious room to do it.

Whether you are scaling a prototype, running production trials or stress-testing a process, Pilot Works gives you the room to find out what works before you commit to it commercially.

And because it sits within the MiLabs ecosystem, that room comes with something a commercial industrial space cannot offer: direct access to research capabilities, student talent, and a community of people solving similar problems.

What's here

500 square metres of open industrial floor space, inside one of Australia's leading research universities. Configure it to suit your process.

Facts and figures

  • Industrial floor space

    500sqm of open floor with high-bay clearance, configured to suit your process.

  • On-site offices

    Office pods for your team, based alongside your operations.

  • Research network access

    MiLabs' broader network of labs, equipment and research facilities across Monash, on your doorstep.

  • Resident community

    Deep tech startups, researchers and industry partners, sharing space and working on adjacent problems day to day.

Pilot Works

Pilot Works is currently being fitted out, These placeholder images preview the space as it takes shape.

Who it's for

Pilot Works suits companies at the point where a lab bench is not enough and a full-scale production facility is too much.

  • Hardware startups

    Proving out a product before committing to full-scale production.

  • Manufacturers

    Running pilot lines and validating processes in a real industrial environment.

  • University spinouts

    Moving beyond the lab and scaling operations with room to grow.

  • Established companies

    Testing something new without disrupting core operations.

FAQ

Where it sits

Pilot Works is located at Monash University's Clayton campus, one of Australia's most concentrated research and innovation precincts.

Engineering, materials science and advanced manufacturing expertise are within walking distance; so are the companies and researchers already working across MiLabs.

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Register Your Interest

Pilot Works is now taking expressions of interest. Register below and we will be in touch to discuss availability and arrange a site visit.

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