Industry of the Future
Members
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Viaméca, Plastipolis, Minalogic
- Baden-Württemberg: Steinbeis, Microtec Südwest
- Catalonia: ACCIO, EURECAT
- Lombardy: AFIL
- Associated regions/ guests: Flanders (represented by FlandersMAKE), Cluj IT
Aims
- Share information and best practices between stakeholders and regions of the Four Motors for Europe and Associates on Industry of the Future
- Enhance collaboration between stakeholders of the Four Motors for Europe and Associates on Industry of the Future: enterprises, clusters, universities, agencies
- Work on common promotion and visibility in Europe to be recognized as a major player in the European Industry of the Future landscape.
- Initiate research and innovation projects with stakeholders from leading European regions
Current topics
- Smart Manufacturing
- Efficient and Sustainable Manufacturing
- Industrialization of innovative processes – Additive Manufacturing
- Production upscaling of new materials
Milestones
- Common Action Plan to be regularly updated with Working sessions (joint participation in the Hannover Messe 2017, with common events and Meetings)
- Submission of a ESCP Concept Note (European Strategic Cluster Partnerships for smart specialization investments) in March 2017
- Submission of proposal for ECCP Call for Smart Specialization with ESM Pilot from Vanguard Initiative in March 2018
- Organization of Watify events on dedicated thematics: Smart Plastics (30th of January 2018), Metal 3D Printing (24th of May 2018)
- Concrete SMEs oriented actions in 2018: H2020 Partnerships enhancing, study visits