Objectives
Competitiveness in manufacturing industries
Leadership in manufacturing technologies
Eco-efficient products and manufacturing
Leadership in products and processes, as well as in cultural, ethical and social values
Role
To govern research, technological development and innovation (RTDI) efforts aimed at the transformation of the European manufacturing industry at two levels:
High Level Group
Implementation Support
Sub-Platforms
Working Groups
Initiatives
Achievements
Vision Document
Common Vision Towards 2020
Strategic Research Agenda
Start the implementation of MANUFUTURE Actions
Transectoral Technology Roadmaps with a “MANUFUTURE Workprogramme” for implementation
Set up of 27 National/Regional MANUFUTURE initiatives
Definition and proposal of Competitive Sustainable Manufacturing (CSM), as paradigm to be implemented, to pursue Sustainable Development
MANUFUTURE Conferences, to validate work done and define perspectives
Joint activities with other European Initiatives (i.e. EU-MECHA-PRO, Footwear P&P, MINAM, RM) and ETPs (i.e. ECTP, Industrial Safety, SusChem, Textile, WATERBORNE, Food for Life)
MANUFUTURE Porto Manifesto, the document containing the results of the MANUFUTURE 2007 Conference, held in Porto – Portugal, in December 2007, as answer of the stakeholders to the EC Recommendation “Integrated Guidelines for Growth and Jobs (2008-2010)”, which has been proposed for a Council Decision on the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
Studies for the launch of a JTI, concerning the Factories of the Future “ground and approach” for:
- the launch, within the European Economy Recovery Plan, of the “Factories of the Future Initiative (FoF)”, involving an investment of 1.2 BEURO,
- the definition of the RTD medium term PPP Initiative, concerned with the Enabling Technologies for the (FoF),
- the definition and launch of the “European Factories of the Future Research Association”, Industry lead, to interact with the European Commission regarding the PPP Initiative and further
- Promotion and support, within EUREKA, of the medium- short term Cluster “MANUFUTURE Industry”, oriented to the “Factory as a Product”