EU efforts aimed to

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EU efforts aimed to facilitate and accelerate
the adoption of Advanced Manufacturing in Europe
Dr Nikos Pantalos, European Commission ENTR-B3
Innovation Policy for Growth nikos.pantalos_at_ec.eu
ropa.eu
Workshop on "Crossing Borders, moving frontiers
the future of manufacturing industry in Brabant
and Flanders" 4 Sept.2014
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Advanced Manufacturing (examples)

• ICT-enabled intelligent manufacturing, i.e.
  integrating digital technologies into production
  processes (e.g. smart factories)
• High performance manufacturing, combining
  flexibility, precision and zero-defect (e.g. high
  precision machine tools, advanced sensors, 3D
  printers)
• Sustainable manufacturing technologies, i.e.
  technologies to increase manufacturing efficiency
  in the use of energy and materials and reduce
  emissions

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High priority in policy agendas at all levels
(examples)
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Grouping EU initiatives in support of ADMA

• Research and Development of Advanced
  Manufacturing Technologies (Horizon 2020)
• Demonstration and deployment of ADMA in
  manufacturing products (KETs approach)
• Facilitation of adoption of ADMA by European
  firms, especially SMEs

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Facilitation and adoption of ADMA
Objectives

• Contribute to the modernisation of the EU
  industry through the integration of ADMA
  technologies
• Involve as many as possible SMEs and as many as
  possible industrial sectors
• Promote the introduction of smart/flexible
  manufacturing concept (compared to linear
  production)

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Areas for action
Analyse how ADMA is used by EU firms (studies,
collection of new data, observatory) Improve the
framework conditions for the adoption of ADMA
(barriers) Coordination with Member States and
EU Regions (policies and actions) Integrate more
support measures into H2020 for adopting ADMA
reinforce technology transfer activities on ADMA
(EEN) Raise awareness about the benefits and
implications work on the readiness of SMEs
Task Force on Advanced Manufacturing