ROMNET-ERA
ROManian Inventory and NETworking for Integration in ERA-
Contract No. 510475, financed by European Commission (2004-2006)

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Flash News No. 6, April 6, 2005
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NMP-2004-3.4.3.1-5 - Coordination of European Manufacturing Research Activities

The objective of the CAs is to pull together and validate the results of activities supported through national, EUREKA and Community funding, in the manufacturing domain. The results could be presented for example in the format of a knowledge base in future manufacturing technologies that can be accessed by European Industry. The approach should also include measures to assist companies in taking up new technologies and adopting new organisational or business models as appropriate. The activity could concentrate on some or all of the areas mentioned under “Embracing systemic and disruptive approaches in the Milan Manufuture document, it could address the importance of ICT as an enabling technology; new materials and new design paradigms; miniaturisation and precision engineering; integrative approaches, e.g. mechatronics, process control, extended products and new technologies for tomorrow’s products.