2 March 2012

Funded under the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission, the DEMAT project aims at decoupling production results from the material structure of machines by reducing significantly the material content of the machines and increasing their information content. The overall impact on the machine tool industry will be a drastic reduction in total-life-cycle impacts and costs of machines, as well as increased flexibility, modularity, reusability and performance. Coordinated by Tecnalia, the project comprises sixteen partners from seven European countries.

A mini conference organized by CECIMO will present to the public the DEMAT (dematerialisation) approach and the state-of-the-play in the project. Presentation by Ph.D. Juanjo Zulaika Muniain, from Tecnalia.

When: 2 March 2012, from 15:00 to 15:45

Where: CECIMO booth, Hall 16, F42

Language: English

Participation limited to the size of the booth.  No registration required.

Contact person: Magdalena Garczynska, CECIMO

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More on the DEMAT project on www.dematproject.eu

CECIMO study on the competitiveness of the European Machine tool industry to be launched at the European Parliament

21 March 2012

The European machine tool industry represents more than a third of the global machine tool production. Europe is a world leader both in market share and in technology in this strategic key enabling sector. However, in order to remain competitive in a globalised business environment, the European machine tool industry must tackle important challenges regarding training and retaining a highly-skilled workforce, understanding and dealing with the growth of the Asian industry, and living up to the challenge of an ever-increasing race to innovation.

Based on the need for a holistic view of today’s state of the industry, CECIMO produced a comprehensive ‘Study on the Competitiveness of the European Machine Tool Industry’. This Study underlines the strategic importance of the industry in Europe, examines the new challenges that have emerged in the post-crisis period and most importantly, makes key recommendations for enhancing the competitiveness of the European machine tool industry in the globalisation era.

CECIMO is organizing a roundtable debate focused on the findings and recommendations of the study. The event will take place on 21 March 2012, at the European Parliament in Brussels. Details about the event and registration will follow shortly.

To view the full study click here. For the executive summary click here.

Key Enabling Technologies: final report is out

5 July 2011, Brussels

The High Level Expert Group (HLG) on Key Enabling Technologies (KET) mandated by the European Commission set out guidelines on giving European industry a competitive edge in deploying the industrial technologies of the future: micro- and nanoelectronics, advanced materials, industrial biotechnology, photonics, nanotechnology and advanced manufacturingsystems. The final report of the HLG was published on 28 June 2011. Read the EU press release.

The main conclusions of the KET final report call on decision-makers to adopt radical policy objectives to retain critical capability and capacity in Europe through a single and comprehensive approach to KETs. In particular, the group recommends that the vital importance of KETs should be reflected in the structure and funding balance in the upcoming framework for research and innovation and in the priorities of the EU's future regional policy.

Click here to see the KET Final Report.

23-25 May 2011, Tampere