Partner categories
To be part of our community, you can decide between two partner categories: either as a Core Partner or as an Associate Partner.
As a Core Partner, you will receive exclusive partnership benefits such as support for innovation commercialisation, participation in a startup corporate challenge, yearly business analysis, access to events and discounts on education programmes.
As an Associate Partner, you will enjoy some benefits including participation in funded projects, support for innovation commercialisation, discounts on various innovation and education programmes and much more.
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Our industry partners have an extensive footprint covering multiple sectors, including automotive, aerospace, process industry, machinery and equipment, electronics, ICT, medical technologies, and consumer goods. This diversity supports cross-sector innovation and learning, and allows us to cover the entire product lifecycle, from concept and design to manufacturing and maintenance
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Our academic partners include universities that are globally recognised for academic and innovation performance. They provide the educational capacity, curricula and top-level academic qualifications required to reach our educational goals. Along with excellent technical competencies, they also have great expertise and experience in novel approaches to manufacturing education.
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Our Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) partners contribute broad competencies and specialised expertise in major manufacturing enabling technologies. They bring a high-end innovation eco-system and technological assets – such as innovation labs, test beds, fablabs and maker spaces – to be used in innovation processes. All RTO partners are currently active in European strategic initiatives for manufacturing innovation, and some of them have also played a major role in coordinating the efforts and/or representing the community in relevant initiatives.