MANUNET 2

MANUNET II

Supporting SMEs for a new phase of the European Research Area in new processes, adaptive manufacturing systems, and Factories of the Future.

FCT has been a member of MANUNET II since 2011, an ERA-NET dedicated to promoting industrial development and increasing the competitiveness of European manufacturing industry by launching Calls for funding transnational research projects involving companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), universities, and research institutes. MANUNET II is a network with 17 partners from 12 countries, with a duration of four years. This network aims to support research projects by companies (preferably SMEs), universities, and research centers with the following objectives:

• Create a consortium with greater geographical coverage at European level;
• Improve cooperation and coordination between MANUNET II partners and national and regional programs;
• Improve cooperation and coordination between MANUNET II and other initiatives at European level, such as the Calls , Nanotechnologies, Materials, and New Production.
• Technologies (NMP), the "Factories of the Future" initiative, and other ERA-NETs related to manufacturing;
• Propose effective solutions for an integrated and sustainable European program for the manufacturing industry, based on national and regional funds, and capable of complementing other European instruments for promoting research, development, technology, and innovation (RDI);
• Implement new Calls projects with a high level of cooperation between countries/regions, greater investment by countries/regions, and greater mobilization of investment in IDTI.