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 the European Manufacturing Industry by launching joint Calls for funding transnational research projects involving companies, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), universities and research institutes. MANUNET II is a 4-year network of 17 partners from 12 countries. This network aims to support research projects by companies (preferably SMEs), universities and research centers with the following objectives:

• Create a consortium with a wider geographical scope 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 Nanoscience, Nanotechnologies, Materials and New production
• Technologies (NMP), the "Factories of the Future" initiative and the other ERA-NETs related to the manufacturing industry;
• Propose effective solutions for an integrated and sustainable European program for the manufacturing industry, based on national and regional funds, and capable of complementing the other European instruments for promoting research, development, technology and innovation (RDI);
• Implement new Calls for projects with a high level of cooperation between countries/regions, greater investment by countries/regions and greater mobilization of investment in RTDI.