The ADMA Initiative, performed on behalf of the European Commission, strongly builds on a holistic approach.  Next to addressing transformation areas with a high technology content (T1 – Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, T2 – Digital Factory, T4 – End-To-End Customer Focussed Engineering and T6 – Smart Manufacturing), it also explicitly includes non-technological transformations (T3 – ECO Factory, T5 – Human-Centred Organisation and T9 – Value Chain Oriented […]

From the start of the project back in 2018, ADMA partners and Supporting Organisations have already presented the Advanced Manufacturing Support Centre’s methodology and ambitions to a total of 1936 SMEs. In addition to this, bilateral meetings with 228 SMEs have been organised in order to discuss about ADMA project in view of raising awareness on […]

During ADMA’s Final Event on April, 22nd 2021 a total of fifteen SME’s have shared their Factory of the Future journey with the audience. One of the last questions the SME leaders have been answering was the following: “Any final message for local, regional, national and/or European policy makers?” Mr. Fernandez, General Manager from the […]

Focusing on quality and reliability through people and digital technology launched ST Engineering’s Belgian factory towards the future. Anyone expecting glitzy robots or ultramodern AGVs on the production floor of a Factory of the Future will come away empty-handed from ST Engineering, formerly known as Newtec. Nonetheless, their products are also exploring space in the […]

The 18th ADMA Learning Network Event revealed key strategic actions of Stas Trailers, a highly innovative Belgian Factory of the Future Award winning SME, and Provan – the very 1st ADMA Factory of the Future Champion. Until 2019, the yearly Belgian Factory of the Future roadshow has been organised physically at the factory premises. Due […]

One month ago (April, 22nd), Covid-19 still didn’t allow us to physically meet the many inspiring SME CEO’s, intermediary organisations, and European officials for celebrating the successful results of the ADMA Pilot Project. Nevertheless, the project team created a dynamic, online ADMA show enabling the sharing of the main messages, learnings and recommendations of the […]