The strategic objective of the MANUNET call for proposals is to foster the competitiveness of Europe’s Manufacturing Industry by co-funding manufacturing research projects performed by enterprises (preferably SMEs) and their strategic partners.

The funding objectives of the call are transnational application oriented and high risk R&D projects related to Manufacturing. The project proposals must clearly demonstrate:

• Transnational, collaborative R&D with a significant degree of innovation and scientific and technical risk
• Market orientation
• Application and practical use of manufacturing technologies
• Expertise of the project partners in their respective fields of competence
• Added value through transnational cooperation
• Scale of impact and market positioning of the applicant

The MANUNET call includes all fields in Manufacturing, structured in the following topics:

• Information and communication technologies for manufacturing including industrial robotics
• Environmental and energy technologies
• Knowledge-based engineering technologies (computer-aided engineering and design, automated manufacturing, product lifetime management, etc.)
• Adaptive manufacturing technologies: processes for removing, joining, adding, forming, consolidating, assembling
• Other technologies/products related to the manufacturing field

However, the respective regional/national thematic programme focus should be taken into account.