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BARCELONA, 3-4 MAY 2016

From Global Challenges to Grand Manufacturing Opportunities:  Leading towards Growth and Sustainability

The World Manufacturing Forum 2016 is an event funded by the European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 under Grant agreement n° 646347. The event will bring together policy experts, industry leaders of large multinationals and small to medium-sized enterprises, as well as academic leaders across the globe to discuss the economic, social and technical challenges that will impact global manufacturing in the future.

The previous edition, which took place in Milan on 1 and July 2, 2014, gathered 424 participants representing 48 countries, and  was dedicated to the scenarios of the manufacturing sector, with relevant issues on the agenda: the global policies, the role of human capital in the company, the venture capital and all issues related to the standardization of processes and the management and protection of intellectual property.

This edition will focus on  how can industry accelerate advanced manufacturing in the era of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The Forum will address technological and financial challenges affecting industrialized and emerging economies alike as well as the policies supporting and defining new manufacturing megatrends and challenges to SMEs in global markets. Also, trends such as manufacturing intelligence, social innovation, the Circular Economy, zero-waste concepts and disruptive technologies as drivers for products and services in the future. 

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For more information please visit: http://www.worldmanufacturingforum.org/

CAxMan Pre-Workshop @ WMF 2016

As a side event, the EU project CAxMan will conduct on May 2nd, also in Barcelona, a seminar, presenting what CAxMan and other EU projects are doing to support your future plans for innovations and to extend your network of new opportunities. The pre-workshop "Computer Aided Technologies for Additive Manufacturing " is an informal event to meet the people in EU projects, understanding the objectives and learn more about their capabilities and results.

For more information and registration please visit : http://www.caxman.eu/en/news-%20-events/news-archive/2016022412551721/CAxMan-Pre-Workshop-@-WMF-2016/

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