Smart manufacturing technologies.

European industry has a long tradition in innovative, high-quality manufacturing but expanding globalization has resulted in increased competition from emerging markets. Therefore, the European industry needs a novel ecosystem, focused on the development of new solutions to optimize production, reduce defects, and improve training to safeguard European industry for generations to come. These solutions include multimodal sensor networks allowing for smart, secure data collection on production lines; AI methodologies to allow for the early detection of defects in the manufacturing chain; intelligent marketplaces for the profiling, indexing and repurposing of defective parts; digital twinning technologies to allow for the virtualization of the production process; context-aware augmented reality environments; data and personal privacy; legal and ethics requirements etc.