NEXT Generation Production Systems

NEXT, the EU funded project on Next Generation Production Systems, will seize the opportunity of EMO 2007, the world largest machine tool fair, to present some exploitable results and innovative technologies and business practices.

As a 4-year project with 25 partners, 80 institutions involved, a team of 60 experts and a budget of 24 million EUR, NEXT Generation Production Systems has taken shape as the biggest initiative ever undergone in Europe in the production systems area. NEXT integrates the complete "value-chain" for the European production machinery sector. NEXT's activities aim at determining the machines of the future and the sector's new business models contributing to the transformation the manufacturing industry is demanding.

NEXT is structured in 5 objective-tracks: 3 technical tracks, 1 track for economic research and 1 track for education and dissemination.

• Track 1 - The Green Machines
• Track 2 - User centric autonomous machine tool
• Track 3 - Manufacturing breakthrough
• Track 4 - New Business Concepts
• Track 5 - New training and dissemination methods

When:    21 September 2007
              09.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Where:  Hannover Exhibition Grounds, 
              Convention Center, Room Bonn 1-2
Fee:       free of charge