manufacture

The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation embarked on its first Smart Factory & Robotics Business mission by participating in Smart Factory Expo 2025 / Factory Innovation Week.

Innovation in Action: Advancing Manufacturing Excellence at the 54th World Class Manufacturing Programme!

ENOGIA is a French SME specializing in the design and manufacture of micro-turbomachinery. Read our latest Success Story to gain valuable insights into the challenges they encountered, the strategies they employed, and their advice for other SMEs aspiring to establish a presence in the land of the Rising Sun!

On 11-15 March 2024, the Admantex2i project organized it’s third and last country mission, bringing a delegation of 22 European participants to Japan, for a week of industrial visits, business meetings and participation in the Smart Manufacturing Summit 2024, in order to identify potential business and technological innovation opportunities.

The final Lean in Europe visit was to Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF). Participants from a range of industries (packaging, automotive, hospitality, cork stoppers, cooking systems, piping, steel, retail, food & beverage, animal healthcare, etc.) learned how digitalisation tools support and enhance TMMF’s operations.

Since its inception in 1992, the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) mission has evolved into a crucial platform for European entrepreneurs and managers, providing them with invaluable insights into the Japanese manufacturing culture.

In its internationalization process, Higashiosaka approached the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Düsseldorf - IHK Düsseldorf, seeing this organization as a possible partner.

Smart Manufacturing Summit (13-15 March 2024, Aichi, Japan) delivers a new, innovative event format for professionals working in industry, IOT technologies, AI and robotics.

The 51st edition of the World Class Manufacturing mission will take place from 13 to 17 March 2023 in Nagoya, Japan.

Lean in Europe visits show how process improvement / optimisation is relevant for all sectors and sizes of company. Whereas the most recent visit addressed lean in manufacturing, April’s one will look at lean in hospitality.

Within the frame of the Formnext fair held in Germany, EEN partners Brabant Development Agency and Hessen Trade & Invest GmbH are organizing a hybrid B2B matching event for enterprises operating in the Additive Manufacturing and industrial 3D Printing sectors.