Resources and Downloads
Presentations on IMS:
- IMS Presentation (
pdf) to the European IMS Industrial Advisory Group, July 2008 - Technology Management with a Global Perspective: The Case of IMS Contribution to PICMET 2006, 9-13 July 2006, Istanbul, Turkey.
Presentation ( pdf) - Paper ( pdf) - IMS First Phase Achievements
Presentation (ppt) to the IST Committee on 22 April 2005
IMS impact analysis reports:
- Ten Years of IMS. History and Achievements of Phase I
Impact Report (2005) ( pdf) - Results of an impact study on 12 IMS projects launched between 2000-2003 under the Information Society Technologies Programme of the Framework Programme for research:
- Executive Summary ( pdf)
- Final Report ( pdf)
- Project Summaries ( pdf)
- Survey Results ( pdf)
- Executive Summary (
Summaries and Proceedings of recent IMS Events:
- Strategies for Global Manufacturing. A European View of IMS (Zürich, 2007): "Around 120 persons attended the event which aimed to facilitate discussion amongst European experts on global manufacturing R&D and in particular on the new strategy of the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) initiative. Download summaries and presentations
- Europe-Japan Collaborative R&D Events (Tokyo, March 2006 and June 2007 and Zürich, November 2007):
The meetings aimed at an exchange of views on ongoing R&D activities in Japan and in Europe and at setting up collaborative R&D consortia under the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) scheme. Download reports and presentations - IMS Vision Forum (Seoul, 2006):
A copy of the Vision Forum 2006 Proceedings is available (free of charge) from the European IMS Secretariat: Order by e-mail:
Contact Form - European contributions to the IMS Vision Forum:
- Global Collaborative Environments for Manufacturing Innovation; R&D Human Resources and Infrastructures
Keynote presentation by Dr. Rosalie Zobel, Director, European Commission
Presentation ( pdf) - Paper ( pdf) - Education for Next-Generation Manufacturing
Keynote presentation by Prof. Dr. George Chyssolouris, University of Patras, Greece
Presentation ( pdf) - Paper ( pdf) - Key Technology for Manufacturing Innovation & Environmental Sustainability - MANUFUTURE
Presentation ( pdf) by Prof. Dr. Engelbert Westkämper, Fraunhofer Institute (IPA), Stuttgart, Germany - Manufacturing Innovation Growth Engines - A European Perspective
Discussion paper ( pdf) presented by Prof. Dr. Michael Abramovici, University of Bochum, Germany - The RFID Revolution - Challenges and Options for Action
Discussion paper presented by Mr. Peter Fatelnig, European Commission
Presentation ( pdf) - Paper ( pdf)
- Global Collaborative Environments for Manufacturing Innovation; R&D Human Resources and Infrastructures
IMS projects
The book "Global Solutions to Challenges in Manufacturing" contains a summary of projects launched in the 12 years of IMS. A copy is available (free of charge) from the European IMS Secretariat. Order by e-mail: Contact Form
- An overview over completed IMS projects is available under:
http://www.ims.org/content/completed-projects - Information on ongoing IMS projects:
http://www.ims.org/content/full-proposal-endorsed - as well as projects under preparation (e.g. seeking partners):
http://www.ims.org/content/about-mtp
Last updated on: 2009-07-31