International Manufacturing-X Council
Smart & Connected Industries
The IMX Council (IMXC) will implement a federated, decentralized and collaborative data ecosystem for smart manufacturing.
Open, global and cross-industry, following FAIR Data Principles.
Initiative for the Digitalization of Supply Chains in Industry
In the coming years, the entire value chain will become increasingly integrated and supported by digitalization – from product, production, and process design to on-site customer service and the circular economy.
No country, initiative, or company can achieve this alone. The participating countries of the International Manufacturing-X Council (IMXC) will support a federated, decentralized, and collaborative data ecosystem for smart manufacturing to support greater resilience, sustainability, and competitiveness.
Foundational Framework for IMX
Initiatives Involved in Establishing the IMX Council
Enabling Global Cooperation: The IMX Council
The International Manufacturing-X Council (IMXC) is a joint effort by partners from academia, politics, and industry to drive the development of the IMX initiative. Open collaboration, inclusion, transparency, and equal treatment of all partners within this ecosystem are key. The IMXC will jointly set an agenda, decide on a roadmap for implementing specific aspects, and determine responsibilities.
Landscape of initiatives in the context of global manufacturing
Vision & Mission
Our Vision
The exchange of information between individuals, firms, and enterprises engaged in the manufacturing of goods or the provision of manufacturing related services can be accomplished for the mutual benefit of the participants in that exchange, without the loss of economic value to the provider of that information, resulting in the maximum economic value to society.
Our Mission
The International Manufacturing-X Council is a partnership for the exchange of experiences, information, projects, standards, and regulations.
It considers manufacturing-related information between participants, including across international borders, considering the laws, regulations, standards and norms in each country.
News & Project Updates
SPS 2025: Strong International Interest in the IMXC Showcase
The IMXC brings together 13 national initiatives with one common mission: enabling secure, sovereign, and interoperable industrial data exchange on a global scale.
Excellence Award for IMXC’s Work on International Data Ecosystems
A proud moment for the International Manufacturing-X Council. At this year’s World Manufacturing Forum , IMXC received the Excellence Award from MADE – Competence Center Industry 4.0 at Politecnico di Milano.
The IMXC Community at the European Big Data Value Forum 2025
Members of the International Manufacturing-X Council (IMXC) gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, alongside the BDVA – Big Data Value Association community to explore how Europe can align Data Spaces, AI and industry ecosystems.
Upcoming Events
IMX Council Meeting at Hanover Fair 2026 | 20. April 2026
The International Manufacturing-X Council will be meeting during Hanover Fair (April 20th-24th), 2024 in Hanover, Germany.
The German Manufacturing-X initiative will be exhibiting at the booth of Plattform Industrie 4.0 in Hall 8. Overarching topics: the future of Industry 4.0 – digitization, AI applications, digital infrastructures, industrial metaverse. More information will follow.
Downloads
PR IMXC Showcase SPS 2025
PR March Hanover Fair 2025
PR November 2024 US
US_International Manufacturing X Council – CESMII PR
Contact
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