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

IMXC Ecosystem Recognized at the EDS Awards 2025

Feb 12, 2026

The conference program itself strongly reflected the growing role of the IMX Council. The opening sessions focused on IMXC and its mission, followed by a dedicated invitation to the data space community to actively contribute to the IMXC Showcase.

IMXC at the Data Spaces Symposium 2026 in Madrid

Feb 6, 2026

Representatives of the International Manufacturing-X Council (IMXC) will participate in the Data Spaces Symposium in Madrid on 10 & 11 February 2026. IMXC representatives Thomas Hahn, Dominik Rohrmus and Óscar Lázaro, together with Mark Dietrich and Dónal O’Regan, will speak in the Users Track session
“From vision to value: data space success stories in manufacturing & supply chain”.

IMXC 2025: A Year of Global Collaboration

Dec 18, 2025

Looking back on a year defined by collaboration, progress, and growing global alignment. Together with our community, we continued to advance our shared mission: building globally interoperable industrial data ecosystems and strengthening connections across regions, organizations, and sectors.

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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.