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

IMX Council Receives Excellence Award for Data Ecosystems

Jun 30, 2025

The jury praised the Council’s global approach from the beginning, aiming to harmonize essential building blocks of data ecosystems across countries – standards, use cases, and national initiatives. A strong emphasis was placed on the Council’s commitment to fair international collaboration, where national priorities are addressed transparently in a global context.

Seamless IT/OT Integration in Manufacturing with the MX-Port

Jun 6, 2025

The MX-Port concept was developed by the Factory-X initiative to simplify and standardize the way industrial applications communicate. Acting as a standardized and easily configurable interface, it bridges operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT)...

Next IMX Council Meeting in Athens

Apr 22, 2025

The next IMX Council Meeting will take place on Monday, 26 May 2025, in Athens, Greece. The event was officially announced during this year’s Hannover Fair and will follow the successful IMX Council Meeting held in Oak Ridge, USA last November. The Athens meeting is...

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Upcoming Events

Smart Product Solutions in Nuremberg | 25. November 2025

As the world’s leading highlight trade fair for the industry, the SPS – Smart Production Solutions brings together over 1,000 exhibitors and an international audience from 25 – 27 November 2025 in Nuremberg – focusing on concrete solutions, digital trends and practical innovations.

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.