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
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
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
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...
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.
Downloads
Press release March Hanover Fair 2025
Press release November 2024 US
US_International Manufacturing X Council – CESMII PR
Contact
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