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.
During the Smart Factory & Automation Technology Fair (SMATEC 2025) in Korea, a new cross-national project was announced – co-financed by MOTIE and KIAT – building on the MX-Port concept, Asset Administration Shell (AAS), and EDC. The initiative, codenamed 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴, will advance interoperable data exchange and strengthen industrial collaboration between Korea and Europe.
After a year of preparation, Poland is now ready to move forward — and the momentum is clearly building. As part of Warsaw Industry Week – Fair for Innovative Industrial Solutions, the conference “MANUFACTURING-X – Next Stage of Industry 4.0” gathered experts from Siemens, VDMA, and the Polish Ministry of Development and Technology to discuss the future of industrial data spaces and the opportunities they bring for digital transformation and economic resilience.
Only through 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – as we do in the 𝗜𝗠𝗫 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 – can digital products become 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.
The 𝗜𝗠𝗫 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 demonstrates the power of industry-standardized, interoperable data exchange across global supply chains, showing how 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 can be achieved with minimal integration effort.