IMS2020 was an FP7 project funded by the NMP division of the European Commission within the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) framework. It was conducted by an international consortium of 15 core partners and a large group of supporting members from Europe, Japan, Korea, Switzerland and the USA. The main objective was the creation of five research roadmaps towards IMS by 2020 and beyond, in the key areas of sustainable manufacturing, products and services; energy-efficient manufacturing; key technologies; standardisation; and innovation, competence development and education.
JRC-IPTS devised and coordinated the scenario work. Four scenario snapshots for 2025 were built on four impact dimensions, and a joint vision drew on the scenario features that partners rated desirable and at least somewhat likely. Research topics were refined through an open wiki and prioritised in an online survey with 359 participants, and the roadmaps set out research topics and supporting actions for international cooperation.
