Spokes

8 Spokes to connect skills, sectors and regions

The MICS Spokes are the active nodes of our network: each one coordinates research and development activities in a key area of circular and sustainable manufacturing.

From process optimization to intelligent materials design, each Spoke involves universities, research centers and companies to bring concrete innovation to different segments of Made in Italy.

The 8 Spokes work in synergy to achieve the shared goals of the program, promoting enabling technologies, regenerative business models and a new industrial culture.

Advanced digital design: technologies, processes and tools
Eco-design strategies: from materials to product–service systems (PSS)
Green and sustainable products and materials from non-critical and secondary sources
Smart and sustainable materials for circular and augmented industrial products and processes
Closed-loop, sustainable and inclusive factories and processes
Additive manufacturing as a disruptive enabler of the Twin Transition
Innovative, consumer-oriented business models for resilient and circular supply chains
Digital factory design and management through Artificial Intelligence and data-driven approaches