Initiated in 2019 by 12 founding members from research and industry, the European Factory Foundation is a non-profit organisation. As a legally independent body, it provides shared resources to help maintain, manage and grow the EFPF digital platform and federated ecosystem. Its activities focus on the development and nurturing of EFF community and empowering the association members as well as its customers and partners with relevant tools, services and also business opportunities.

	AIDIMME – INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO METALMECÁNICO, MUEBLE, MADERA, EMBALAJE Y AFINES Valencia, Spain
	ASCORA GmbH Ganderkesee, Germany
	BRIMATECH Services GmbH Vienna (Austria) Business Offerings:  User requirements and technology acceptance analysis Market studies and business modeling Dissemination and communication of project results/innovations Contact:  Dieter Meinhard, dm@brimatech.at Website:  www.brimatech.at
	Control 2K Limited South Wales (UK) Business Offerings:  Industrial Control Systems Consultancy Support Product Process Mapping and Improvement Engineers Industrial Training on Control Systems Contact:  Simon Osborne, sosborne@control2k.co.uk Website:  www.control2k.co.uk
	Nextworks Srl Pisa, Italy
	Valuechain Technology Limited Daresbury, United Kingdom
	Hanse-Aerospace e.V. Hamburg (Germany) Business Offerings: Representation of the interests of SMEs in the supply chains of the aerospace industry Organisation of joint stands at international trade fairs Services for companies (consulting) Contact: Sebastian Corth, s.corth@hanse-aerospace.net Website: www.hanse-aerospace.net
	Austrian Standards International – Standardisierung und Innovation Vienna, Austria
	CNet Svenska AB. Danderyd (Sweden) Business Offerings:  CNet is a leading-edge software house specialising in research and innovation for Internet of Things, Services and People. We provide solutions and consulting for IoT, Digital Twins and IoT data analytics. Through CNet and subsidiaries, we provide solutions in smart manufacturing, infrastructure monitoring, agriculture post-harvesting and renewable energy. Contact: Peter Rosengren, peter.rosengren@cnet.se Website:  www.cnet.se
	Digiotouch Tallin, Estonia
	SRDC Software Research & Development and Consultancy Corp. Ankara (Turkey) Business Offerings:  Interoperable Platforms for Smart Manufacturing: We build standards-based interoperable infrastructures that connect machines, systems and partners across the supply chain. Semantic Asset and Catalogue Management: We enable manufacturers to enrich, share and search assets using semantic metadata and domain taxonomies. End-to-End Industrial Data Integration and Analytics: We provide full-stack solutions to collect, integrate and analyze industrial data for real-time insights and optimization. Contact: Şenan Postacı, senan@srdc.com.tr Website:  www.srdc.com.tr/en
	Information Catalyst for Enterprise (ICE) Northwich, United Kingdom

Membership is open to all types of organisations, and individuals can join the European Factory Foundation.

Goals and Objectives

The primary objective of EFF is to foster the development of an ecosystem comprising various stakeholders in the digital manufacturing domain. EFF achieves this objective by federating existing platforms, tools, and services to enable interconnections and interactions not only between technology offerings but also between different associated stakeholders and user communities.

What EFF can do for You?

The EFF ecosystem allows users to access and utilise a wide range of solutions from ecosystem partners. This includes Industry 4.0 solutions, such as shop-floor connectivity, production monitoring, and data analytics, as well as more advanced solutions, including agile collaboration between supply chain partners and blockchain-based smart contracting. The European Factory Foundation’s offerings can be easily tailored to meet user needs and are supported by relevant ecosystem partners.

Our Approach

We work with our members, customers and partners to transform systems and processes, particularly addressing the challenges concerning digitalisation through innovative and interoperable ICT solutions. By bringing together and offering different platforms, tools and services in an interoperable approach, the EFF ecosystem enables users to access and utilise a wide range of digital solutions that address the most commonly faced digital manufacturing scenarios.

Our Capabilities

The European Factory Foundation brings together the strengths of research and industry in one open federation model. The wealth of experience at EFF allows each scenario to be investigated through multiple perspectives, augmenting research findings with proven industrial solutions. The EFF ecosystem offerings are made easily accessible to users, enabling European companies to leverage smart manufacturing solutions and gain a competitive edge.

Meet the Team

Gash Bhullar – Control2K – Management of the overall operations and resources, acting as the main point of communication and corporate operations.

Ingo Martens – AERTEC Solutions GmbH – Management of the financial planning, financial risks, record-keeping, administrative processes and financial reporting.