Why should I join IMS ?
Benefits for Industry
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° IMS facilitates international partnerships |
IMS facilitates international partnerships and provides a platform to combine complementary skills. IMS provides access to technology that might not be available within a region and offers the possibility to address leading-edge production challenges.
IMS affords each project partner significant leverage in their research funding. This continues to be the classic challenge for all organisations, large and small. IMS provides the vehicle by which each organisation can pool its resources with others within one or more project consortia stretching the value of an individual organization's funding. One participant commented that their company research dollars were multiplied almost four-fold.
Through cooperation in IMS, costs, burdens and risks related to R&D can be reduced and shared. By combining end-users of manufacturing technologies with advanced technology producers and research institutions, IMS research is industry-driven and focused on real-world issues ensuring the market relevance of technology improvements.
For smaller businesses, IMS offers the opportunity to "go global" through our international network, and are encouraged to attend IMS research workshops and networking activities that provide better visibility,of current trends. and contacts that can lead to new opportunities for further collaboration and other, indirect benefits. One participant commented that as an SME, the opportunity to work alongside international companies would have never been possible without IMS. Not only do they benefit from the research results, but they also have an opportunity to become part of a global supply chain.
IMS offers technology trials on a large-scale basis, involving a global user community and ensuring general applicability of the technology developed. Inter-regional cooperation in IMS can contribute to global diffusion of manufacturing technologies, including the development of new international manufacturing standards.
Benefits for Research Institutions and Academia
| ° IMS facilitates international partnerships ° Global platforms for technology trials ° Large-scale technology trails |
IMS offers research institutions and academia the opportunity to work alongside the world's best researchers from industry to develop jointly the next generation of technology.
The market-driven character of IMS R&D means that academics and researchers are part of an effort to transfer valuable technologies through education and training, to future generations. Participation in IMS also ensures that state-of-the-art information is broadly available for curriculum development
Benefits for Governments
| ° Better return for public funds ° Influence direction of innovation ° Improves social welfare |
IMS can facilitate a better return of publicly funded R&D, and is an excellent vehicle for solving problems common to manufacturing industries in all regions including environment, sustainable development, safety and quality of industrial life. By sharing research funding with other entities, the investment is just a fraction of the normal costs. IMS is encourages other regions engaged in manufacturing research to apply for membership.
