Research topics in manufacturing - The I*PROMS PAC Delphi study -

One of the most important tasks of the network of excellence INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION MACHINES AND SYSTEMS (NoE I*PROMS, www.iproms.org) is the joint collaborative review and evaluation of research trends in manufacturing and the respective update of research roadmaps for industry and public research. This contribution presents an overview and the first results from a Delphi study conducted in this framework displaying the importance of actual and future research topics in manufacturing.