Raziskave bodo usmerjene na: inovativne, zanesljive, pametne in stroškovno ugodne proizvodne procese ter sisteme in njihovo vključevanje v tovarno prihodnosti; povezovanje hibridnih tehnologij na osnovi novih materialov in njihovega obdelovanja, mikrosisteme in avtomatizacijo (vključno s simulacijami), izredno natančno proizvodno opremo, kakor tudi povezovanje ICT, tehnologije zaznavanja in nadzora ter inovativno robotiko.
Research will focus on: innovative, reliable, smart and cost-effective manufacturing processes, and systems, and their incorporation into the factory of the future: integrating hybrid technologies based on new materials and their processing, micro-systems and automation (including simulations), high-precision production equipment, as well as integration of ICT, sensing and control technologies, and innovative robotics.