
Facilitating collaborations for the adoption of Industry 5.0 new technologies for business owners
Do you work for a
manufacturing company?
Apply now to benefit from our free digital transformation consultancy, trainings and matchmaking events!
Are you a tech-savvy
SMEs or startups?
Register now to present your technologies at our matchmaking events and get in touch with potential clients!
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ReStartSMEs is fostering alliances between traditional and innovative business owners to exchange experiences, best practices and know-how so as to transform their business model and improve its sustainability
reSTART SMES’s services for Traditional SMEs?
- A free assessment of your digital transformation readiness
- Free training on digitalization, Industry 5.0 and specific technologies
- Connection to technology providers during international hackathons
- Tailored support to develop a technology adoption roadmap
- Matching with the right technology providers to advance in your digitalization journey
- Strategic alliances with technology providers
reSTART SMES’s offer for Service Providers?
- Access to a wide network of potential clients in Europe
- Showcasing your solutions during five international hackathons
- Matching with companies with digitalization needs looking for technology providers
- Visibility on a European level
This is how it works in 3 simple steps:
Step 1

Evaluate your Company’s Digital Maturity
For reSTART SMES to help you, we would need you to take the test to assess your company’s digital level and understand better your needs in connection to the uptake of advance technologies
Step 2

Create an Alliance with innovative and tech savvy experts
Once we have profiled you, we will put you in contact with innovative, digitally-savvy SMEs from your industry line and improve the sustainability of your business model as well as increase effectiveness of your staff.
If you are an innovative business owner that wants to help transition traditional SMEs – this is the place to be!
Step 3

Train yourself on a permanent basis
Keep up with the latest news and events from our pool of expert partners in the industry: Linpra, EuroCad and Imec, successful practitioners and SME owners
When the economy goes down,
we ReStart Together
reSTART SMES is the initiative promoted by the European Commission to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and thus economic downturn. The project aims to build resilience of manufacturing SMEs in automotive, machinery & equipment, food and textile by analyzing their digitalization needs and offering concrete tools to adopt modern technologies such as AI, robotics, cybersecurity & IoT.




THE GOAL
The project goal is to become a platform for technology providers, traditional manufacturers and supportive organisations to build meaningful connections and together transition to Industry 5.0.




News
Events

Hack4reSTART agenda
Hack4reSTART in Kaunas, Lithuania, is closer and closer. Familiarize yourself with the event's agenda. If you're still not registered to the event, wait no more and become one of our participants. REGISTRATION LINK

The first Hack4reSTART event recap
Almost 80 on-site participants, 30 online attendees, 2 keynote speeches and 2 funding opportunities workshops. All these numbers sum up to a SUCCESS. Hack4reSTART in Torino (24-25 February) happened to be a very valuable event both for traditional manufacturing SMEs...

Industrial IoT and its application in critical environments
The monitoring and management of industrial systems and equipment has been completely transformed by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). In order to develop processes that are smarter and more effective, the IIoT combines the might of the internet with the...

Cybersecurity Threats in Manufacturing: Understanding DDoS Attacks and Ransomware
As technology continues to advance, cyber attacks are becoming increasingly frequent and sophisticated, making cyber security a critical concern for organizations in all industries, including manufacturing. Reports of successful DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service)...

Survey: A Solutions-Oriented Approach to Supply Chain Disruptions on behalf of the European Commission
Don't miss your chance to express your views about building supply chain resilience: take part in our survey, organised on behalf of the European Commission by the European Cluster Collaboration Platform. Technology has the power to disrupt supply chains, but we can...

ReStartSMEs – Digitalisation training pathway 1#
Get your Digital Transformation Started! Because today's consumers have high standards for quality and customization, today's manufacturers must be flexible and able to accommodate ever-changing market demands in the 5.0 Industry. 👇Access free...

RestartSMEs International seminar and workshop: Robotics of the Future
The RestartSMEs International seminar and workshop: Robotics of the Future was held on 4 May, organized as part of the European project RestartSMEs by the project partner LINPRA (Engineering and Technology Industries Association of Lithuania), in collaboration with...
Survey on Building Supply Chain Resilience in Europe
ECCP is looking for your inputs into policy consultations with the European Commission!

How to start digital transformation proces? – ReStartSMEs at Advanced Factories
The ReStartSMEs project participated on March 31 in the Advanced Factories Congress - Spain's largest international forum on Industry 4.0, held in Barcelona. Eurecat, as a partner specialised in digital training in the ReStartSMEs project, shared...
Call for Clusters
About ReStartSME The ReStartSMEs project aims to support traditional manufacturing SMEs to adapt to value-chains and demand changed by the Covid-19 crisis, accompanying them in the adoption of new technologies towards the realization of Industry 5.0. The latter is a...
Hack4reSTART Kaunas, Lithuania
March 30
Hack4reSTART Stuttgart, Germany
March 20-23
Hack4reSTART Torino, Italy
February 23-24
Hack4reSTART
March 2022
The increasing significance of AI, Blockchain and data for the industry and their impact on production companies
May 10 @ 17:00 – 19:00
Zoom
Robotics of the Future
May 4 @ 09:00 – 11:00
zoom
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