Since 2014, Flanders’ strategic research center for the manufacturing industry, Flanders Make, carries out industry-driven, pre-competitive research in advanced manufacturing. In doing so, it helps to strengthen the long-term international competitiveness of businesses in the region.

To make this possible, Flanders Make works together with major companies and SMEs (Dana, Atlas Copco, CNH, Continental, Philips...), research centers Flanders’ Mechatronics Technology Center (FMTC) and Flanders’ Drive, and the labs of five local universities. Together, they focus on product and process innovations that respond to industry needs.

The Open Manufacturing Campus (OMC) is aimed at production companies in the high-tech, life sciences and medical technology sectors. It is not only a physical place where innovative manufacturing companies can establish themselves – it is also a virtual community. OMC is the place to be for early adopters, company or university spin-offs and any business that needs flexible production expansion capabilities on its path to growth and open innovation.