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17 February 2025

Make Europe the Smart Manufacturing Hub

POV: Trump is wrong. Tariffs won’t make our nation stronger - innovation will. Opinion piece by Stefaan & Sander, CEO and Director of Comate.

The global manufacturing industry stands at a crossroads. While protectionism raises barriers, our real strength lies in something far greater: smart, market-driven innovation, automation, and production - the very things that have always set us apart. Europe - and yes, Belgium and Flanders too - have all the building blocks to become the smart manufacturing epicenter of the world. But to get there, we need to join forces.

From imec and ASML to pioneers like Materialise, Septentrio, and a wave of promising start-ups, we have the technology, expertise, and entrepreneurship to lead the hardware revolution. The question remains: will we keep working in isolation, or will we come together to build an ecosystem that truly changes the world?

Our CEO Stefaan Motte and Director Sander Van den dries shared their vision on Trends. You can read the full article via the link below.

[article only available in Dutch]