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2025-07-11
CEN and CENELEC respond to the European Commission’s public consultation on the Industrial Decarbonization Accelerator Act

As the European Commission pushes forward with the Industrial Decarbonization Accelerator Act (IDAA), a key part of the Clean Industrial Deal, CEN and CENELEC are stepping up to ensure standards play a key role in Europe’s green industrial future. The objective of the IDAA is to increase sustainable and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industrial sectors in the EU by supporting decarbonization investments.

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Workshop
2025-06-18
Draft CWA for comment: 'Zero-Defect Manufacturing – Basic Principles'

The CEN Workshop on was kicked off on 8th September 2023. The Workshop’s registered participants have agreed on the first draft of the CWA.

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News
2025-03-27
The CEN and CENELEC Industry Advisory Forum kicks off its third mandate

On 21 March 2025, the CEN and CENELEC Industry Advisory Forum (IAF) held the kick-off meeting for its third mandate. During the meeting, IAF members had the opportunity to share expectations and key urgencies. The Chair and Co-Chair for the next term were also elected.

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News
2023-10-06
EU Industry Days 2023: the power of standardization to support business growth

The EU Industry Days are Europe’s flagship annual event focusing on key industrial policy discussions, connecting industrial frontrunners, and boosting the knowledge base of European industry. Every year, they provide an opportunity to companies, entrepreneurs, organizations, national ministries, regional authorities and other industrial stakeholders to organise their own sessions as part of the official programme.

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News
2023-09-11
Harnessing the Power of Standardization for Business Success: CEN and CENELEC at the EU Industry Days 2023

The EU Industry Days are Europe’s flagship annual event focussing on key industrial policy discussions, connecting industrial frontrunners, and boosting the knowledge base of European industry. Every year, they provide an opportunity to companies, entrepreneurs, organisations, national ministries, regional authoritie,s and other industrial stakeholders to organise their own sessions as part of the official programme.

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Policy
2023-06-16
Read CEN and CENELEC’s position on the Net Zero Industry Act proposal

CEN and CENELEC have developed a position paper on the proposed Net-Zero Industry Act. This document has been written in response to the consultation launched by the European Commission on 20 March 2023. CEN and CENELEC believe that European standards will be a vital tool to meet the high ambitions of increasing strategic net-zero technology production in Europe set by the Net-Zero Industry Act. 

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Policy
2023-03-16
The Net-Zero Industry Act: CEN and CENELEC ready to support the future of European innovation in clean technologies

On the 16th of March, the European Commission released the proposal for the Net-Zero Industry Act. CEN and CENELEC welcome the Commission’s proposal to strengthen European Green Industry and are excited to see how standardization can continue to foster innovation in clean technologies.

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EN in the spotlight
2022-12-15
Industry 4.0: a new CEN and CENELEC Workshop Agreement on European federated smart factory ecosystems was published

Through the introduction of new technologies and connectivity, Industry 4.0 projects allow manufacturers to increase the efficiency and quality of their processes. Now, a new CEN and CENELEC Workshop Agreement will provide the basis for the establishment of a European federated smart factory ecosystem that will facilitate the exchange of innovation and information across a wide array of stakeholders around Europe.

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Workshop
2022-09-12
CEN-CENELEC Workshop Agreement on Zero defect in digital manufacturing technology

The application of Industry 4.0 technological advances along the production process chain is driving a substantial transformation of manufacturing quality management systems. The pervasive presence of sensors in products and processes and the widespread availability of technologies to integrate and transform these data into valuable insights enable the detection and prediction of manufacturing defects with great speed and prediction. 

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Workshop
2022-09-07
CEN workshop on Guideline for introducing and implementing real-time instrumental-based tools for biomechanical risk assessment

The planned CEN Workshop Agreement will define guideline for establishing and executing an instrumental-based approach for data collection regarding human load during the execution of MMH activities, both with and without HRC technologies support. The guideline will describe all necessary requirements and procedures to be used for recording and monitoring data leading to a quantitative risk assessment.

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