The German Steinbeis Europa Zentrum is currently supporting the development of a strong international consortium for the Horizon Europe Innovation Action HORIZON‑CL4‑2026‑01‑MAT‑PROD‑01: Advanced manufacturing for key products 

The submission deadline for this call is 21 April 2026.

The proposal ADD-CIRCULAR addresses an integrated advanced manufacturing concept combining additive and hybrid manufacturing technologies, advanced and secondary materials, and digital quality assurance to enable European production of high‑performance, strategically relevant components. Targeted applications include automotive, wind‑energy tooling, lightweight mobility and drone structures, with technologies progressing from TRL 5 to TRL 7.

Steinbeis is looking for suitable Japanese industrial partners in one of the following areas:

• Tier 2 automotive components
• Tier 2 wind‑energy, kite or drone components
• Components for lightweight aviation

Interested Japanese companies can contact the EU-Japan Centre :  info-jp@een-japan.eu