Scoreboard firms’ capabilities in advanced manufacturing
An ecosystem approach based on the Digital Techno-Economic ecoSystem (DGTES)
We analyse the advanced manufacturing (AM) industrial landscape via the Digital Techno-Eco-nomic ecoSystem (DGTES) and position the EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard firms. Over 70% of global AM firms are concentrated in China (45%), the US (17%), and Europe (10%), pointing to a clear regional dominance in the DGTES AM ecosystem. The EU is still well positioned relative to its number of activities in critical technologies for the AM industry, like´3D Printing´. The EU and Japan have higher R&D investment and patent filings of Scoreboard firms compared to the broader DGTES AM ecosystem (e.g., 16% vs. 10% in the EU) making them candidates for driving the uptake of AM technologies. However, China leads in overall AM ecosystem patent activity. ´3D printing´ dominates the AM ecosystem (27%), but Scoreboard firms excel in ´Power Electronics´ (35% vs. 20%). The manufacturing sector leads in both (47% overall, 68% for Scoreboard firms), with significant presence in ´ICT´ and ´professional services´.
CALZA Elisa;
NAPOLITANO Lorenzo;
SOGUERO ESCUER Jorge;
DE PRATO Giuditta;
TUEBKE Alexander;
TUEBKE Alexander;
2025-11-24
European Commission
JRC142720
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC142720,
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