Internet of Production Alliance

What if we reimagined
manufacturing?

Given current and emerging technology, what would production look like if we reconfigured it from scratch? We believe the answer lies in sustainable, globally networked, local manufacturing. Join us and be part of the future of manufacturing.

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September 19, 2023
People and Skills Initiative Community Call

The People and Skills Standard provides a framework for creating an individual record of experiences, skills, and relevant training and certificates that makers can use to showcase accomplishments and relevant knowledge to potential employers, peers, and collaborators across global networks. Join us for this month's community call, where Research and Community Engagement Lead Sarah Hutton will d

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May 5, 2023
A Maker's Journey Into Data Science by Antonio Anaya

After receiving a job offer from the Internet of Production Alliance (IOP) in 2021 while opening a makerspace in Iraq, I started to see the world of manufacturing from a different perspective.

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Our mission

The Internet of Production Alliance brings together people from around the world to build open infrastructures enabling anyone, everywhere to participate in production.

Our vision

We believe that the future of production lies in decentralized manufacturing based on shared knowledge, allowing us to deliver products faster, made from locally sourced materials and with less ecological impact.

Who we are

We are global Alliance of people and organizations building the knowledge and tools to enable this future. And we want you to join us.

From global supply chains to global knowledge

Today’s emerging technologies will allow us to move from slow and inefficient global supply chains to a future where data and knowledge is shared across continents but physical products are made as locally as possible to where they are needed

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Flow of goods and materials in the 20th century
Flow of data in the 21th century

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