The Center coordinates close cooperation between NTNU in Trondheim, Ålesund and Gjøvik and SINTEF Raufoss Manufacturing, SFI Manufacturing and Catapult / Tech Center Raufoss.

The goal is an international network with CIRP, EU Manufuture, IEEE and more, and a strategic collaboration with SINTEF Materials & Chemistry, Technology & Society and ICT, as well as universities and colleges in Norway.