Course in Enabling Tools and Technologies for Smart Manufacturing 5.0

The advanced specialisation course addresses the technologies that support the digital transformation of manufacturing processes from the perspective of Smart Manufacturing 5.0. Contents include digital technologies for manufacturing, additive manufacturing (3D printing), the Internet of Things, virtualisation and automation, data analysis for process improvement, methodologies for reducing time-to-market and improving design quality. The intention is to provide tools that make it possible to improve the efficiency, flexibility and quality of production. The reference to the 5.0 paradigm indicates a growing attention to the role of people, sustainability and the resilience of production systems, as well as technological efficiency, and the course presents technologies and methods as tools for building more flexible factories, able to respond quickly to changes in demand and to environmental constraints.

The programme lasts six months and is held in person in Milan. The methodology is of an executive type and focuses on immediate application, alternating theory and applied case studies, with virtual modelling and data collection techniques. According to the calendar given, the application deadline was May 5, 2026 and lessons started on May 19, 2026, dates that have already passed. Bachelor's or master's graduates may enrol, and equivalent foreign qualifications are accepted. The page does not state the hours of lessons, the credits, the type of certification issued, the maximum number of participants or specific information for international students. The cost is not made public. The executive methodology, geared to immediate application, allows participants to check straight away the usefulness of the content in their own setting, through applied cases, virtual modelling and data collection techniques; engagement with colleagues from different companies encourages the exchange of experiences on the obstacles and opportunities of digitalisation.

The aim is to train professionals able to lead the digitalisation of production processes. The course is aimed at managers, production managers and graduate technicians. The related professions number nine and include the production manager, the innovation manager and the production engineer. No guarantee of job placement is stated. The programme is suited above all to those who already work in industry and want to update their skills on the enabling technologies of the factory of the future, with a concrete, results-oriented approach. The course suits those who must assess investments in new technologies, coordinate process innovation projects or lead production teams, and provides a common language between technical and managerial functions; the six-month duration makes it possible to explore the topics gradually and to combine study with work.