Metalnet: research and didactic activities on competences networks in mechanics

Metalnet is an applied research lab launched in Modena in 1999 to study production systems specialized in mechanical production.
It is linked to the experiences of structural observatories in the province of Modena, in Emilia-Romagna and other Italian areas. These observatories originated in the 1970s thanks to empirical research on the production structure, to which Sebastiano Brusco made an original contribution.
In the period 2000-2014, Metalnet flanked the action-research project Officina Emilia.
Since 2014, Metalnet is a Laboratory of the Research Centre for the Analysis of Public Policies - CAPP of the Department of Economics Marco Biagi, University of Modena Reggio Emilia.
In 2016, Metalnet started a reserch activity on the automotive industry's production chain, carried out in collaboration with the Center for Automotive Mobility and Innovation CAMI , of the University of Venice "Ca’ Foscari".
Metalnet  carries out research activities that also involve  students and trainees, and is  associated with research groups in Italy and abroad that collaborate to refine tools and models for the analysis of the production structure.