The transition towards Industry 5.0 demands communication networks capable of supporting highly autonomous, flexible, and intelligent manufacturing environments. Future factories will rely on seamless integration of AI, edge computing, deterministic communications, and digital twins to coordinate robots, optimize production processes, and ensure safe human-machine collaboration. Achieving this vision requires more than enhanced connectivity—it calls for an end-to-end platform that combines advanced 6G technologies into a sustainable, interoperable, and commercially viable architecture.

PRIME-6G (Pilot for Resilient Industrial Manufacturing Environments with 6G Technologies) is an Innovation Action funded by the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) under Horizon Europe. The project will design, develop, and validate a sustainable 6G platform blueprint for advanced manufacturing, integrating AI-driven network and compute optimization, deterministic end-to-end connectivity, integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), digital twins, and cloud-edge continuum technologies. These innovations will be demonstrated through two complementary industrial use cases—AURORA and SENTINEL—culminating in a TRL7 pilot at the ARENA2036 manufacturing facility, showcasing the potential of 6G technologies to enable resilient, flexible, and intelligent industrial operations.