NEWAYS TECHNOLOGIES BV

Their core work

Neways Technologies is a Dutch electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company that designs and produces electronic assemblies, printed circuit boards, and integrated systems for industrial applications. Within H2020, they contribute hardware and embedded systems expertise to IoT projects, bridging the gap between IoT platform architectures and physical device manufacturing. Their participation spans IoT interoperability, smart farming hardware, and next-generation edge computing infrastructure, positioning them as the company that turns IoT concepts into production-ready electronic products.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Neways entered H2020 in 2016 with foundational IoT interoperability work (INTER-IoT), then moved into domain-specific applications through IoF2020's smart farming pilots. Their most recent and best-funded project, ASSIST-IoT (2020-2024), marks a shift toward next-generation IoT architectures with edge computing, decentralized intelligence, and context-aware systems. The trajectory shows a clear move from basic IoT connectivity toward more sophisticated, autonomous edge infrastructure.

Neways is moving from generic IoT hardware toward intelligent edge devices with built-in analytics and self-organizing capabilities — expect them to pursue projects in autonomous systems, industrial edge AI, and tactile internet applications.

How they like to work

Neways operates exclusively as a consortium participant, never as coordinator, which is typical for an industrial partner contributing specific manufacturing and hardware capabilities to research-driven projects. Their 116 unique partners across 20 countries indicate they join large-scale consortia (all three projects are sizable RIA/IA efforts), bringing industrial production capacity that research partners lack. This makes them a reliable, low-friction industrial partner — they deliver hardware components without competing for project leadership.

With 116 unique consortium partners across 20 countries from just 3 projects, Neways is embedded in large European IoT consortia with broad geographic coverage. Their network is wide rather than deep, reflecting the large-scale pilot nature of their projects.

What sets them apart

Neways fills a critical gap in IoT research consortia: they are a professional electronics manufacturer that can take prototype IoT designs and produce them at scale. Most IoT projects struggle with the transition from lab prototype to manufacturable product — Neways solves that problem. For consortium builders, they offer something universities and research institutes cannot: real production lines, supply chain management, and industrial-grade quality assurance for electronic systems.

Highlights from their portfolio

• ASSIST-IoT
  Largest funding (EUR 677K) and most technically ambitious — targets next-generation tactile IoT with decentralized intelligence and edge analytics, running until 2024.
• IoF2020
  One of the flagship EU IoT-in-agriculture large-scale pilots, connecting IoT technology directly to food security and precision farming at scale across Europe.