Abstract
The current article considers the evolution of the concept of “integration” and the empirical development of the theory of consolidation. The advantages, disadvantages, as well as outstanding representatives of the main scientific schools: federalism, neofunctionalism, communication theory, liberal intergovernmentalism and network approach, neo-institutionalism, social constructivism, legalist approach. The main hypothesis is the assumption that the postulates of the theory of the network approach currently most fully identify the integration processes in industry. The article presents the main forms and examples of the enterprise integration of various industries in the context of world experience, such as: machine tool building, power engineering, aircraft building, non-ferrous metallurgy, shipbuilding, oil production.
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