TCS - Toolmakers Cluster of Slovenia General Presentation February 2017
2 Slovenia Strong innovator in the centre of Europe SI Source: European Innovation Scoreboard 2016; EC
3 TCS Location RITS Development Innovation and Technology Centre Celje, Slovenia
Why TCS? 4 TCS answer on globalization and fast technology development, TCS answer how to develope and maintain the global competitiveness, TCS answer how to implement advanced production technology TCS opportunity for SME s
TCS Networking motivation 5 International collaborative R&D and acquisition of new technologies, Support competitiveness on the foreign markets, Specialization and outsourcing, Be more close to customers, To accelerate a technology transfer between company to company and R&D institutes to companies, Precompetitive research projects, Etc.
TCS General Data 6 Organisation: Network organisation, with C- TCS Institute as management, information and communication centre Location: RITS - Development Innovation and Technology Centre, Celje, Slovenia Members enterprises, mainly SMEs, from automotive, mechanical engineering, toolmaking, electrical engineering and ICT sector Members knowledge organizations faculties, technological centres, consulting companies, and regional institutions
7 TCS Members and Partners Manufacturing Companies Members Partners
TCS members Research and Business Supporting Organizations 8
9 TCS Members ICT and Consulting Companies BALMAR d.o.o.
TCS Vision & Target Markets 10 VISION Regional network of high qualified companies and organisations development partner of the most demanding industries in the EU TARGET MARKETS Automotive, Aerospace, ICT
11 The Most Important TCS Customers BENTELER
Purposes of Collaboration with TCS 12 Improvement of the competitiveness of participating companies and institutions Development of new and impreved products Research and development of new technologies Sales increase and new markets penetration Cost reduction Shorter delivery times Improved flexibility To establish regional network of integrated and specialised companies, development partner of the most demanding industries in the EU
13 TCS Areas of Collaboration & Services NEW TECHNOLOGY EXPLOITATION AND DISSEMINATION SERVICES MARKETING FOR RESEARCH & INNOVATION NETWORKING FOR RESEARCH & INNOVATION TCS PROJECT OFFICE SERVICES SUPPORT TO RESEARCH & INNOVATION PROGRAMS / PROJECTS 13
In our focus: KETs Key Enabling Technologies & New Business Models 14 Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Information & Communication Technologies Nanotechnologies & Advanced Materials
Key Programme Orientations 15 RoboFLEX Technology Platform Next generation of flexible robots for SMEs Human-Robot collaboration, Smart Robotics System Abilities
Key Programme Orientations 16 AM Additive Manufacturing Laser Technologies Applications in Tool and Die, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Automotive and Aerospace Industries Source: Optomec
Key Programme Orientations 17 CPS&IoT Cyber Physical Systems & Internet of Things New Business Models in the implementation of CPS&IoT Source: scorpius European Roadmap for Cyber-Physical Systems in Manufacturing
18 Example of Ongoing Collaborative Research and Innovation Projects Project HORSE H2020 FoF -9-2015 (I4MS) Smart integrated Robotics system for SMEs controlled by Internet of Things based on dynamic manufacturing processes Project coordinator: European Dynamics SA This project has received funding from the European Union s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 680734
Scope of Work 19 Source: HORSE Project This project has received funding from the European Union s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 680734
20 Examples of Implemented Collaborative Research and Innovation Projects Partner 1 Partner 2 Project Partner n
Examples 21 Project Tool-East: Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning and Order Management System for Eastern European Tool and Die Making Workshops EU, 6th Framework Programe, 2006-2008 Project coordinator: RWTH, FIR, Aachen, Germany Project HPM-High Performance Manufacturing: EU ERA-NET CORNET Programe, 2006-2008 Project coordinator: ACVR-Automotive Cluster Vienna Region, Vienna, Austria LENS-Laser Engineered Net Shaping Project: Ministry of Economics of Slovenia, TIA-Slovenian Technology Agency, EFRD European Fund for Regional Development, 2006-2008, Project coordinator: RITS Regional Inovation and Technology centre, Celje, Slovenia
Project TOOL EAST: Expertise and Vision 22 Research experts To enable Eastern European SMEs to participate and collaborate in Dynamic Business Networks by Developing open source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) functionalities ZMM Metalik Source: Tool-East Project
23 Tool-East Project Consortium Tool-East Consortium 2 Research Institutes 7 partners from Tool-and-Die making industry 5 partners from IT-Sector ZMM Metalik Source: Tool-East Project
Project CORNET HPM (1) 24 Reference materials Machining tools & methods HPM Production processes Source: CORNET HPM
Purpose of project CORNET HPM (2) SMEs Cluster RTOs OEMs/Suppliers Petermann Fahrzeugtechnik DATABASE Source: CORNET HPM
Project LENS - Laser Engineering Net Shaping 2 Laser Forming offers a multi-functional enabling technology platform, providing solutions for a wide range of metal fabrication & repair applications. Source: LENS Project / World Tech Inc. / Optomec
27 International Research, Industry Networks, Alliances & Ambitions Networks Research Industry Toolmakers Cluster of Slovenia, February 2016
The Most Important Networks 28 in Which TCS is Partner ECCP - European Cluster Collaboration Platform Technological Platform Manufuture.si, member of EU Technological Platform Manufuture - Platform on Future Manufucturing Technologies SBRA Slovenian Business & Research Association
29 European Cluster Collaboration Platform www.cluster-collaboration.eu This platform provides online quality information and networking support for clusters (organisations and members) aiming to improve their performance and increase their competitiveness through the stimulation of trans-national and international cooperation. This brand new online portal rich in features and information has been developed aiming to build communication bridges between cluster players from the same or a different sector. The ultimate goal is to facilitate cluster cooperation, both between cluster organisations, as well as between cluster members (i.e. companies, R&D institutions, other players).
30 Connections with EU TP Manufuture Source: MANUFUTURE
Technological Platform Manufuture Slovenia 31 www.manufuture.si, www.manufuture.org PRESENTATION: The technology platform TP Manufuture.si is connected with the European platform Manufuture and other similar platforms. It focuses on R&D processes and also influences innovation and education in the field of manufacturing technologies and systems. All of these efforts will encourage Slovenian industry to produce parts with a high added value. KEY CHALLENGES TO TP MANUFUTURE.SI: With innovative combination of existing and new technologies, development of new, competitive products and technologies, enabling sustainable development and existence of Slovene and EU industry. This will be done with the high degree of industrialization. WORKING AREAS TP MANUFUTURE.SI: Development of products and technologies Automation and informatization Industrialization Development of new business concepts
EU Institutions of Knowledge TCS Networks International Networking Organizations EU Enterprises BENTELER SLO Institutions of Knowledge SLO Networks Organizations SLO Enterprises 32 BALMAR d.o.o. Industrial Zones
TCS s Research & Innovation Partner LENS Living Lab 33 International Virtual Living Laboratory LENS Living Lab http://www.3-lab.eu/ TCS and LENS Living Lab Collaborative Initiative Competence Center ROBOFLEX - Technology Collaboration Platform for Robotics TCS as Partner in the LENS Living Lab Research & Innovation Collaboration Platforms International Open Research and Innovation Program Smart Machines & Systems, Alpe-Adria Laser Additive Manufacturing Technology Platform, INTESO Group ICT Virtual Laboratory, LogDyn Technology Platform for Logistics of Virtual Value Chains, KM FEST Global Collaboration Platform, ICA International Collaborative Academy www.3-lab.eu
Future Development of TCS (1) 34 Further expansion of cooperation within networks on EU, regional and Slovene level Improvement of competitivess of companies, members of TCS Participation in projects within EU programme Horizon 2020 - areas NMBP and ICT and specially within PPP FOF Factories of the Future, areas NMBP and ICT, PPP SPIRE Sustainable Process Industry through Resource and Energy Efficiency and PPP EGVI European Green Vehicles Initiative, INNOSUP, FTI Fast Track to Innovation Pilot and Innovation in SMEs Participation in appropriate ERA-NET programmes Participation in EU programme COSME and other EU programmes Participation in EU INTERREG programmes Central Europe, Danube, Mediteran, etc.
Future Development of TCS (2) 35 Participation in R&D projects on Slovene level in the areas of regional development, smart specialization, competitiveness, development of new products, application of advanced technologies, application of ICT technologies, development of new business models, innovations, entrepreneurship, technology development, training, etc. Improvement of competencies of employees in companies training in the areas of strategic management, innovative business models and organization structures, project management, systems of continous improvements of processes, application of advanced production technologies, application of advanced ICT, etc.
Contacts 36 Ivan Štrlekar President of the Council of C-TCS Institute Dr.Brane Semolič Head of the LENS Living Lab INTESO Group President of the C-TCS Institute Council of Experts Tone Sagadin, M.Sc Director of the C-TCS Institute Address Zavod C TCS Celje Kidričeva ulica 25, 3000 Celje, Slovenia Phone: + 386 3 424-42-02 Fax: +386 3 424-41-80 Mobile: +386 41 771 202 E-mail: info@toolscluster.net www.toolscluster.net