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Slovak Cluster Matchmaking Roadshow 6th March, Bratislava

Roman Bíro PhD.

AUTOMOTIVE CLUSTER – WEST SLOVAKIA

ACWS Introduction

Automotive Cluster – West Slovakia was founded by City of Trnava and Trnava Municipality Region in 2007.

The mission is to help SMEs to be successful and competitive in automotive industry chains.

The vision is to help and support highly prestigious and modern base for the automotive industry, prepared not only to improve the quality of human resources, but also in terms of technology transfer and innovation processes in subcontracting chains.

ACWS Members

Educational institutions

1.STU MTF 2.UCM Trnava 3.Stredná odborná škola Senica4.Stredná odborná škola technická Galanta5.Ústav materiálov a mechaniky strojov SAVInnovations centres, agencies and chambers of commerce

6.BIC spol. s r.o. 7.Get On Bratislava8.SOPK Trnava 9.Slovak- German Chamber of Commerce and IndustryEnterprises

10.COMAX TT, a.s. 11.Klimstahl, spol. s r.o. 12.SIM Plan 13.VUSAPL a.s. 14.TSU Piešťany š.p. 15.MAKINO spol. s r. o. 16.Švec a spol. s r.o. 17.Služba výrobné družstvo18.WIGO s.r.o

19.Dipex spol. s.r.o.20.ANEX21.FORM Engineering s.r.o.22.Bornet s.r.o. 23.Automotive Group SK spol. s r.o24.Qintec s.r.o.25.Ing. Juraj Galovský - JAG 26.Carisch s.r.o.27.Carl Zeiss spol, s.r.o.28.ProPsy - RWS, s.r.o.29.Konštrukta Industry Trenčín30.AGROFINAL, spol. s.r.o.31.Profi Tlač, Pavol Skubeň32.Klauke Slovakia s.r.o33.Zväz strojárskeho priemyslu SR34.Technodat, CAE-systémy, s.r.o.35.MAPRO Slovakia s.r.o. 36.c2i s.r.o.37.CCN Casting s.r.o38.nebotra s.r.o.,39.Matador Industries a.s.

Supplier development

programs with OEMs

ACWS Strategic

Objectives

ACWS Current Projects

Lead partner, CE9 partners from IT,DE,SL,PL,CZ,HU,SK

Lead partner, SEE11 partners from IT, HU,SK,SL,RO,BU,SER,AT,

CBS SK-AT

CBS SK-AT

ACWS Realized Projects

Cross-border Cooperation SK – CZ

Building of „Laboratories for Construction and Simulation of plastics Forming“ in STU MTF and Accreditation of new study Programme „Plastics technologies“

Cross-border Cooperation HU – SK

The project will establish partnerships of clusters and

automotive subcontractors to provide particular

services, with main aim to offer them support and

information to increase the collaborative potential

ACWS Submitted Projects

FP7 proposals:

FastInCharge: lead partner Technical University of Gabrovo BG (FR, SK, ES, GRE)Aim: to design a new type of infrastructure for electric vehicles ( including charging stations, cars, new-technologies for charging, intelligent links to the electric supply network ) to be implemented in urban environment

CARBONGLAS: lead partner West Pannon Development Company HU ( SL, SK, RO, IT, SER)

Aim: to consider farther and get to know the commodities of the future, based on today's industrial needs and trends, in order to the new research findings of product development embody in a real and market-introduced product.

RECOFUEL: lead partner Innovation centre Iceland ( SK, UK, ES, SE)Aim: to find new ways to utilize natural resource to produce fuel for mobile application for the future

ACWS Submitted

Projects

EPISTED - CE

Partners: lad partner University of Ljubljana SL ( DE, AT, CZ, HU, SK, UK, IT, PL)Aim: to map and forecast development of E-vehicle technologies, to assist atinnovation of products and processes for E-vehicle mass production and to built up education and training to increase the skills of different user groups in each participating country

PLASTOCAR - CBC SK - CZ:

Partners: lead partner Plactics cluster in Zlin CZ Aim: to increase the competitiveness of automotive industry in plastics fields in regions by cooperation of Universities and Clusters for creation of the Design and Quality Centre for automotive plastics products

ACWS Realized Activities

AUTOCLUSTERS: R&D Centres – Database describes more than 200 innovating capacities in SEE

AutoNet: MatchMaking Database - bring together actors from all partner regions to identify possible potential cooperation as well as ventures in development of innovative services. Participants are particularly identified through regional dissemination, based on topics specific for each event.

INNOVMAT: Experts Database - offers you easy access to experts, equipment and services in the field of material sciences within the project area. Find your competent contact person simply by doing a keyword search on specific materials, technologies, services or equipment

HU-SK: Automotive Database – create sustainable business cooperation on both sides of the border by ensuring information flow between clusters and enterprises. Ensure common approach in preparing and shaping new markets and new projects in automotive

ACWS Realized Activities

Events :

MatchMaking events in : Leipzig,Rzesow and Ostrava

Motoshow and EXPO: Autosalon in Bratislava, Autosalon Nitra, Vienna – Tech, Mach – Tech Budapest,

Suppliers days: PSA Peugeot Citroen Trnava, Suzuki Estergom

Educational activities: Programm - Innovative and flexible manager for KIA, English language lessons for SMEs, Training of soft skills

Exchange study visits: Centre of Excelence for 5-axis Machining –MTF STU, Volkswagen Slovakia

ACWS Ongoing Activities

Non EU MatchMaking Event – Istanbul (TR) 29.-30.3.2012

Motoshow Autosalon 2012 – Bratislava (SK) 17.-19.4.2012

Non EU MatchMaking Event – Kiev (UA) 25.-26.4.2012

Technical Workshop focus on Materials and

Innovations – Smolenice (SK)

21.5.2012

MatchMaking Event –Lombardy (IT) 06/2012

MatchMaking Event – Székesfehérvár (HU) 09/2012

Non EU MatchMaking Event – Kaluga (RU) 10/2012

Why ACWS Cooperation

Automotive industry – E mobility

Environment , bio fuel, hydrogen/methanol fuel cells

Education/Automotive managerial academy

Networking and services for SMEs

Cooperation in EU projects and funds

ACWS Areas of Activity

�To keep and increase the number of members in ACWS

�To submit a Danube strategy FP7 proposals

�To find and participate in convenient project calls in SEE and CE

�To closely cooperate with Trnava Municipality Technology

and Innovation Park

�To closely participate on projects and development with partners

with Faculty of Materials Science and Technology

�To prepare an Coordination Cell for innovations

and transfer of technology with MTF, TMTIP and ACWS

�To promote Trnava region via Information and Comm. Techniques

�To create a critical mass of our members for goods

and service purchase

� To become the member of the Automotive Industry Association/ZAP

ACWS Plans

Thank you for your

attention

Contact details :Roman Bíro PhD.Automotive Cluster - West SlovakiaAddress: Hlavná 5, 917 01 Trnava, SlovakiaE-mail: biro@autoklaster.skPhone: +421910777877www.autoklaster.sk