Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU Initiatives in the East German Sta

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Fraunhofer Institute forMachine Tools and
Forming Technology IWUInitiatives in the East
German State of Saxony in R D Infrastructure
DevelopmentF. Treppe
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State of Saxony
Leipzig
Dresden
Chemnitz

• Capital Dresden
• Strong industry focus with traditional markets in
  Middle and Eastern Europe
• Inhabitants 4, 321, 437
• Size 18, 414 km²
• Source 01.01.2004 Statist. Landesamt Sachsen

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The Origin of Machine Building in Germany
Distribution of Factories in 1846
Weltausstellung Paris 1867, Stand der Firma
Zimmermann
... examples for german diligence, rare work
and in the past not known perfectibility and
expansion in the machine building branch
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Todays Machine Tool Industry in the State of
SaxonyRepresented by 450 SMEs with a total of
34,000 employees
printing machinery
machine tools
textile machinery
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EU Structural Funds in Saxony (2000 2006)
In combination with the required co-financing
through governmental and private sources a total
investment fund of almost 10 billion Euro is
available.
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• Expected results
• GDP growth of 2
• employment rate 1 higher than without
• availability of the funds

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ERDFs in Saxony (2000 2006)
Focus 1 Promoting competitiveness of small and
medium sized enterprises Focus 2
Infrastructure Focus 3 Protection and
improvement of the
environment Focus 4 Technical assistance
More than 25 of the ERDFs support the regions
and cities of Chemnitz, Dresden and Leipzig
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ERDFs in Saxony (2000 2006)Selected Goals
within Focus 1

• To promote the development of new products and
  processes by funding 750 RD projects of
  single companies or industry-oriented research
  centers with a total of 262 million EUR
• To promote the development of new products and
  processes by funding 1650 RD projects of
  consortia between industry (primarily SMEs) and
  industry-oriented research centers with a total
  of 313 million EUR
• To promote technology transfer by funding 340
  projects of technology transfer centers,
  incubators, technology demonstration centers etc.
  with a total of 43 million EUR
• To assist SMEs in participating in EU programs
  (140 projects, 3.5 million EUR)
• To assist SMEs in accessing new markets (3300
  projects, 12.5 million EUR)

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ERDFs in Saxony (2000 2006)Selected Goal
within Focus 2

• To fund and support infrastructure and applied
  research projects at universities and research
  institutes with the goal to establish an RD
  infrastructure at worldclass level
• institutional priority is given to the set-up
  and growth of Fraunhofer Institutes
• technology priorities are given to new
  materials, microelectronics, production
  technology, information technology and traffic
  systems

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ERDFs Allocated from 1994 - 2006 for the
Improvement of the R D Infrastructure in Saxony

• EU Funding ERDF Funds State Funds Total
  Funds Number of Number of
  
  
  Period million EUR million EUR million
  EUR Funded Funded RD
  Projects Institutions
• 1994-1999 54 18
  72 701
  30
• 2000-2006 230
  77 307 721
  272
  as of 30.06.05
  as of 30.06.05
• 1 number includes applied R D projects which
  consumed about 10 of the funds
• 2 number includes 10 Fraunhofer Institutes

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Major R D Providers and Recipients of ERDF in
the State of Saxony
Leipzig
Dresden

• 5 Universities
• 5 Professional schools for technology and
  economics
• 10 Fraunhofer Institutes
• 7 Max-Planck Institutes
• 7 Leibniz Institutes

Chemnitz
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Co-financed with Means of the ERDF BIOCITY
Leipzig
A center with 20.000 m2 space for biotechnology
companies and research groups. 25 of the
space is used by the university 75 of the
space is dedicated to business (start-ups and
established companies) Total investment 35
million EUR ERDF support 17.1 million EUR

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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Germany

• 58 Institutes at approx. 40 locations
• 12 600 Employees
• 1 billion Research budget

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Co-financed with Means of the ERDFFraunhofer
Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology

• Fh IWU in Numbers
• 170 engineers and scientists
• 130 students and trainees
• 16 Mio. annual budget

• Research Focus
• Machine tools
• Mechatronics
• Forming technology
• Precision technology
• in Chemnitz and Dresden

Chemnitz
Dresden

• Primary Networking with
• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft(58 Institutes of applied
  research)
• Universities in Saxony, Germanyand worldwide
• Automotive industry (OEMs)and their suppliers
• German and European machine tool builders

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Example 1 for IWUs regional R D platforms
Mechanical Engineering Initiative Next Economy
MAINE
IC-Technologies for Mechanical Engineering
Coordinated by Fraunhofer IWUcurrently more than
20mostly Saxon companies work on altogether19
sub-projects with atotal project volumeof about
28 Mio. .
Project Partners
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Example 2 for IWUs regional R D platforms
Competence Centre Mechanical Engineering KMC

• Association of finalists, component suppliers,
  research institutions and service providers under
  the RD guidanceof the Fraunhofer IWU,
  established in 1998
• Unites about 30 companies and research
  institutionswith approximately 4000 employees
• Annual turnover of the KMC members is about 500
  Mio.
• Objectives
• Common research projects
• Offering complete system solutions
• Joint purchase pool

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VEMAS promotes innovation and initiates
market-driven technology or business networks
Example 3 for IWUs regional R D platforms
Strategic Alliance of Machine Tool and Equipment
ManufacturersVEMAS
Consultants
R D
Associations
Networks
Suppliers
Service Providers
Machine Builders
Plant Builders
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Summary and Outlook

• Structural funds had and will continue to have
  significant impact on driving economic growth in
  the State of Saxony through innovation,
  qualification and entrepreneurship.
• Innovation, science, research and education will
  continue to set the focus of the new funding
  period from 2007 2013
• The plan for further expanding the R D
  infrastructure calls again for a concentration on
  Fraunhofer Institutes as well as competence and
  technology centers at universities and
  educational academies.
• Applied RD projects will focus on energy
  technology, micro- and nanoelectronics,
  biotechnology and materials
• Improvement of technology transfer will play a
  major role in future funding.
• Infrastructure related ERDFs will for the first
  time be used to improve IT services.

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• Thank you very much for your attention!
• For more information
• Frank Treppe
• frank.treppe_at_iwu.fraunhofer.de
• Phone [phone]