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IRE meeting - Industrial Regions Group Bergamo
- November 20, 2003
INN.TEC. s.r.l.
CONSORTIUM FOR THE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
A new way of cooperation from clusters to the
innovation chain
Ing. Alberto Malerba
c/o Faculty of Engineering of Brescia Via Branze,
38 - 25126 BRESCIA (Italy) Tel. [phone] -
Fax [phone] Web www.inntec.it e-mail
info_at_inntec.it
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What is INN.TEC.
Today INN.TEC., founded in 1989, has more than
140 members
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INN.TEC.s mission the five main goals!
To favour the collaboration between the business
community and Universities in order to support
research activities.
To promote technological innovation as an
opportunity for competitiveness.
To improve overall professional skills and
staffing requirements. The training purposals are
characterized by a constant eveluation of SMEs
needs.
To represent a qualified operating agency for
resolving technical and scientific issues.
To transfer technology, enhancing information
flows and cultural exchange among different
situations.
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The service from problem to solution adding
value to the innovation chain
Bottom-up approach
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Case Histories
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From problem-solving to the technological transfer
Top-down approach
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The necessity of enabling innovation has turned
into reality thanks to the initiative of some
leading business companies operating on advanced
fields. In fact many enterprises are been
involved directly in the Centers of Excellence
such sponsors or suppliers of products and
services.
C.o.C. are structures that combine intellectual,
scientific and technical resources through
these reference and excellence points,
companies are strengthened and the innovation
processes are accelerated.
Plastics
Diecasting technology
Field-bus/Profibus
Energy management
Industrial automation
Management process innovation and ICT
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An example... Diecasting Technology Centre of
Competence
How the laboratory is set-up
Nr. 1 cold chamber 420t press, a furnace, a die
thermal regulation unit and a system for working
"under vacuum". This configuration is equipped
with a robot for die lubrication and casting
extraction.
Zone 1
Nr. 1 horizontal cold chamber 550t press
complete with furnace, a die thermal regulation
unit and a system for working "under vacuum".
Zone 2

• Technical software (ProCast, Pam Cast)
• Electonic microscope, Instron, durometers, etc.

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Old-relations scheme between companies districts
Traditional inter-firm collaboration

• Closed marketplaces
• No way of external cooperation
• Geograpically and culturally limitated
• Similar bench-marks and application fields
• Collaboration VS cuncurrency

How to increase competitivess and know-how?
Close-type links district
How to reach a higher technological level?
How to cope with the market world-wide challenge?
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The new-linked chain around RD items
Technology transfer
Technical, scientific and professional training
Service for innovation
Open-type relations a link to innovation
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Visit our Web site www.inntec.it
Thank you!