European Tooling Forum_Milan_2009

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The Role of the Tooling Sector in the
Manufacturing Industry Joaquim Menezes President
of ISTMA World and European Tooling Platform
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The Role of the Tooling Sector in the
Manufacturing Industry
Strategic Importance of the European Tooling
Industry
The European Tooling Industry has been identified
as a strategic sector for the growth of the
European economy and qualified employment in
Europe due to the support infrastructure it
provides for the economy, through its high level
of multidisciplinary competences and
technological knowledge, and due to its
multisectorial interaction.
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The Role of the Tooling Sector in the
Manufacturing Industry
Strategic Importance of the European Tooling
Industry

• Infrastructural base for the development of the
  economy
• The base of most industrial and consumer
  products
• Skilled industry and intensive knowledge
• Multiplicative and Interactive multisectorial
  effect
• Multi-disciplinary know-how approach in key
  sectors.

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European Tooling Industry
Tooling
Value-Chain
Innovation - Organizational -
Technological - Business Models.
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The Role of the Tooling Sector in the
Manufacturing Industry
A transversal Industry with a key position in
global value systems, linking product development
to production.

• Competitiveness
• Growth
• Sustainability
• Well being

Aerospace / aeronautics
Electronics
automation
new technologies
new products /processes
Automotive
Tooling Industry Technological
knowledge Qualified employment
Micro-devices
micro/nano manufacturing
Medical-devices
robust manufacturing
new materials
.
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The Role of the Tooling Sector in the
Manufacturing Industry

• Approval of EuroTooling 21, Integrated Project of
  the EC 6th FP
• Creation of a Specific Tooling Topic within FP7

The EC recognises its importance
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The Role of the Tooling Sector in the
Manufacturing Industry
EuroTooling 21

• Integrated Project from EU 6FP
• Industrial Case Studies from OEMs
• Coordination - CENTIMFE

• 12 M Budget
• 35 Partners
• 10 Countries

2004-2008
CS2
CS1
CS3
ASCAMM Grupo Antolin
IPT Fraunhofer Institute Jenoptik Polymer Systems
3D TECH / CENTIMFE BRISA
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The Role of the Tooling Sector in the
Manufacturing Industry
EuroTooling 21
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The Role of the Tooling Sector in the
Manufacturing Industry
Call FP7-NMP-2009-SME-3
Note In this call 3 topics were competing for
funding. Innovative Knowledge Based Tooling
Industry (Tooling topic) is one of them
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The Role of the Tooling Sector in the
Manufacturing Industry
Call FP7-NMP-2009-SME-3
All Proposals submitted to this call (47)
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The Role of the Tooling Sector in the
Manufacturing Industry
Call FP7-NMP-2009-SME-3
Projects Recommended for Stage 2 Submission (8)
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The Role of the Tooling Sector in the
Manufacturing Industry
The European Tooling Platform
The European Tooling Platform is the Tooling
focal point for Research and Development at
European Level.

• Sub-Platform of the MANUFUTURE Technology
  Platform
• Proposals, development and implementation of RD
  activities
• Increasing competitiveness and leadership
• European high added value engineering
• Competitive differentiation

http//www.toolingplatform.manufuturenet.eu/
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The Role of the Tooling Sector in the
Manufacturing Industry
The European Tooling Platform
The European Tooling Platform is the Tooling
focal point for Research and Development at
European Level.
http//www.toolingplatform.manufuturenet.eu/
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The Role of the Tooling Sector in the
Manufacturing Industry
The European Tooling Platform

• Official recognition of the European Platform
  MANUFUTURE
• Development of Strategic Roadmaps for Tooling
• Opening of specific calls within the 7FP of EU
  for Tooling
• Integration of the Tooling Community
• Promotion of Economical Development

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The Role of the Tooling Sector in the
Manufacturing Industry
MANUFUTURE Platform
http//www.manufuture.org/
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The Role of the Tooling Sector in the
Manufacturing Industry
Road Map for European Tooling Industry
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The Role of the Tooling Sector in the
Manufacturing Industry
The European tooling sector plays a strategic
role to rejuvenate and develop the European
industrial activity and economy. Believing on
Future we will continue to reinforce the sector
competiveness through investing on skilled
workforce with high technology, supported by
research and innovation! THANK YOU!
Contacts toolingplatform_at_manufuturenet.eu