Automotive Networks in the Capital Region
automotive BerlinBrandenburg aBB
The platform “automotive Berlin-Brandenburg aBB” is a forum for automobile industry in the regionto present itself. Berlin and Brandenburg's business development agencies, Berlin Partner GmbH and the Zukunftsagentur Brandenburg (ZAB), are active as project partners and advisers to the member companies. Mid-sized companies will be able to develop new technologies and products faster if they collaborate in networks. One important resource for this kind of cooperation is the “carnet” database, which provides information about companies in the region that are active in the sector of automobile-specific technologies.
“We are currently working closely with Daimler AG in Berlin-Marienfelde to identify suppliers of raw parts, and the network provided by automotive Berlin-Brandenburg is a key part of the search strategy. This goes beyond general statements of intention; rather, we are faced with very specific demands. In addition to suppliers for raw parts, Daimler AG needs other products: testing and measurement equipment, loading equipment, warehouse equipment - all things that Daimler AG intends to procure from local suppliers.“
(Harald Bleimeister, aBB, March 2nd, 2006)
Transport Technology Systems Network (Forschungs- und Anwendungsverbund Verkehrssystemtechnik Berlin - FAV)
The Transportation Technology Systems Network (FAV) is a partner for scientific institutions, small and mid-sized companies, industry, end users, policymakers and the public administration in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.
FAV's core mission is to position Berlin-Brandenburg as one of the leading regions within Germany and Europe for the science and business of transportation and mobility, an objective it pursues in the context of the joint regional innovation strategy. The tools at its disposal are twofold. First, FAV creates and manages qualified networks that link science, industry and policy. Second, it reinforces the direct transfer of ideas, knowledge, technologies and their application between science and business. FAV also initiates and manages innovative linked cooperative projects and assists in procuring the necessary start-up capital.
Center for Applied Intermodal Transportation Telematics (Anwendungszentrum intermodale Verkehrstelematik - AZVT)
The AZVT innovation concept for the Berlin-Brandenburg region helps small and mid-sized companies as well as science and research institutions in the region take better advantage of opportunities to profit from the growing transportation telematics market. Its objective is to enhance the region's competency in the science of transportation telematics and double the number of jobs in this field to 8,000 in the medium term.
VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH
Internet: www.vdivde-it.de
VDI/VDE is a comprehensive service provider in the high-technology sector. With services related to the promotion of research, technology policy and innovation management, VDI/VDE covers the entire spectrum of the innovation process, from research to implementation to market entry and end use of new technologies. Its focus is on information technology.
VDI/VDE is a comprehensive service provider in the high-technology sector. With services related to the promotion of research, technology policy and innovation management, VDI/VDE covers the entire spectrum of the innovation process, from research to implementation to market entry and end use of new technologies. Its focus is on information technology.
The Oberhavel Regional Innovation Alliance (Das Regionale Innovationsbündnis Oberhavel - RIO)
Internet: www.rio-ev.de
This innovation alliance brings together a high-capacity network of suppliers for vehicle components made from alternative, environmentally friendly materials. The alliance was initiated by the Hennigsdorf Technology Center (Technologiezentrum Hennigsdorf - TZV) and has received funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung - BMBF) since January of 2000.
This innovation alliance brings together a high-capacity network of suppliers for vehicle components made from alternative, environmentally friendly materials. The alliance was initiated by the Hennigsdorf Technology Center (Technologiezentrum Hennigsdorf - TZV) and has received funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung - BMBF) since January of 2000.
The German Transportation Forum (Das Deutsche Verkehrsforum)
Internet: www.verkehrsforum.de
The German Transportation Forum has been based in Berlin for the past four years, and it is the only industry association in Germany that represents interests from across all modes of transport and is exclusively involved with the transport sector.
The German Transportation Forum has been based in Berlin for the past four years, and it is the only industry association in Germany that represents interests from across all modes of transport and is exclusively involved with the transport sector.
The forum works to improve transportation conditions and secure mobility in Germany and Europe.
Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (Fraunhofer Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik - IPK)
Internet: www.ipk.fraunhofer.de
The IPK functioned as a cooperation management partner to assist a group of rapid prototyping companies in gaining access to the market as suppliers of the Drive and Vehicle Technology divisions of ZF Friedrichshafen AG. The software application VIENTO accelerates the search for suppliers.
The IPK functioned as a cooperation management partner to assist a group of rapid prototyping companies in gaining access to the market as suppliers of the Drive and Vehicle Technology divisions of ZF Friedrichshafen AG. The software application VIENTO accelerates the search for suppliers.
German Engineering Federation (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V.)
The VDMA is one of the key industry associations and service providers in Europe and forms the largest network of capital goods producers in Europe. Its overall mission is built around four core principles: “Networked thinking, networked actions“, “Creating the corporate tomorrow“, “Technology for you and me“, and “Europe and the World“. The organization providing optimal support to VDMA members includes associations for specific engineering disciplines, regional associations, central departments dealing with engineering and machine building topics as well as subsidiary service companies.
The German Electrical and Electronics Industry Association (Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie e.V. – ZVEI)
Internet: www.zvei.de
ZVEI represents the interests of the German electrical and electronics industry with regard to economic, technology and environmental policy at the national, European and international levels. It provides targeted information about the economic, technical and legal conditions under which the electrical and electronics industries operate in Germany.
ZVEI represents the interests of the German electrical and electronics industry with regard to economic, technology and environmental policy at the national, European and international levels. It provides targeted information about the economic, technical and legal conditions under which the electrical and electronics industries operate in Germany.