Responsible:  BLAŽ Nardin
President of the MANUFUTURE.si
TECOS, Slovenian Tool and Die Development Centre
National Contact Point: FERLEŠ Tanja
TECOS Slovenian Tool and Die Development Centre
Kidriceva ulica 25 – SI 3000 Celje, Slovenia
Tel. +386 3 490 09 20
Fax: +386 3 426 46 11

TP Name

MANUFUTURE.SI

Contact person (coordinator)

Dr. Nardin Blaž
Tel: +386 3 490 09 20

TECOS Slovenian Tool and Die Development Centre
Kidriceva ulica 25
SI 3000 Celje
Slovenia
info@tecos.si, www.tecos.si
Responsible: Dr. Blaž NARDIN, President of the Manufuture.si, blaz.nardin@tecos.si
National Contact Point: Tel. ++386 3 490 09 20 – Fax: ++386 3 426 46 11, www.manufuture.si

Development of products and technologies
– Creativity by part design (industrial design)
– Technical development of the parts
– Technological development of parts – mould-makers support
– Development of assistance technologies

Automation and robotisation
– Production informatics
– Support system for decision-making in production plants
– Quality assurance of the production process
– Production logistics
– Automation of machines, equipment and processes
– Managing of the infrastructural production sphere (energetics, ecology)

Industrialisation
– Co-operation between research & development and production
– Optimisation of a part in the research process
– Installation of a process in a production plant and an extended area
– Process of continuous improvement
– Transfer of production to other areas

New business concepts
– Production concepts
– Production models
– Integration of management business
– IT-support technologies
– Knowledge-based production
– Benchmarking characteristics, follow-up and decision-making systems

Influences innovation and education in the field of manufacturing technologies and systems. All of these efforts will encourage Slovenian industry to produce parts with a high added value and subsequently create new high profile job opportunities.

– New, added-value products and services: Yes
– New business models: Yes
– New advanced industrial engineering: Yes
– New emerging manufacturing science and technologies: Yes
– Transformation of existing R&D and education infrastructure to support world-class manufacturing: Yes

At EU level:
– Projects within 6th Framework Programme

At national level:
– Development of products and technologies
– Automation and robotisation
– Industrialisation
– New business concepts

Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) YES, ATTACHED

1 Alpina – Production and sale of footwear
2 Danfoss trata d.o.o. – Development and production of mechanical and electronic components
3 DAPLAST d.o.o. – Making products from plastic materials and elastomers and tools manufacturing
4 Domel d.d. – Electromotors and household devices.
5 DOMPLAST – Osterveršnik Darko s.p. – Producers of moulds for PET blow-mould machines
6 Emo orodjarna proizvodna družba d.o.o. – Tool making company
7 Emo-tech proizvodna družba d.o.o. – DEVELOPMENT,PRODUCTION AND MARKETING
– tools for sheet metal recasting
– welding, control, measuring and other devices
– automation of industrial plants and machines
– processing machine services
8 ETA Cerkno d.o.o. – Factory of electrothermal devices
9 ETI Elektroelement d.d. – Provider of products and services in the field of electrical installations; a manufacturer of technical ceramic products, tools and equipment, and plastic and technical rubber products.
10 FORSTEK d.d. – Production of glass moulds
11 Gorenje Orodjarna, d.o.o. – Tool making company
12 Impol d.d. – Industry of metal semi products
13 INOKS d.o.o. – Equipment production for the needs of pharmaceutical industry.
14 Iskra avtoelektrika Asing d.o.o. – Metal ingineering
15 Iskra avtoelektrika orodjarna d.d. – Tool making company
16 Iskra Avtoelektrika, d.d. – Supplier of sophisticated components for the automotive industry.
17 Iskra pro Kranj d.o.o. – Production of machines and devices
18 Iskraemeco d.d. – Metering products, systems and services
19 ISOKON d.o.o. – Manufacturing and renovation of thermoplasts
20 Kolektor PRO, proizvodnja komutatorjev d.o.o. – Commutator producer
21 Kovinoplastika Lož d.d. – Industry of metallic and plastic products
22 Litostroj E.I. – A manufacturer of water turbines, equipment for hydroelectric power stations and pumping stations, as well as industrial and forming equipment.
23 LMP, Proizvodnja orodij in naprav d.o.o. – Manufacturing moulds for injection moulding process

24 Mariborska livarna Maribor d.d., avtomobilska industrija – Industrial Company
25 METRONIK elementi in sistemi za avtomatiko d.o.o. – Industrial Automation Software Solutions
26 Modelarstvo Hohler d.o.o. – Manufacturing, mediation, commerce and services
27 Modre tehnologije d.o.o. – Developing systems in reasearch and industry.
28 Nafta Strojna, d.o.o. – Metal Engineering
29 Nieros Metal d.o.o. – Metal Industry
30 Niko Železniki d.d. – Manufacturer of metal products
31 POLIDENT d.d., Industrija dentalnih proizvodov – Dental Products Industry
32 Polycom d.o.o. – Manufacturing, welding, printing and assembling of plastic parts. Tool-making, rental of capacities and advice on production.
33 Savatech d.o.o. – Manufacturing and marketing of technical rubber products and tyres
34 SIBO Orodjarna, d.o.o. – Development and manufacturing of packing
35 Tehnos, d.o.o. – Manufacturing process of tools for agriculture
36 TPV d.d. – Development and manufacturing of automotive parts
37 Trimo d.d. – Engineering and production of pre-fabricated buildings
38 UNIOR, Kovaška industrija d.d. – Hand tools production, Joint-Stock Company
39 VAR d.o.o. – Toolmaking Company, Limited Liability Company
40 Zlatarna Celje, d.d. – Jewellary Manufacturer, Joint-Stock Company
41 CIMRS, Maribor – University of Maribor; Centre for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary researches and studies
42 C-TCS, Zavod Slovenskega orodjarskega grozda – Toolmakers Cluster of Slovenia
43 GEA College – GEA College of Entrepreneurship
44 Racio razvoj d.o.o. – Metallurgy, management consulting
45 GIZ ACS (Slovenski avtomobilski grozd) – Economic Interest Association: Automotive Cluster of Slovenia
46 GIZ GROZD PLASTTEHNIKA – Economic Interest Association Cluster Plasttechnics
47 Gospodarska zbornica SLovenije – Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
48 IJS – The Jožef Stefan Institute is the biggest public research institute in Slovenia.
49 Obrtna zbornica Slovenije – Chamber of Craft of Slovenia
50 Razvojno – tehnološki center Zasavje – Regional Technological Centre
51 Regionalna razvojna agencija Celje – Regional Development Agency
52 Šolski center Celje – School Centre Celje
53 TECOS, Razvojni center orodjarstva Slovenije – Slovenian Tool and Die Development Centre: Research and experimental development on the field of technology.
54 Fakulteta za management Koper, Univerza na Primorskem – Faculty of Management Koper, University of Primorska
55 Fakulteta za strojništvo, Univerza v Ljubljani – Faculty of engineering, University of Ljubljana
56 Fakulteta za strojništvo, Univerza v Mariboru – Faculty of engineering, University of Maribor

The formulation of the TP Manufuture.si as an integration link between horizontal Slovenian TPs (17) is in the process.

In the phase of preparation.

Potential funding:
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology:
Public Tender for encourage research development strategic projects in year 2006 and 2007.