:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: Samo Gazvoda Technical Director, TECOS Slovenia Togliatti, Russia, 17 th October 2013 YOUR RELIABLE PARTNER IN DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PRODUCTS, TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES TECOS AS A SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT TO R&D ORIENTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: Who we are?  Technology center for applied research and development in the fields of toolmaking and production technologies  Established in 1994  17 employees, 1,2 MIO income (2012) CELJE

:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: Who we are?  OUR VISION To become the long-term strategic development partner of production companies in Slovenia and the wider region. Furthermore, to become a renowned European technological centre in the areas of the development of new products, moulds and technologies.

:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: Who we are?  non-profit institution  our funding sources are services for the industry (~40%), prototype production (~10%) and industry or public funded R&D projects (~50%)

:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: The beginnings  Established in 1994  Initiative was raised by the toolmakers, the main goal was to help them on entering the high demanding western markets (transition from the Yugoslavian markets)  We received start-up funds of roughly € from our co- founders  our income is strictly earned on the market (roughly 50% from the industry, the rest from public funded R&D projects) – no government funding  until 1997 only training and technology transfer  in 1997 introduction of R&D dept., soon after investments into Moldflow and PamStamp  in 2006 investment into first injection moulding machines

:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: What we do?  engineering services:  turnkey projects in product development (from concept to real prototype)  design optimisation & reducing of material costs  eliminating trial by error costs, reducing time to market and production start up costs  troubleshooting and problem solving in production  dimensional inspection, 3D-scanning and reverse engineering  applied R&D in manufacturing technologies  technology transfer  specialised training, bespoke training on-demand  networking activities

:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: How we do it? Designing & 3D modeling Structural analyses 3D scanning & reverse engineering Simulation of production processes of plastic and metal parts Fluid flow modeling

:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: How we do it? Testing and (prototype) production (thermoplasts, thermosets, multi-component, LSR, MIM)

:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: Position in the business environment INDUSTRY UNIVERSITIES, BASIC RESEARCH INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATIONS engineering services, contract R&D, technology transfer, training, joint infrastructure applied public funded R&D, student internship, teaching government initiatives, identifying industrial needs

:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: Position in the suppy chain Raw Material ManufacturerTier 3/4/5Tier 2Tier 1OEM

:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: International cooperation  Cooperation with renowned European R&D centers  R&D cooperation with OEMs  Cooperation in EU R&D programmes and initiatives medium to large scale R&D projects in larger consortiums (10-30 partners) ~ EUR income (30%) on yearly basis

:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: International cooperation  Coordination of manufuture.si platform The mission of Manufuture is in short to promote manufacturing technologies to the EU commission  Coordination of Slovenian activities on ISTMA (International Special Tooling and Machining Association)

:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: Applied R&D projects:  contract R&D (industry or public funded)  set-up of R&D projects o long term project 3-5 years (public funded) o mid term projects 1-3 years (public & industry funded)  consortium building o research institutes, universities, companies from Slovenia and abroad  selection of appropriate national and EU funding mechanisms for the projects (7 th FP, EUREKA, EUROSTARS, Manunet, Cornet, MNT-ERA.net, etc.)  preparation and submission of project proposals  coordination and execution of R&D projects  implementation of project results  dissemination activities within funded R&D projects

:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: Metal Injection Moulding Internal research projects  Focused on polymer processing (injection moulding) RESEARCH AREAS: Biodegradable materials Micro Injection Moulding Courtesy of injection-moldings.com Courtesy of prlog.com

:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: Networking activities  TECOS is also an industrial association with aprox. 80 members

:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: Networking activities  ICIT&MPT – Biennial International Conference on Industrial Tools and Material Processing Technologies ICIT&MPT conferences have since 1997 attracted more than 700 guests from 40 countries. You are cordially invited to participate on ICIT&MPT 2014! Visit tecos.si/icit for more information

:: SOME CASE STUDIES FROM AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING :: Samo Gazvoda, TECOS, Togliatti, 17 th Oct 2013 :: :: :: QUESTIONS? Thank you for your attention!