JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #117 - November/December 2017 - 10

NEWS investments

Composite materials in the heart
of the Augsburg science park
The rate of innovation in today's world has sped up dramatically. In the long run, businesses
and research institutes are only successful if they are able to adapt quickly. Adapt to changing
conditions, technologies and markets. A high level of innovation is needed, as well as the
stamina to make good products out of good ideas. This is where the Innovation Park in
Augsburg helps.

he Augsburg Innovation Park is a future-oriented project
of the Augsburg region. One
of the largest science parks
in Europe is emerging, close
to the centre of Augsburg
City, Germany, on an area of
70 hectares.
Working, living
and lifestyle
At the heart of this science
park is a technology centre
that boasts modern campus
grounds, combining working, living and lifestyle in
an exceptional way. This is
where, in the future, thousands of skilled personnel will undertake challenging tasks. Businesses and
research institutes use this
platform to network with
other projects on topics such
as the Internet of Things,
lightweight
construction
and fibre composites, mechatronics and automation,

IT and embedded systems,
environmental
technology and aerospace. Through
these networking activities,
they will contribute to the
long-term development of
a recognised centre for resource efficiency. (Figure 1)
Future-oriented
technologies
With a constant focus on relevant future-oriented technologies, businesses get fast
access to the competences,
skills and business contacts
they need to develop new
products. This creates competitive advantages and the
Augsburg Innovation Park
is an ideal platform for business and research.
Composite materials
As the core of the Park, the
Technology Centre was designed along the guidelines given by leading industry representatives and
organisations. Note that the
strong Carbon Composite
Association is one of the

Fig. 1: Approximately the size of 100 football fields (Screenshot from the image movie
Augsburg Innovation Park 2016 © Regio Augsburg Wirtschaft GmbH / production Rocket
Studios München)

main founders of the Park.
The aim is to support and
implement innovation for
manufacturing companies
in the areas of mechatronics and automation, Internet
of Things, fibre composites
and lightweight construction, environmental tech-

nologies and resource efficiency.
More information:
www.augsburg-innovations
-park.com
www.plattform-ressourceneffizienz.de
www.region-A3.com

Focus
Location: South Germany.
Approximate investment volume: Currently 500 millions Euros..
Focus: Research and development of technologies and resource
efficiency.
Core themes: Mechatronics and automation, environmental technology, information and communication technology, Internet Of Things,
fibre composite technology and lightweight construction.

jec composites magazine / N°117 November - December 2017

http://www.augsburg-innovationspark.com http://www.plattform-ressourceneffizienz.de/ http://www.region-A3.com

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