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Name of the institution |
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Description |
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Johnson Controls Engineering Centre
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Súvoz 1, 911 32 Trenčín |
 www.jci.com
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Johnson Controls is building up one of the biggest technnology centers in Slovakia for developing automotive components, systems and modules. JCI is focused on product development interior design for all European car producers.
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LEONI Autokabel Slowakia R&D Center |
Soblahovská 2050, 911 01 Trenčín |

www.leoni.com
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LEONI is a global supplier of wires, optical fibers, cables and cable systems as well as related development services for applications in the automotive business and other industries. LEONI develops and makes technically sophisticated products: from single-core auto-motive cables through to complete wiring systems with integrated electronics.
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Konštrukta-Industry, a.s. R&D Center
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K výstavisku 13, 912 50 Trenčín
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www.kotaind.sk
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Research, development, production and supplies of technological equipment for tyre industry - extrusion lines for inner liner production, steel cord cutting lines, textile cord cutting lines, auxiliary equipment, spare parts...
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ON Semiconductor Slovakia, Bratislava Development Center
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Tower 115, Pribinova 25, 810 11 Bratislava
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www.onsemi.com
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ON Semiconductor's Development Center is dedicated to integrated circuit new product development, specializing in linear regulation for the Automotive market.
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CEIT - Central European Institute of Technology
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Univerzitná 6, 010 08 Žilina
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www.ceit.eu.sk
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CEIT, s.r.o. is a dynamic, growing company, focused on the research and development of new technologies for industry. CEIT team is comprised of professionals from the field of mechanical, industrial and electronic engineers dedicated to creating innovative solutions supported with advanced technologies. CEIT offers wide range of tasks from the particular solutions up to the complete development process, from proof of concept to low volume manufacturing runs, from designing of workplaces and manufacturing lines up to balancing of the lines, verification and optimization based on simulation models as well as production planning and controll.
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Institute of Technology of Slovak Academy of Sciences
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Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 13 Bratislava
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www.ti.sav.sk
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The Institute of Technology, Slovak Academy of Sciences (IT SAS) has been formed to coordinate and support research in the field of new progressive materials and technologies. Research, development and innovation (RDI) activities are realized in four competence centers (CC) working in the fields of the multifunctional materials and nanotechnologies. Following Competence centers (CC) are associated within IT SAS: CC NANO – Nano-materials and nano-technologies; CC ELEKTRO – Materials of electronics and electrotechnology; CC MATER – Construction materials; CC EXTMATER – Materials for extreme conditions.
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First Welding Company, Inc. |
Kopčianska 14, 851 01 Bratislava 5 |

www.pzvar.sk
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The First Welding Company, Inc. is a research and development – manufacturing, certification - consulting company acting in the field of modern technologies of welding, cutting and heat treatment of materials. Its scope of business activities includes the following fields: Field of welding technologies and automation; Field of certification activities; Field of material diagnostics and strength research; Field of education in welding; Field of publication activities.
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Transport Research Institute, Inc. |
Veľký Diel 3323, 010 08 Žilina |

www.vud.sk
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The Transport Research Institute (TRI) scientific and research activities cover all modes of transport, in particular, in the field of engineering and technology, operation, economy, legislation, management and organisation, informatics and automation, ecology, power system, transport infrastructure safety and quality, transport services and tourism management, transport policy, certification and testing in transport.
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Vývoj Martin, a.s. |
Komenského 19, 036 01 Martin |

www.vyvoj.sk
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VÝVOJ Martin, a.s. has 55 years old tradition in research and development and manufacturing in various industry sectors such as: machinery, mainly technics in defense industry and more than 10 years skills in realization and reconstruction of equipment in automotive, chemical, wood sectors and railway transport. Company Vývoj Martin, a.s. has a lot of skills in research of unique machines and devices in testing (testing stands) and in quality procvess control, manufacturing of prototypes and piece and small serial production.
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| 10. |
Slovak Productivity Center (SLCP) |
Univerzitná 8413/6, 010 08 Žilina |

www.slcp.sk
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Slovak Productivity Center (SLCP) is an organisation focused on support of companies in the area of productivity improvement and development offering services in the area of productivity, quality and competitiveness. Areas of Research: Simulation of manufacturing and logistics processes; Manufacturing systems projects; Methods and instruments of assessment and analysis of company’s position; Financial and productivity analyses; Expert systems for handling problems of a company arising from economic and manufacturing aspects; Instruments to follow and assess downtime and the overall efficiency of machines for more effective exploitation of machinery; Labor analysis and measuring; Assessment of company’s distribution system; Assessment of ergonomics of workplaces; Analysis and reduction of stock.
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| 11. |
Centre of Information and Communication Technologies for Knowledge Systems |
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 041 20 Košice |

www.cna.sk
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The Centre is an excellence R&D workplace in the field of the subgroup of science and technology – information and communication technologies with focus on those science and technology branches that concentrate upon the field of artificial intelligence, informatics and telecommunication. Fields of the Centre activities with possible auto industry focus: Electronics, communication systems, ICT, programming and dB systems, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, systems of control and decision-making, safety, intelligence systems, navigation systems, research of engines (advanced signal processing methods based diagnostics). Rendering University education in the BC Automobile electronics study programme.
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| 12. |
Laboratory of Automotive Electronics (LAE) |
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 041 20 Košice |

www.fei.tuke.sk
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Laboratory is used primarily for education. A familiarization research runs on the present in the fields of automotive electronics and mechatronics, a searching of potential partners for cooperation and completition of hardware and software equipment. The following works were solved in the above mentioned fields: Design of ECU for extremely low consumption internal combusion engine; Vibro-diagnostic of gears; Load torque emulator dynamic systems; Hardware in the loop simulation and control; Moving targets identification; Design of electric driven vehicles.
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| 13. |
Innovation Center of Automotive Industry (ICAV) |
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Mäsiarska 74, 040 01 Košice |

http://web.tuke.sk/sjf-icav/
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ICAV is an organization unit of the Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. It was created on Institute of Technologies and Management on October 1, 2002. Mission of the ICAV: research and development projects focused on automotive supplier industry; designing and realization of equipment and working places for testing rooms and laboratories; realization of specimens, choosen tests and testing during product and technology design; integration of innovation’s transfer and technologies; cooperation with industrial companies in the field of development of automotive components; creation automotive analysis; education in automotive; publication activities.
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| 14. |
Centre of Excellence: Centre for Materials, Layers and Systems for the Extreme Condition Applications |
Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 36 Bratislava 45
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www.machina.sk
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The new technologies of 21st century shift the region of their application to the more extreme conditions. The reason is to enhance their effectivity, portfolio of their application as well as productivity. Development and design of new (nano-)materials, which are able to operate at these extreme conditions is necessary. Centre of excellence: Centre for materials, layers and systems for extreme condition applications has an ambition to move on the research and development of such materials to the level of other European research institutions. Within the centre are established three laboratories: Laboratory of inorganic materials for application in the extreme conditions, Laboratory of polymeric materials for advanced applications and Laboratory of bio-fuel-cells utilizing the nanostructures.
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| 15. |
Centre of Excellence in Nano-/Micro-electronic, Optoelectronic and Sensoric Technologies |
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, SUT in Bratislava, Department of Microelectronics,
lkovičova 3, 812 19, Bratislava
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www.fei.stuba.sk
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The objective of Center is the use of mentioned capacities for improvement of education of PhD. students and young scientists. The utilization of obtained added value for acceleration of transfer of new knowledge to educational process and wide society, as well as improved quality of innovation process in small and medium enterprises. Transfer of obtained results to applications in ICT, health, safety, security and environment. Involvement of Center among renowned research and educational institutions within European Research Area.
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| 16. |
National Centre of Excellence in Renewable Resources Research and Application |
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Vazovova 5, 812 43 Bratislava 1 |

www.nc-oze.stuba.sk
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The Centre focuses on research in area of renewable and sustainable energy sources such are biomass, solar and hydropower. Through its actions and through research outcomes represent one of the leaders in Bratislava region development. The Centre is also constructed so as to significantly improve conditions for education and training new generation of scientists and highly skilled workers for high-tech industries. Centrum creates favorable conditions for direct research cooperation with social and economic practices to allow effective transfer of scientific knowledge into practice.
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| 17. |
Centre of Excellence in SMART Technologies, Systems and Services |
Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies, SUT in Bratislava,
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering,
Ilkovičova 3, 842 16 Bratislava 4
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www.fiit.stuba.sk
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The Center provides technologies, systems and services that add build-in intelligence directly to machines or software solutions. Centre use top technology solutions and implementations from section of electronics, automatization, microsensores, software engineering and communication systems. Technology solutions for example validate measured values with respect to information requested by the user - a person. SMART technologies, systems and services deliver direct benefits and improvements in quality of life, health protection, disease diagnosis, monitoring and protecting the environment, optimizing the operation of chemical, mechanical or other devices.
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| 18. |
Centre of Excellence in 5-axis Machining
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Faculty of Material Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava,
J. Bottu 25, 917 24 Trnava |

www.mtf.stuba.sk
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The Centre focuses on the production of complexly shaped surfaces with using 5-axis technologies (milling, turning, ultrasonic machining). Centre builds up equipment with high-HSC, multi-axis and multi-energetic technologies, unique in Slovakia. Facilities Center - 5-axis CNC milling center enable research in the areas of design and manufacturing complicated open shaped surfaces, CNC lathe with mandrel extend research into area of so-called complexly shaped surfaces and Ultrasonic Machine CNC conduct research into area of so-called difficult-to-machine and complexly shaped surfaces.
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| 19. |
Centre of Excellence: Centre for Development and Application of Progressive Diagnostic Methods in Processing of Metal and Non-metal Materials |
Faculty of Material Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, J. Bottu 25, 917 24 Trnava
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www.mtf.stuba.sk
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Centre of excellence will provide research in wide spectrum of materials (from glass to metals) and with exceptional possibilities for volume and surface material analysis. There will be available modern equipments for spectral and diffraction analysis, equipments for analysis and determination of mechanical properties as well as detailed characterization of microstructure. This centre of excellence will be fully compatible with European research territory and will contribute in economy and knowledge progress in region.
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| 20. |
KraussMaffei Engineering Center in Žilina |
Univerzitná, 010 08 Žilina |

www.kraussmaffei.com
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KraussMaffei is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of machinery for processing plastics, and the only company supplying machinery covering three key technologies for the international plastics and rubber processing industries.
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| 21. |
EDAG Slovakia, s.r.o. (Engineering Services) in Bratislava |
Súbežná 3/a 811 04 Bratislava |

www.edag.de
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The world’s largest independent development partner, EDAG develops customized concepts and solutions, optimized for production, to meet the mobility needs of the future.
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| 22. |
CAR Technology, s.r.o. |
Vilová 2, 851 02 Bratislava |
www.car-t.com
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| 23. |
U.S. Steel Košice – Labortest, s.r.o. in Košice |
U. S. Steel Kosice, s.r.o. Vstupny areal U. S. Steel 044 54 Kosice |

www.usske.sk/labortest/
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The main reason for establishing the company was the need to fulfill strict legislative criteria for accreditation awards within the existing framework of the Slovak National Accreditation Service. The objective is to broaden the scope and quality of the final quality control service provided at U. S. Steel Kosice, s.r.o., as well as gaining better credibility with our customers after the introduction of an unbiased quality control system in line with STN EN ISO/IEC 17025 criteria.
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| 24. |
Continental Automotive Systems Slovakia, s.r.o. (R&D Center) in Zvolen |
Cesta ku Continentalu 8950/1, 960 01 Zvolen |

www.conti-online.com
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The Automotive Group of Continental AG is one of the leading global automotive suppliers. Automotive group has three Divisions – Chassis & Safety, Powertrain and Interior.
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| 25. |
Knott, s.r.o. (Testing Center) in Modra |
Dolná 142, 900 01 Modra |

www.knott.sk
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The companies within the KNOTT Group develop, design, manufacture and distribute chassis components for trailers and braking systems for commercial and off-highway vehicles.
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| 26. |
ŽP VVC, s.r.o. in Podbrezová (R&D Center) |
Kolkáreň 35, 976 81 Podbrezová |

www.zelpo.sk
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Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. belongs to the oldest metallurgical companies in Central Europe. Company belongs to global players with manufacturing plants in the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic and Spain and sells to 50 countries of the world through its own sales and marketing network. The company is holder of solutions for automobile industry, energy sector, engineering production as well as producers of structures and distributions.
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| 27. |
Karmann Engineering Services, s.r.o. in Trenčín |
Súvoz 1 911 32 Trenčín |

www.ces-engineering.de
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CES Engineering portfolio comprehends a wide range of construction design: bodyshell work, lighting, plastic parts and non-automotive components - from draft to start of production.
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| 28. |
TECHNODAT, CAE - systémy, s.r.o. (Engineering Services) in Trenčín |
Legionárska 7158/5 911 01 Trenčín |

www.technodat.sk
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Technodat company is an Engineering Design office and provides development, design and engineering services to the Automotive Industry, Railway Industry and Energy Industry. Technodat offers complex services in the whole development process, which covers the all phases in the Product design & development, starting with the analysis, study and concept design, through prototype design and series design, ending by simulation, optimalisation and production support. The main focus is on providing Engineering Design Services of Interior and Exterior Plastic and Metal Parts, Process Fixtures for Automotive Industry. Technodat is long-term subcontractor of TIER 1 suppliers.
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| 29. |
Institute of Materials & Machine Mechanics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava |
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Racianska 75 831 02 Bratislava 3
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www.umms.sav.sk
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The Institute performs basic and applied research oriented to the development of advanced metallic materials by modern technologies, such as pressure infiltration, plasma spraying, unidirectional solidification of eutectics, deposition methods with pressing, powder metallurgy, etc. The physical and mechanical properties are studied on the basis of knowledge of materials structure laws. Machine mechanics deals with the research of modelling of elastic and plastic continua, theory of noise and vibration control, acoustoelasticity, dynamic analysis of machine aggregates, fatigue endurance of constructions.
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| 30. |
VÚSAPL, a.s. in Nitra |
Novozámocká 179, Pošt. priečinok 59, 949 05 Nitra 5
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www.vusapl.sk
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Company VÚSAPL has many years´ experiences in the development of polymers, their application and processing using extrusion, injection moulding and blowing technologies. Over this period the valuable knowledges have been acquired and numerous contacts have been made with plastics producers and processors, both - inland and abroad. The main activities of VÚSAPL, a. s. are as follows: Research, development and applications of thermoplastics; Machine production and design; Manufacture of plastics products.
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| 31. |
DCA Engineering s.r.o in Dubnica nad Váhom |
Dukelská štvrť 1404/613, 018 41 Dubnica nad Váhom
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www.dupres-group.com
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In June 2004 the company Dupres Consulting s.r.o. founded the independent company DCA Engineering s.r.o. with the seat in Dubnica nad Váhom. This new founded company deals with designing works in the area of aviation and automotive industry. This area has recently shown a considerable interest of foreign, first of all German customers. DCA Engineering s.r.o. successfully supports leading development teams directly at customers abroad; at the same time grows the number of projects which are realized at company's premises at home. DCA Engineering supports projects in all development phases - from design, construction up to the production of complete drawing documentation.
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| 32. |
IPM Engineering, s.r.o. in Zvolen |
Sokolská 12, 960 01 Zvolen |

www.ipmeng.sk
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IPM Engineering, s.r.o. was established at the beginning of year 2005. The aim of the company is to respond to the request of present-day market and to provide engineering services to the companies that are dealing with the production and development of new products by the latest CAD/CAM technologies oriented to the Pro/E technology in Slovakia as well as within the EU. Through our experience and know-how IPM Engineering would like to participate in the development of mechanical design for the automotive, heavy equipment and transportation industry. The range of the offered services includes all stages of development of the new products, from the products design to the delivery of the prototypes.
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| 33. |
Institute of Materials Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Košice |
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Watsonova 47 040 01 Kosice
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www.imr.saske.sk
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The scientific orientation of IMR is towards the development and applications of new technologies and the development and testing of new materials. To achieve these aims the research has concentrated on: The physical and chemical nature of transformation and transportation phenomena taking place in materials with different chemical compositions (metals, ceramics, etc.) and microstructures (polycrystallic, amorphous, composites, etc.). The physical and mechanical properties and the deformation and fracture characteristics of different materials in different up to extreme environments and temperatures. They are studied and evaluated in relation with processing methods, microstructure and external conditions. The lifetime and mechanical reliability of specimens and components are predicted on the basis of the experimental results.
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| 34. |
Vedecko-technologický park Žilina (Science and Technology Park) |
Univerzitná 25, 010 08 Žilina |
www.vtpzilina.sk
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The main objectives:
SMEs support in Zilina Region, Improvement of business enterprise competitiveness with orientation on innovation, Support of technology transfer activities, Cooperation bewteen public and private sector in business enterprises development, Consulting services, Creation of business incubators for new entrepreneurs
The main focus areas :
In relationship to new entrepreneurs and in relationship to SME:
Technology transfer for dissemination and development of innovation in areas: Software engineering, telematics, mechatronics, ICT, Biomedical, Alternative energies, CA technologies, transport and communication technologies, smart transport systems, and others.
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| 35. |
Elastogran, s.r.o. |
Prievozská 2 821 09 Bratislava
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www.elastogran.sk
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As one of the leaders in the field of the specialty plastic material polyurethane (PUR) solutions, BASF is developing its global network. By establishing two system houses in Poland and Slovakia by Elastogran, it answers the needs of these fast growing markets in the Central and Eastern Europe. Just like all system houses, the new ones have as well local preparation, sales and development units.
The System House is an independently and locally working unit that except for traditional functions as technology service, development, system preparation and sales, specializes in counseling and customer care. BASF Company has over 30 system houses all over the world connected through the network that enables them to efficiently use information for the whole group.
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| 36. |
Robotec, s.r.o. |
Hlavná 3, 038 52 Sučany |
www.robotec.sk
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Mission of the center: development and projection
Main activities: projection of technological units for welding, manipulation, machining, material cutting and controlling
Functionality: technological units are fully functional and turn-key delivered to the customers
Equipment: welding, manipulator, machining, cutting, controlling or special equipment according to customer wishes. Fixtures, special components (sliders, petitioners).
Opportunity for business and cooperation in development: cooperation on projects and projection activities, implementation of new technological elements to technological units, development of technologies, products accordant to market’s needs.
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