Plastipolis Cluster Innovation through polymer

microtechnology Leuven, October 13th, 2015

Established in 2005 More than 400 members with: •250 firms 90% SMEs Consolidated turnover: 5 500 M€ Nb employees : 30 000

•95 R&D and education centers •60 institutions •4 000 contacts (industry & academic)

•140 running projects for 400 M€ •More than 230 submitted projects •280 different companies partners of projects (including 180 SMEs) •8 new training and education programs •25 European projects Plastipolis members

Plastipolis: Cluster figures

Status 2013

Meetings, workshops, events

Information sharing platform

Open innovation system

Axis#1: Cluster development tools

Technologies and markets •6 final markets •16 key applications •4 technology domains

Competences •Technical skills •Attractivity of talented people •Management skills •Transversality

International development •Technology partnerships •Export •Attractivity for investors

Investisment and industrialization • Financing of innovative companies

Axis #2: Areas of innovation

Transportation – Weight reduction – Structures for electric

propulsion systems – Flame retardant – Materials for batteries – Bio based materials – Recycling – New propulsion systems – Thermoplastic composites

Medical & health – Bio resorbable

implants – Biocompatible

coatings – Drug delivery

systems – Labs on chips

Packaging

– Bio based materials – High barrier

property packaging – Food contact – recycling

Construction – Tightness – Corrosion

resistance – Composites

Energy –Photovoltaic –Storage

systems –recycling

Consumer goods –labeling –Traceability –Printed electronics

Market challenges and key applications

Performant and innovative processes

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Smart plastics products

Advanced materials

Technology strategic domains

Sustainability and eco-design

Inter-cluster cooperation (FP7 capacity – Region of knowledge / Interreg 4C)

Innovation for SME (INNET, Tactics- DG Entrerprise)

Collaborative projects (FP7 cooperation)

Technology transfer project

(FP6 / FP7 ERANET)

CLUSTER

Coordination actions (FP7 cooperation)

Strategic vision (FP6 & FP7 ETP & NoE)

European cooperation and interclustering

Examples of European Projects

MINAM 2.0 • Micro-manufacturing • FP7

CORNET Biopolymer • Bio-based materials • ERANET

NANOCOM • Nanomaterials • FP7

3D-Hipmas • MIDs • FP7

WIINTECH • International cooperations • DG Entreprise

IMPRESS • Surface micro-

structuring • FP7

COLAE • Organic electronics • FP7

ALPLASTICS • Regional interclustering • Alpine Sspace

Advanced materials

High added value processes

Cluster cooperations

ConProMi project 1. Develop new hybrid micromanufacturing processes, for high

added value applications 2. Objectives:

– Combine technologies for tooling production – Develop new micromanufacturing technologies for multi-

materials and multi-shapes components – Hybridize complementary replication technologies for

micro-structurated parts production – Associate metallic and plastics components – Integrate smart functions on plastic substrat

3. Demontrators: – Micro-cooler – Microfluidic system

4. Partners

NewPIM Project 1. Develop industrial application of PIM Process 2. Objectives:

– Reduce time to market from 12 to 4 weeks thanks to simulation

– Improve quality and productivity of the PIM processes thank to feedstock optimization

– Develop PIM process in new emerging market thank to new feedstocks development

3. Some demonstrators developed during the project: – GPS antenna – USB stick

4. Partners

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