The multisector federation for the technology industry 2212021

The multisector federation for the technology industry 2/21/2021

Sectors of the technology industry § § § Metals & materials Metal products Plastics Mechanical & mechatronical engineering Electrical engineering & electronics Information and communication technologies (ICT) § Automotive § Aerospace § Defence & security 2

Agoria key figures § Agoria = 1, 300 member companies § Material output in the technology industry: § Turnover € 46. 6 billion § 238, 245 jobs § 71% exports 3

Agoria key figures - SME (> 100 employees) § Material output SME: turnover € 10. 7 billion 84, 763 jobs 42. 6% exports § Including ICT services: 34, 658 jobs 4

Exports according to destination Rest of the world 21% European Union 79% 5

Economic climate in the technology industry (1997 = index 100) 6

Our mission § Bring people together, networking § Influence § Advise 7

Sectors of the technology industry § § § Metals & materials Metal products Plastics Mechanical & mechatronical engineering Electrical engineering & electronics Information and communication technologies (ICT) § Automotive § Aerospace § Defence & security 8

Mechanical & mechatronical engineering § § 500 companies (355 member companies) 42, 000 employees Total delivery: € 7. 8 billion Export percentage: 79% (for member companies) § SME-sector (84% of companies < 100 employees) § Multi-technology innovation (mechanics, mechatronics, electronics, ICT, materials, . . ) 9

“Mechanical & mechatronical engineering”: Products & companies § Machinery and equipment Products: Machine-tool, Textile machinery, Agricultural, horticultural and animal husbandery machines, Construction machines, Rail and tramwaystock, … Companies: LVD, Picanol, CNH, Caterpillar, Bombardier § Appliances and components Products: Pneumatic and hydraulic devices, Air handling and refrigerating equipment, Fire technologies, Lifts and escalators, Gears and transmissions, … Companies: Atlas Copco, Daikin, Somati, Hansen Transmission, … § Sub-contracting and services 10

Mechanical & mechatronical engineering: Sector Characteristics § Export-oriented § 74, 5% export; for some sub sector, this share exceeds 85% § Services on the up and up § Turnover growth of 10% in "delivery and services" § Accelerated innovation § Increase in the number of engineers and computer experts in the last three years between 30% and 50% 11

Main activities of Belgian innovation partners Development of new products Industry Improvement of existing projects AGORIA - "Mechanical & Mechatronical Engineering" Roadmapping Universities Education Basic research Applied research Social role Networking Collective Research Centres Implementation Research Sensibilisation Technology Watch WTCM - CRC of the "Technological Industry" 12

Main activities of Belgian innovation partners Development of new products Industry Improvement of existing projects AGORIA - "Mechanical & Mechatronical Engineering" Roadmapping Universities Education Basic research Applied research Social role Networking Collective Research Centres Implementation Research Sensibilisation Technology Watch WTCM - CRC of the "Technological Industry" 13

Roadmap for the Me 2 -sector: Why? § Increase the attention for Technology and Innovation-strategies § Leads to common sector actions and networking (common challenges) § Creating a basic framework for our member companies (Me 2) to work out their innovation-strategy § Trigger for future R&D activities 14

Our roadmap approach: approach § Attention for sector specific trends (Me 2) § Combination of Market- and Technology driven Roadmaps § Work out § 4 Workshops (Industry + Experts + Agoria) covering 3 layers: MARKET, PROCESS/PRODUCT, ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES § Final session: consolidation 15

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Market & Society Organization + Product Technologies Technology push Market pull Our roadmap approach: approach 17

Market driven trends Product design Organization Influence on Process & Product Which technology is available? 18

Layer 3: Enabling technologies § MIS Software § Information & communication technologies § Mechatronics : sensors, actuators, … § Micro- & nano-technology § Materials & materials technology § Integrated design capabilities § Manufacturing technology 19

Interdependencies between layers M 1 Market M 2 M 3 Supply chain O 1 O 2 O 3 O 4 Products functionalities P 1 P 2 P 3 P 4 Enabling Technologies T 1 T 2 T 3 20

Market & Society Organization + Product Network Technologies Technology push Market pull Our roadmap approach: approach 21

Why networking in Me 2 -sector? § World-market > top-products > topcompetencie § Total-solutions / additional services § Cyclicity > capacity exchange § Lack of innovation and innovation strategy in Me 2 -companies 22

Main activities of Belgian innovation partners Development of new products Industry Improvement of existing projects AGORIA - "Mechanical & Mechatronical Engineering" Roadmapping Universities Education Basic research Applied research Social role Networking Collective Research Centres Implementation Research Sensibilisation Technology Watch WTCM - CRC of the "Technological Industry" 23

Conclusions: Innovation drivers q Improved collaboration university industry § Industry-driven research at universities § University-driven innovation in industry q Roadmap : a confrontation of market needs and enabling technologies q Networking and competence centres 24