05.-07.05.2010, Bergamo, Italien

Eine Unternehmerreise der italienischen Partner im Enterprise Europe Network zu High-Tech-Unternehmen in der Region Bergamo-Brescia.

Introduction

The company mission aims at introducing participants to a set of three high tech companies of the advanced ceramics sector providing services, materials and systems for a wide range of cutting edge applications in manufacturing industries. Companies are located in the Bergamo-Brescia area, east of Milan, where the big technological and manufacturing platform of Lombardy is based.

Petroceramics is a top level start up company providing research, development and engineering services in cutting edge applications of ceramic and composite materials: from the composites for brake systems in race cars to components for aerospace and defence industries. Meeting Petroceramics allows participants to visit the Kilometrorosso Science Park, a prestigious science park designed by the famous architect Jean Nouvel. HTC is a market-oriented company with a 20 years old experience in development and manufacturing zirconia- and alumina- based components for a wide range of mechanical applications in different industrial sectors.

TAV is a leading global provider of vacuum furnaces for process technologies of ceramic and metallic materials: the company supplies equipment to the other ceramic hosting companies.
A common feature of the hosting organisations is their strong customer orientation: although providing different products (R&D services, materials and components, furnaces) companies are definitely customer oriented, that is their strengthpoint is represented by a business model based on cooperation with customers.

Participants will be conveniently accommodated in a hotel in Bergamo, allowing the opportunity to spend a few evening hours visiting the medieval Bergamo Alta district. It’s recommended to search flights to/from the Bergamo Orio Serio airport (15 minutes from downtown). The Milan airports (Linate and Malpensa) however could be easily reached by bus in 1-2 hours, respectively.

Final Programme

May 5
Arrival in Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport

May 6
9,00 am – Departure by bus from the meeting point at the central station
9,30 am – Arrival at Kilometrorosso Science Park
Visit of Petroceramics
01,00 pm – Lunch at Kilometrorosso cafeteria
02,00 pm – Transfer to Caravaggio
02,30 pm - Visit of TAV
05,00 pm – Transfer to Bergamo – central station
07,30 pm – Social dinner in Bergamo Alta (the old and upper town)

May 7
9,00 am – Departure from the meeting point and transfer to Rovato
10,00 am - Visit of HTC
01,00 pm – Lunch
02,30 pm – Transfer to Airport
03,00 pm – Arrival at Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport