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� 1861: Foundation of the enterprise Geiger & Hesser
� Post-war period: Foundation of the enterprise Höfliger & Karg
� 1969/1970: Takeover by the Bosch Group of bouth enterprises
Origin of numerous enterprises of the packaging industry
Organically grown business cluster
1. Background
2. Packaging Cluster
Packing
� Protection and transportation instrument
� Marketing and handling function
� Special packaging solutions
� durability of the packing
� Globalization
Packaging machines
� Increasing requirements , more competition
� High demand of flexibility
� Need of modularity and interlaced solutions
2. Packaging Cluster
� From enterprises for enterprises
� Overcome “language barriers”
� Skilled employees: education and training
� Initiation and support of cooperation projects
Main goal:
bundle innovative forces of the Stuttgart Region in a more effective way in
order to boost synergies and provide sustainable contributions for a faster
transfer of research results into marketable products and results.
2. Packaging Cluster
� Institutionalised and moderated cooperation platform
� Network comprising most important packaging technology players in the
Stuttgart Region
� Foundation of PEC: 26.10.2007
� Packaging Excellence Region Stuttgart e.V.
Competence center for the packaging and automation technology
� 36 initial members
� Location: City of Waiblingen
3. Foundation of the PEC
3. Foundation of the PEC
PEC as Competence Center:
Combining all regional forces of the packaging industry (companies, universities,
research institutes, etc.) to an institutionalised and moderated network.
basis for synergies and cooperation is created.
Increase of innovation
Strengthening of global competitiveness
� Currently > 50 members
� World leader, small and middle sized companies in packaging
� Family businesses
� Suppliers
� Universities
� Specialized engineering and services providers
� Institutions
4. Members
LANDKREIS BÖBLINGEN
LANDKREIS ESSLINGEN
REGION STUTTGART
LANDKREIS GÖPPINGEN
STUTTGART
REMS-MURR-KREIS
LANDKREIS LUDWIGSBURG
4. Members
LANDKREIS BÖBLINGEN
LANDKREIS ESSLINGEN
REGION STUTTGART
LANDKREIS GÖPPINGEN
STUTTGART
REMS-MURR-KREIS
LANDKREIS LUDWIGSBURG
LANDKREIS BÖBLINGEN
LANDKREIS ESSLINGEN
REGION STUTTGART
LANDKREIS GÖPPINGEN
STUTTGART
REMS-MURR-KREIS
LANDKREIS LUDWIGSBURG
� Moderating the interface between economy, science and politics
� Organised platform for the exchange of experience and the initiation of
cooperation projects
� Link to other networks and competence centers
� Supporting the implementation and application of innovation
� Demonstration of application potentials of new technologies
� Initiatives of education and training
� Common booth at different fairs
5. Tasks
� Study Groups: Services, Virtual Engineering, Innovation Clean Packaging,
Pack ML
� Internationalisation / Development of foreign markets
� Meetings at a members companies
� Workshops/seminars:
„Ultrasonic welding and punching in the packaging technology“
“EC machinery directive”
“Future Trends in the packaging technology”
� Fairs
6. Agenda
6. Agenda
The PEC offers its members the possibility to participate in a network providing
the possibility of intense dialogue with industry and research in order to look
“beyond one’s own nose”.
Thanks for your kind attention.