One of the activities planned in the framework
of the EACN initiative was the organization of study visits to some of the
partners, with the aim of sharing best practices on how to support automotive
companies in their change process towards industrial modernisation.
The first event of this kind was held last
Friday 10th of July, with the title: Training and education modules to prepare
company personnel for Industry 4.0 change processes”. Organized in virtual
format by the Automotive Cluster of Bulgaria (AC Bulgaria), this meeting was
connected to the “Skills and Competences” thematic area, one of the four
pillars the EACN project is focused on.
The agenda of this encounter included a first
part with the presentation of the following companies:
- Festo Didactic SE, Germany: this world-leading provider of equipment and solutions for technical education, talked about the most relevant Industry 4.0 changes and their impact on the labour market. The company also presented the Festo Learning factory integrated in the Scharnhausen Technology plant, which provides their employees with practical training, through eLearning tools and workspaces with all kind of components and software from production.
- Visteon Electronics, Bulgaria: this company, involved in the design,
engineering and manufacture of innovative cockpit electronics and connected car
solutions, gave an overview about the activities the company is carrying out to
facilitate the transition to the factory of the future (such as bottom-up
emergent initiatives, organizational changes, etc.).
- Hanon Systems Plovdiv,
Bulgaria: this company, which works on innovative thermal and energy management
solutions, presented its training program to improve the ability of their
employees to solve real problems in their plant.
After these presentations, the consortium
members analysed how to integrate or transfer these best practices at their own
clusters, trying to look for synergies and identify common issues. The main
objective is to develop a future cooperation plan in the areas of interest.
A second virtual study visit is planned to be organised
by the Galician Automotive Cluster (CEAGA) next 30th of July.
