profil.metall - steel and metal processing in Brandenburg and Berlin
The metal industry is one of Brandenburg's leading single industrial sectors in employment and turnover: - Almost 200 firms with ca. 14,500 employees - Ca. 2.5 bn. EUR total turnover - Share of all industry enterprises and employment is at around 18%, turnover at ca. 14%. The branch competence field consists of a broad variety of production processes – from pig iron and steel fabrication, different processing stages up to supply and final products.
General Information
Country: Germany
Region: BRANDENBURG
Active since : 2007
Cluster Information
State of life: Mature
Does your cluster have any significant sub-clusters with own profiles?: Yes
Main activities: lobbying activities; development of new products and processes; access to new markets; collaboration with research institutions; qualified labour initiative; innovation by means of partizipation
Cluster Composition:
| Number of companies within the cluster: | 92 |
|---|---|
| Number of universities, technical colleges, schools or other education organisations within the cluster: | 7 |
| Number of others (individuals, consultants,...) within the cluster: | 5 |
| Number of companies with 50 and less than 250 employees within the cluster: | 89 |
| Number of companies with 250 and less than 500 employees within the cluster: | 2 |
| Number of companies with more than 1000 employees within the cluster: | 1 |
Cooperation Objectives
Cooperation objectives:
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General dissemination and information exchange
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medium
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Networking, sharing/exchange of knowledge and expertise
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high
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Search for partners for collaborative R&D
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high
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Access to markets / new customers
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high
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Specific Cluster Characteristics
Ambition of the cluster:
| Region | Priority |
|---|---|
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Regional
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high
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National
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medium
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European
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high
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Worldwide
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low
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:
| Industry | Priority |
|---|---|
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Well balanced
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Yes
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Cooperation experience of the cluster management:
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Regional
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high
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National
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low
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European
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low
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International
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low
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Expertise and experience of the cluster in the following industrial activities:
| Experience | Priority |
|---|---|
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Manufacturing processes
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high
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Robotics and automation
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high
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Factory operation
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high
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New materials and material sciences
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high
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