� 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.