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Innovation in cooperation.

INPRO Innovationsgesellschaft für fortgeschrittene Produktionssysteme in der Fahrzeugindustrie is a joint venture by the companies Volkswagen, Daimler, ThyssenKrupp, Siemens and Sabic. The Federal State of Berlin is also holding shares in the company since its foundation in 1983.

The primary objective is to drive innovations in production engineering forward and to transfer research results to industrial applications. Our shareholder in cooperation projects benefit of maintaining and expanding technological advences in production. Our international clients in science and industry are therefore able to access a unique portfolio of skills and take advantage of INPRO's extensive expertise when introducing and implementing production innovations in the automotive industry.

Achieving this goal starts with the search, identification and evaluation of ideas and innovative impulses, and leads to the development of user-oriented solutions, their exemplary implementation and support right through to their deployment by shareholder or other customers. The joint work of all involved parties on ideas and their implementation within the network results in creates a knowledge advantage, which is difficult to copy and therefore leads to sustainable competitive advantages.

INPRO project work is performed in four areas of competence

• Process simulation,

• Production systems and intelligence processes,

• Manufacturing and automation technology and

• Layering and fastening technologies

and is supplemented by the Technology Watch Group. At this time, INPRO employs about 60 technical/scientific employees, supported by around 30 part-time employees. Practical work is carried out in INPRO's own testing facility. Turnover amounts to roughly 7 million euros.

Among our clients and partners:

• Audi

• AutoForm

• BASF

• Bosch

• Daimler

• ESI Group

• GNS

• IAV

• IWKA

• Medav
• Sabic

• SEAT

• Siemens

• Skoda

• ThyssenKrupp

• Volkswagen

as well as numerous partners in research and development (BAM, DKFI, Fraunhofer Institute, etc.).

INPRO Innovationsgesellschaft mbH Berlin

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