A Technology Transfer Centre (TTC) contributes to ensure the technological development of small and middle enterprises (lower than 250 people). Most of the time, it is a public centre which gives technological council, and very often works in partnership with SMEs, universities and research laboratories located close to them. Sometimes, it can be private.
The mission of a technology transfer centre is to:
- Disseminate scientific and technological developments to private industry ;
- Promote the development of the technology further into new products, processes, materials, or services that will enhance the country's industrial efficiency;
- Generate new industries and employment opportunities;
- Improve public services;
- Create more competitive products in world markets;
- Design new products and industrial developments.
A selection of Technology Transfer Centres involved in the field of injection, was carried out in different European countries (France , Portugal , Spain , Italy , Belgium , Germany).
According to the SME's waiting in the field of plasturgy, a survey form was elaborate in order to know the TTC characteristics (mainly in terms of competences). This form was sent to a list of selected European technology transfer centres.
Click >> here << to access a list of technology Transfer Centers in Plasturgy field.
The charts below give an overview of the survey results following different criterias (country, what is developed, informations means, services proposed, competences in injection and other competences).
