Shareholders
AVL is the largest private and independent company for the development of drive systems with combustion engines and measurement and testing technology. AVL develops and im-proves all sorts of drive systems as a competent partner of the engine and car industry. The simulation methods needed for development work are also developed and marketed by AVL. The engine meas-urement technology and test system products cover all devices and systems that are needed for test-ing engines and vehicles.
Prof. Dr. Josef Affenzeller
Statement:
"Since the very start of ACstyria, AVL has been an active member and shareholder. AC Styria gener-ated international recognition for the region in view of its high level of automotive activities. This helped to strengthen the region as an investment location and at the same time strengthened compa-nies for international business relationships."
Krenhof AG is a forging manufacturer for cars, utility vehicles, mechanical engineering and the con-struction industryWith 280 employees, more than 10 million forgings are manufactured in Köflach each year. Krenhof represents the highest quality standard, reliability and flexibility in medium-sized production. The company is TS16949 and EN 14001 certified.
Mag. Matthias Hartmann
Statement:
MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & CO KG is the global leading partner of automotive manufacturers for the development and production of complete vehicles. At present, the Mercedes Benz G-class, BMW X3, Saab 93 Cabrio, Grand Cherokee Jeep and the Commander as well as the Chrysler 300C are manufactured at the Graz location. Magna Steyr Fuel Systems develops and produces tank systems in Sinabelkirchen and Weiz. With regard to future mobility, MAGNA STEYR is dealing with numerous innovative areas as well as energy-saving systems, intelligent safety, emotional vehicles as well as virtual development.
Ing. Hubert Hödl, chairman of the board
Statement:
"ACstyria and its partners are a model of best practice for the bringing together of all the strengths along a region's automotive value added chain beyond the Styrian borders. This allows them to in-crease innovation, international competitiveness and long-term job protection through environmentally-friendly practices. The fact that the automotive industry is the driving force and the incentive driver for Styria makes us both proud and optimistic about what the future holds."
Innofinanz - Steiermärkische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsförderungs Ges.m.b.H. (SFG) was founded in 1991 in order to handle all of Styria's operative business development areas. The transfer of numerous additional tasks meant that over the years it gradually developed into the Styrian service centre for companies, investors and initiators of regional, national and international business-related projects.At the centre of activities lie the development of the business location and the support of companies in Styria. Whether it be about promotion, industrial location or expansion of a company, the provision of appealing regional company locations, advice for markets and market opportunities, easier access to training, research and development funds, new co-operation and networks or innovative funding: SFG time and again offers targeted services with advice, support and information.
Ing. Gerd Holzschlag
Statement:
"ACstyria and its partners are of particular economic importance for the region of Styria. Since it was founded, the Autocluster has been linking business, research, training and public institutions in a sys-tematic way and identifying synergies. It makes a significant contribution to increasing innovation as well as improving international competitiveness - and does this with considerable global success!"
TCM International GmbH is an international provider of services for everything relating to the produc-tion process. The previous range of services known as TEMPO was expanded with new business fields at the end of 2007 and thereby repositions TCM on the market as a Total Solution Provider. The services that TCM offers around the world cover the following areas: TEMPO (Tool Management, Education, Measurement Management, Process Development, Design, Engineering and Manage-ment, Organisation), as well as the business fields of tool manufacture, measuring technology & cali-bration laboratory, testing and measuring instruments, Application Engineering Centre (AEC), tool trading, tool grindery, PRAXIS (database), repair and fluid management. TCM can now offer the fol-lowing services following the takeover of Peters Engineering in autumn 2007: car manufacture, me-chanical engineering/automation technology, measuring and control technology, PET 002 - electric vehicles.
Manfred Kainz
Statement:
"Using the strengths of a local network for the international market - this was the basic idea behind the founding of ACstyria. These initial expectations have been easily exceeded: ACstyria is the central and pivotal point of the Austrian automotive industry and the synergies of all of the involved partner companies help to make the auto cluster into what it is: networking at its best!"