4 Let’s connect ... Mechanical engineering Province of West Flanders and mechatronics cluster Our economic Department of international relations and European programmes
Due to its multidisciplinary nature, the West Flanders has a broad network of over situation in numbers Koning Leopold III-laan 41, 8200 Bruges mechanical engineering and mechatronics 250 companies active in the mechanical West-Flanders (M&M) cluster is an essential innovation partner engineering and mechatronics sector, with Belgium, Europe in the food, new materials, blue energy and experts including Flanders Make, UGent, Howest, healthcare sectors. Its driving force: a passion KU Leuven, Sirris, and VIVES. [email protected] for finding innovative solutions for complex, T 0032 50 40 32 53 dynamic problems – an area where West Flemish www.west-vlaanderen.be/connectwestflanders companies rank among the best in the world.
m2 5 15,000 Start&GO infrastructure (133 offices & studios) New materials cluster
West Flanders has a long history in textiles The new materials open innovation hall gathers businesses and synthetic fibres and plastics have further shared competencies and equipment to further advanced the province’s strong reputation, with research on the use of recycled materials in many West Flanders’ companies leading the plastics processing and textiles. Themes include world in materials innovation. The new materials thermoplastic polymers and composites, process cluster catalyses and supports the development optimisation and new production processes, and of this core industry. textile and plastics recycling. 3,000 FvT (Businesses of the Future) network 3,078 start-ups West 1,500 Registered Flanders entrepreneurs connects Applied Technological Innovation 15,000 economically young people Proud of our talent, innovation, and industry.
AvT (Academy for the Future) reach + 2,500 job-seekers + 1,400 staff + 6,400 students The Province of West Flanders Our growth Our entrepreneurship supports entrepreneurs by establishing The province of West Flanders stimulates cooperation between industry, research institutions and government to strengthen sectors showing exceptional A comprehensive transport network to an environment that encourages international growth opportunities. European consumers innovation and growth. Together West Flanders offers an efficient, reliable, and sustainable logistics system and transport network located within the “Blue Banana”, the EU’s economic spine. This puts with our partners, we stimulate West Flanders’ businesses within 500km of 60% of European purchasing power. entrepreneurship, invest in space for companies to expand sustainably,