On 23-24 April, Lower Silesia hosted a delegation of Aerospace industry representatives from Saxony. The visit to our region was part of a larger economic mission, which also included the Silesian and Subcarpathian Voivodeships. The event in Lower Silesia was organised by the Marshal Office of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in partnership with the Lower Silesian Aviation Cluster and the Centre for Innovation and Business of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology.
The Saxon side was represented by a number of experts and practitioners active in the broader Aerospace sector, including representatives from Fraunhoer IKTS, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raum-fahrt e.V., Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH, Deutsches Zentrum für Astrophysik, LRT - Kompetenzzentrum Luft- und Raum fahrttechnik Sachsen/Thüringen e. V., MIKROMAT GmbH, NSH TECHNOLOGY GmbH, the Technical University of Dresden and vosla GmbH.
During their two-day stay, the aforementioned industry representatives learnt about the potential of the Lower Silesian aerospace industry and had the opportunity to participate in numerous networking events.
The first day started with a visit to the Legnica Special Economic Zone, where the Lower Silesian Aviation Cluster was presented and its numerous representatives gathered at the meeting had the opportunity to showcase the potential of their companies.
Afterwards, everyone went to the headquarters of Radiotechnika Marketing in Pietrzykowice near Wrocław. Radiotechnika Marketing is a modern manufacturer of electronic components for specialist applications. The company creates individual solutions for the design and production of power and control systems as well as cable and fibre optic connectors and harnesses. Thanks to its comprehensive and individual approach, the company is able to provide customised solutions for the most demanding customers, from design to the finished product.
After learning about the potential of businesses from the region, the guests from Saxony went on an afternoon visit to the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, where they had the opportunity to learn about the research potential of the most important technical university in Lower Silesia, including in the fields of space, incremental and laser technologies and the offer of the Laboratory of Electromagnetic Compatibility (LEC).
The second day started with a visit to the Collins Aerospace plant, one of the most important aerospace companies in Poland and the world, where the manufacturing process and the maintenance and repair activities carried out at the plant were presented. The closing buckle of the visit to Lower Silesia was a demonstration of the specialist measurement laboratories at Nanores Lab. The company has high quality equipment that allows analysis and modification of materials at the nano and micro scale.