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Association of Mechanical Engineering and
Metalworking Industries of Latvia www.masoc.lv
MASOC Association of Mechanical Engineering and Metalworking
Industries of Latvia
/
Metalworking Cluster
Toms Grinfelds
Executive Director
21.07.2017
Association of Mechanical Engineering and
Metalworking Industries of Latvia www.masoc.lv
MASOC – Association of Mechanical Engineering
and Metalworking Industries of Latvia
• Established in 1994 as informative and consultative centre for the specified industrial sector
• Voluntary, membership based organisation
• Unites about 160 members – companies, related service providers and knowledge institutions
• Members from all regions of Latvia
• Implements activities typical for sector associations and cluster organisations
• Since 2009 – recognised as one of the priority clusters in Latvia as part of National Cluster programmes. Recent project with ERDF support 2016-2020.
• Objective – development of international competitiveness of the member companies and sector in general
Association of Mechanical Engineering and
Metalworking Industries of Latvia www.masoc.lv
MASOC – members
Number of Member Companies Size of Member Companies
(persons employed)
29
1 5 6 6 712 8
26
512
47
24 21
1
1810 12 9
14 159
29 30 29 2833 32 35
4452
8190
103
140
158
177172
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151154
158162
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New members
Association of Mechanical Engineering and
Metalworking Industries of Latvia www.masoc.lv
MASOC – composition of the cluster
METALS METAL PRODUCTS
MACHINERY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
TRANSPORT VEHICLES
Design and
prototyping
Testing and
certification
Specialised
services
Material
suppliers
Materials
recovery
Suppliers of
equipment
Education
Research
Association of Mechanical Engineering and
Metalworking Industries of Latvia www.masoc.lv
Main activities of the cluster
Networking / Co-operation
Education & HR development
Marketing / Export promotion
International co-operation
Information
Productivity & efficiency
Association of Mechanical Engineering and
Metalworking Industries of Latvia www.masoc.lv
Key activities – marketing and export
promotion
• Joint stands at international
exhibitions and trade fairs
(Germany, Finland, Sweden,
Norway, UK, Russia)
• Outgoing and incoming trade
missions
• Organisation of Tech Industry –
biggest engineering industry
exhibition in Baltics. Riga, end
of November.
Association of Mechanical Engineering and
Metalworking Industries of Latvia www.masoc.lv
Key activities – R&D and
development of new products • Competence Centre Project
– Implementation 2016 – 2018 (2020)
– Support to development of new products and technologies / industrial R&D
– 15 ongoing research projects
3 main areas of research
Advanced manufacturing technologies
New materials Transport technologies
Association of Mechanical Engineering and
Metalworking Industries of Latvia www.masoc.lv
Key activities – efficiency and
productivity improvement
Topics
Energy efficiency
Digitalisation / Industry 4.0
Process management
New technologies
Activities
Information exchange
Seminars
Study visits
Pilot projects
Association of Mechanical Engineering and
Metalworking Industries of Latvia www.masoc.lv
Key activities – education and HR
development
Human ressource
development
professional further
training Studies
Vocational
preparation and
training Early education Professional
orientation
Association of Mechanical Engineering and
Metalworking Industries of Latvia www.masoc.lv
Key activities - TehnoBuss
• Mobile demo laboratory equipped
with modern technologies – CNC
machines, FESTO automatisation ,
3D printer, multimedia, welding
equipment, etc;
• Visiting schools and giving lectures
to schoolchildren (mainly 7-9 grade)
• Operating since September 2015
• Project developed in co-operation
with Nordmetall, Germany
• Since beginning, more than 180
schools visited, lectures attended by
19 000 schoolchildren
Main objective –
To raise interest in technology and
engineering sciences and to attract
young people to choose technical
education
Association of Mechanical Engineering and
Metalworking Industries of Latvia www.masoc.lv
Key activities – networking and co-
operation • Monthly meetings
– Held in some of the member company
– Exchange of information and good
practice
– Focus on some particular topic
– Networking and building trust
• Two day strategy seminars
– Discussion on strategic issues
– Informal discussion and networking
• Web based information exchange
IT system and database on
available technologies and
competences
Association of Mechanical Engineering and
Metalworking Industries of Latvia www.masoc.lv
MASOC - Association of mechanical
engineering and metalworking industries of
Latvia
Viskaļu iela 36A, Riga, LV-1006, LATVIA
Phone: +371 67554825
Fax: +371 67089776
www.masoc.lv