TEST S.c.a.r.l.

CENTRE OF COMPETENCE FOR TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

Regional “competence centres” and European knowledge and innovation networks:an international comparison of innovation cluster policies. Rome, 19/09/07

Policy Forum of the IKINET Project

Regional “competence centres” and European knowledge and innovation networks: an international comparison of innovation cluster policies

How to promote creativity and new innovative projects and companies:

The TEST S.c.a r.l. experience

Prof. Vincenzo TorrieriTEST S.c.a r.l. President

TEST S.c.a.r.l.

CENTRE OF COMPETENCE FOR TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

Regional “competence centres” and European knowledge and innovation networks:an international comparison of innovation cluster policies. Rome, 19/09/07

TEST S.c.a r.l.TEST S.c.a r.l. The originThe origin

TEST S.c.a r.l. is a consortium company with limited liability in charge of operating the Center of Competence for Transport Systems of the Campania Region (Italy).

The Center of Competence was established in the course of a three year project co-financed with the European Structural Regional Funds through the Regional Operative Program 2000/2006, aimed at realizing a regional network of Research resources (laboratories and competences) intended to integrate the relevant research offer, enable the qualification of advanced transport systems and satisfy the innovation demand of the transportation industry.

The main challenges addressed by the Centre of Competence are:• the reduction of environmental pollution,• the transport safety, • the transport systems’ efficiency.

TEST S.c.a.r.l.

CENTRE OF COMPETENCE FOR TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

Regional “competence centres” and European knowledge and innovation networks:an international comparison of innovation cluster policies. Rome, 19/09/07

TEST S.c.a r.l.TEST S.c.a r.l.PartnersPartners

The company TEST S.c.a.r.l. was founded on 1st February 2006 by the Centre of Competence project partners.

UNIVERSITA ’DEGLI STUDI

DI NAPOLI “FEDERICO II ”

(Majority of Social Capital 55%)

UNIVERSITA ’

DI

SALERNO (20%)

CNR - CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE

DELLE RICERCHE (17%)

UNIVERSITA ’

DEGLI

STUDI DEL

SANNIO (2%)

UNIVERSITA ’

DEGLI STUDI DI

NAPOLI

“L’ORIENTALE ” (2%)

UNIVERSITA ’ DEGLI

“PARTHENOPE ” (2%)

PARCO SCIENTIFICO

E TECNOLOGICO -

TECHNAPOLI (2%)

STUDI DI NAPOLI

MISSION:•provide advanced Engineering Services for the qualification of advanced transport vehicles and transport systems;•carry out Research activities and participate at reference project in the field with relevant Private and Public stakeholders; •support Spin-offs and perform Technology •deliver highly-qualified Training on Transport Technologies

TEST S.c.a.r.l.

CENTRE OF COMPETENCE FOR TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

Regional “competence centres” and European knowledge and innovation networks:an international comparison of innovation cluster policies. Rome, 19/09/07

TEST Laboratories

PROPULSION

CHAIN

VEHICLES TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

• Power Train and Power Train and Vehicle LabVehicle Lab

• Transportation Transportation electrical systems electrical systems and drives Laband drives Lab

• Transportation Transportation vehicles Labvehicles Lab

• Flight Test and Flight Flight Test and Flight simulation Lab simulation Lab

• Hydrodynamic LabHydrodynamic Lab

• Road safety LabRoad safety Lab

• ITS – Intelligent ITS – Intelligent Transport System Transport System

Lab Lab

• Transportation & Transportation & territory Labterritory Lab

TEST S.c.a.r.l.

CENTRE OF COMPETENCE FOR TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

Regional “competence centres” and European knowledge and innovation networks:an international comparison of innovation cluster policies. Rome, 19/09/07

Main Cooperations

• ALENIA AeronauticaALENIA Aeronautica

Testing of structural characterization of composite fuselage panels

• ANSALDO BREDAANSALDO BREDA

Static and fatigue structural testing for the qualification of a railway boogie

• FIREMAFIREMA

Static and fatigue structural testing for the qualification of a railway boogie

• FIREMA TRASPORTI S.p.A, PIAGGIO Aeroindustries, Consorzio FIREMA TRASPORTI S.p.A, PIAGGIO Aeroindustries, Consorzio TECNOLOGISTECNOLOGIS

Financed Project:Financed Project: Public-Private Laboratory TEST X Public-Private Laboratory TEST X TRANSPORTTRANSPORT

The project focuses on the innovation in railway and aeronautic vehicles and on the introduction of advanced methods of design (also by applying Virtual Reality) and of production with composite materials

TEST S.c.a.r.l.

CENTRE OF COMPETENCE FOR TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

Regional “competence centres” and European knowledge and innovation networks:an international comparison of innovation cluster policies. Rome, 19/09/07

A New Company for innovation in TransportA New Company for innovation in Transport

Test S.c.a r.l. is going to constitute a new company dedicated to testing activities for the development of nautic, flight and terrestrial vehicles and their components. The new company will manage the TEST Vehicles Laboratory, in Caserta, where the following laboratories are located:

• Static and fatigue structural testing of full-scale large vehicles components

• Virtual Reality Centre

• Experimental estimation of Inertia tensors • Virtual Crash Test

TEST S.c.a.r.l.

CENTRE OF COMPETENCE FOR TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

Regional “competence centres” and European knowledge and innovation networks:an international comparison of innovation cluster policies. Rome, 19/09/07

Thanks for your attention

Prof. ing.Vincenzo TorrieriPresident TEST S.c.a r.l.

University of Naples Federico II Via Nuova Agnano, 11

80125 NAPLES - ITALY Tel. +39 081 7685123 – Fax +39 081 7685118

e.mail: info@crdctest.it www.crdctest.it