am-LAB

Overview

am-LAB is having a physical presence in the West Pannon region of Hungary. The location of am-LAB is: 9700 – Szombathely, Zanati str. 32-36 (Hungary). am-LAB is in the proximity of the CLAUDIUS Industry Park of Szombathely supported with excellent road connections (motorway, highway), excellent public transport (regular buses, trains), and of course high speed internet is granted.

am-LAB is the service provider for promoting and assisting digitization of SMEs in Western Hungary. In the forefront are additive manufacturing, maturity technology survey and their broad applications. am-LAB is the 100% daughter company of Pannon Business Network Association - PBN.

Currently am-LAB website is operating under www.amlab.hu where it is clearly explained am-LAB activities and the services provided related to the digital transformation of the SMEs.

PBN has over a decade of experience in developing competitiveness of businesses and transforming them into policy inputs. Over 200 SMEs received innovation benchmarking and mentoring services in the previous funding period. More than 50 international partnership projects contributed to the gathering of high end international know-how and connections that were translated for the benefit of the companies. Key industrial focus areas are mechatronics, wood and furniture and logistics.

For over 3 years by now, Industry4.0 and digitization are the core areas. Numerous partnership projects include Central European collaboration for knowhow sharing, specialization in the field of smart factories. Additional competency is the high growth companies development. PBN got the contract of developing nationally the top 300 most promising HGCs, and transform their growth into a sustainable way – with digitization the center. It also includes technology maturity audit, in close co-operation with Upper Austria and Baden- Württemberg. Over a year ago additive manufacturing was also incorporated into the vision.

PBN has strong co-operational network in mechatronics, which is a decisive sector in Western Hungary. The relevant cluster management and educational institutions have a strategic working relationship with PBN.

Wood and furniture sector is important, as the forestry coverage is significant and the only university with forestry specialization is located in Western Hungary. The nationally accredited cluster management has ten years of working relationship with PBN. Logistics and warehousing are dependent on the strong manufacturing industry. It represents important part of the employment, and Hungarian SMEs are well represented.

 

am-LAB partnership hub has a broad access to regional and national SMEs. PBN has over a decade of experience with SME innovation management and benchmarking. The pool of partners exceeds 250, covering all strategic sectors of the Western Hungarian economy. Additionally, PBN is the partner of the High Growth Companies development program, including 300 manufacturing companies. It is the exclusive access to the highest potential family-owned companies in Hungary. There are ongoing activities related to the SMEs at PBN. It also supports a living, innovation-oriented partnership pool, which is a solid platform for the am-LAB hub.

Local innovation technology transfer network has strong organically developed relations. Members of the hub are local university – ELTE Multidisciplinary Science Network -, local manufacturing company, cluster of mechatronic manufacturing SMEs. Regional government is supporting and closely following the progress.

PBN is also member of the Hungarian National 5G Coalition, which aims to collect all the innovation-oriented organizations that are willing to benefit from the broadband development of Hungary. am-LAB - due to the large quantity of digital data generated and processed – is a strategic member. Conferences are great platform to intermediate international knowledge to the local ecosystem.

PBN is organizing conferences and workshops, in 2017. November on additive manufacturing. 6 international partners are presenting and sharing how digitization contributed to their local business environment evolution, and am-LAB will be introduced as the anchor of the regional digitization initiatives in SME manufacturing. It is a regular form of sharing insights and know-how. Digital technologies.