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EBTC CONFERENCE

INDIAN TRANSPORT INDUSTRY The Aerospace case: a fast growing sector

Torino, 30th October 2009

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EBTC CONFERENCE

Indian Transport Industry The Aerospace case: a fast growing sector

Torino, 30th October 2009

h. 09:30 – 13:00

Torino Incontra Congress Centre

Via Nino Costa 8 On 30th October Torino hosted the first EBTC Conference of the Transport Cluster. The event focused on the subject “Challenges and Opportunities of Indian Transport Industry, The Aerospace case: a fast growing sector”. Under the framework of EBTC – European Business & Technology Centre the Transport Cluster is working specifically to facilitate cooperation between Europe and India at business, institutional and academic level. An overview of EBTC’s mission, role and activities was given by the intervention of Ms. Micol Martinelli, project Manager of Eurochambres, the project leader. The Conference focused specifically on the transport development perspectives in India and possibilities for future cooperation with EU players. Indian transport sector is large and diverse catering to the need of more than 1 billion people. Since the early 1990s India's rapidly growing economy has seen an explosive demand for transport infrastructure and services by around 10 percent a year. However, the sector has not always been able to keep up with the increasing demand. Major improvements are therefore required and many challenges need to be overcome in the whole sector. The inclusion of new technologies, induction of investment, quality, operational efficiency are all significant areas that require inputs and thus open opportunities to international companies. In this scenario, a special attention is drawn to the Indian aerospace industry, one of the fastest-growing aerospace markets in the world which has attracted the interest of major global aerospace stakeholders. Though Indian aerospace industry is primarily driven by Government / Public Sector Units, the potential opportunities, both public and private, in the “design to build” lifecycle are tremendous. India’s engineering workforce, its rapidly developing engineering services / (R&D) expertise and its strategic position in South East Asia, makes it a

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potential global hub for both manufacturing and maintenance, repair and overhaul.

Due to the strategic role of transport industry in Indian economy, a number of international projects and initiatives are being implemented and it is under this concept that the EBTC conference was conceived as an important experience sharing event between Indian and EU experts and companies A significant contribution was provided by Mr. Sunderlall Dhingra, Professor of Transportation System Engineering- Civil Engineering Department Indian Institute of

Technology in Mumbay which gave an exhaustive overview of challenges and opportunities of the transport infrastructure in India. As described by Prof. Dhingra, the World Economic Forum pointed out that India’s annual investments in infrastructures between 1998 and 2005 are 4% of GDP compared to 8.2 for China. Government of India is addressing the infrastructures requirements through a number of instruments: the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012) calls for more than doubling the financial outlay for infrastructure. In Prof. Dhingra’s speech world and Indian scenario for Mass Transit systems, rail and BRTS (Bus Rapid Transport Systems) were critically reviewed. His conclusions confirmed that an efficient integrated system will reduce the delay due to congestion & a better level of service can be maintained. Integrated city growth favours the idea of smart growth & adopt concepts like integration of modes. A suitably designed integrated urban mass transit network with state-of-the-art interchange facility will ensure safe, convenient, comfortable & less time consuming travel with no extra pressure on one transport mode. Important milestones are: - integrated demand - well planned, eco-friendly safe mass transit systems - integration of ITS solutions A specific focus was devoted to Aerospace Industry. The aerospace expert of CEIPIEMONTE, Mrs. Barbara Goia illustrated the dynamics and trends of this promising sector focusing on both commercial and defense markets. The Indian aerospace industry is one of the fastest-growing aerospace markets in the world with an expanding consumer base comprising airlines, businesses and High Net Worth Individuals. The rapid growth of this industry has attracted major global aerospace companies to India. All segments in the aerospace industry, including civil and military aviation and space, are showing a significant level of growth. Important steps have been made so far: ► Civil aviation — In 2007 and 2008, India assumed the ninth position in the world’s civil aviation market, an increase from twelfth place in 2006. India’s air passenger travel has been growing at almost 25 percent a year. According to Government estimates, growth in this sector will outpace the global average until 2025.

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► Military aviation — Secondary research indicates that India will spend about USD35 billion on military aviation over the next 20 years because most of its existing fleet needs to be replaced. The Indian Army has projected a figure of 500 helicopters and is in the process of finalizing the purchase of 197 helicopters. ► Space — India is one of the six countries in the world that undertakes Space launches. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) under the Department of Space, Government of India, implements the Indian space programme involving the development and operation of satellites, launch vehicles and ground systems, for carrying out research and applications related to communications, remote sensing, meteorology and space sciences. India’s 2008–09 budget allocated a 16 percent increase in science spending from the previous year. The total science budget is over USD6 billion, compared with the previous year’s budget of USD5 billion During the conference significant business success cases were mentioned involving cooperation between EU and INDIA players. In the field of Defense, on September 7th , 2006 India and Germany undersigned a cooperation agreement for the co-production and technology transfer. Italy in 2005 ratified an MoU with the Indian government that allows wide opportunities of cooperation in the field of defense. Important business success stories include several Italian players: Thales which is present since 2003 with Thales International India-management business in the country and entities participating in the JV with local companies Finmeccanica has answered the first requirement of the Indian market with the technological capabilities of the systems of Selex Sistemi Integrati, which over the years has provided radar equipment to the main airports of the country and who recently won the tender for the delivery of 13 radar systems for air traffic control for the Indian Air Force. Selex Sistemi Integrati is also in contention to win a contract to supply 30 three-dimensional transportable radar systems for the interception items at low altitude for the Indian Air Force AgustaWestland is proposing to satisfy the requirement of Indian Navy helicopters embarked on a modern middle class A significant contribution in terms of business cooperation EU-INDIA was brought to the conference by the speech of AVIO company’s representative, Mr. Sergio Martinelli AVIO group at present is one of the more important players in aerospace propulsion, with a history of continuous research, development, and improvement of its own products and services. Avio has developed a role as an important subsystems and component maker, participating in major international aeronautical and space programs with a presence in all phases of product life-cycle: from research & development to manufacture and assembly, until service and overhaul. The company is currently engaged in six sectors of activity.

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Below are given the short profiles of some of the participating companies attending the event in Torino. SIPAL Roma -Torino, a company that has been providing successful solutions in many technical areas in the fields of Engineering Logistics, Engineering and IT Security for many years now. Sipal has always worked in the civilian and military industries. With three Business Units (Logistic Support, Engineering, Concurrent Engineering) and highly specialized personnel, Sipal can provide the support needed for the entire lifecycle of complex systems in the Aerospace, Land and Naval sectors.

TESEO S.p.a. a leading EMC technology provider, a tier 2 defense and aerospace system integrator and a highly specialised technology solution provider for automotive and telecommunication industries, including industrial automation. Company is structured around three business units:

• TESEO Systems, which provides turn-key solutions through collaborative project development and production

• TESEO EMC Product worldwide sales of TESEO product Italian distribution of major EMC products providers

• TESEO Services and Maintenance (both EMC and calibration laboratory services and maintenance)

BMOOBLE easy mobile services solutions – Torino, EMMEPLUS, a firm which provides strategic advisory and assistance for the process of internationalization of private and public held companies and of institutional operators,

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NUOVA CUMET : the new company is geared principally to manufacture standard and special tools for aeronautics , motor, turbine, mould and electronic industries, using the best sub-micrograin quality of solid carbide and the latest coating technologies to obtain the best performance-

MECOF S.r.l. Belforte Monferrato (AL),

manufactures high speed milling machines used in the following application fields:

• moulds (steel), dies (cast-iron), prototypes (aluminium), thermoforming (aluminium), forging and die-casting

• general engineering: earthworking machines, forming presses, moulding presses, machines for food industry, structural components of automatic machines, etc. styling centers: models in scale 1:1 (resin or clay); our customers in this sector are the following: Daimler-Chrysler, Ford, Rover, Fiat, Pininfarina, Jaguar, Nissan, Toyota among the main ones

• aerospace field: machinings of structural parts made of aluminium or titanium, machinings of motor components, gauges, frames and fixtures, etc.

AXIST Rivoli (TO),

company, that in this contests intends to be not only a "service provider", but a real "partner", able to design and manage dimensional inspection activities with precision, directly at customers’ works, at the same time processing and reporting data in rapid, detailed and transparent way.

BONANSEA, Torino

the activity includes a project company in Turin and a project and production plant in Cisterna di Latina. Starting from the design, Bonansea engineers are able to carry out the lay-out study, components definition, detailed project, stress analysis, tooling definition, production lines inclusive the model elaboration, the productive prototype, the final product and on demand the product support. The Bonansea engineers' high experience based on the applied knowledge of metallic alloy, thermoplastic and thermosetting materials allows us to design all structures, exterior and interior elements of the means of transport. The software systems used are very advanced and all 3D and they let Bonansea engineers to work also in virtual reality.

The BISIACH & CARRU’ Venaria (TO)

The company is organised as a Research Laboratory and has been committed to technological innovation in the railway sector for some years. The railway carbody assembly system is the result of research into the problems involved in assembling and welding, characterised by extreme modularity, which makes it a UNIVERSAL and indispensable instrument in the production automation process. Delivery: Bisiach & Carrù is able to guarantee fast delivery whilst maintaining high levels of quality and

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technology, thanks to a modular construction system, in which all parts are packed and shipped in kit form. The system is then installed in the customer's premises within 20 days. Codesign: Bisiach & Carrù offer themselves as an active partner in the wagon crate design phase. The technical department is equipped with workstations which use the following software: CAD-CAM ROBCAD, CATIA, COMPUTERVISION, AUTOCAD, EPLAN. Using the IGES transformation system we are able to work with customer drawings in other formats.

KINESIS AUTOMATION, Grinzane Cavour (CN).

the philosophy and competence are at the service to analyse, modernise, optimise and update your productive chain to allow you to be more competitive in today’s market.

NAUTILUS Spa (Ovada)

Nautilus Research & Development Department, equipped with CAE working stations based on CatiaV5 platform, actively cooperate with the Politecnico di Torino Aviation and Aerospace Engineering Department. It currently can provides the following services:

• Design and development of generic aerostats properly equipped for specific applications

• Design and development of radio-controlled airship. • Structural analysis and studies Nastran / Patran. • Fluidodynamic studies and analysis for characterising flying machines

aerodynamics parameters. NSAERO, VSAERO and VSAERO rotor. • Flight mechanics studies and analysis with the production of mathematical

models for control systems Matlab/Simulink • Production of simulators for the analysis of machine behaviour and for the

training on developed machines. Simulink/AVDS. • Propeller Development and testing with characterization in wind tunnel by a

machine expressly de signed and tested.

Components and subsystems manufacturing and testing is carried out at qualified providers sites and at Nautilus facilities in Ovada, Turin and Reggio Emilia.

Since 2002 the NPU (Nautilus Program for UAV) is operational and is aimed at developing a new UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle) generation, innovative both in its double hull architecture and for the lack of control surfaces. Currently in the European Union only two certification requests fir airship-based UAVs are pending, one being that from Nautilus which is referred to the NPU project.

SILMAX Milano

has a production of milling machine for metal manufacture and light alloy, for thin down, semifinish and finish. In Standard esecution as normative UNI ISO e DIN and

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special as detailed list from the Client

SYMPAS is an integration of knowledge, is union of complementary skills that develops new solutions. With over two hundred highly skilled employees and five laboratories distributed on Italian territory, SYMPAS is able to propose solutions to key industrial sectors: Aeronautics, Aerospace, Automotive, Oil &Gas, Railway, Energy and for the main mechanical industries. A team is dedicated to land, industrial/ civil plants and manufactures survey and to laser scanning for cultural heritage.ale of Flexible metal and non-metal hoses and of

TUBIFLEX that offers a wide assortment of products for an easy selection of the most suitable flexible solution to any requirements, even in the hardest working conditions, for the following applications:

Transfer on any fluids (liquids, gasses and steam), in virtually any working conditions (related to temperature, pressure, vacuum, chemical aggression, mechanical stresses, vibrations, etc.).

Delivery or suction of powders and granulates. /Protection or shielding of electrical cables. /Heat exchange. /Gas and smoke exhaust. /Compensation of thermal expansion. /Heat reflection and or thermal insulation. In the same week of EBTC Conference another important event was held in Torino devoted to Aerospace, namely “Aerospace & Defence Meetings”. Due to the importance of Indian Transport Sector and the presence of two outstanding projects, namely EBTC and Aerospace and Defense, a synergy was made between these two important initiatives. Two Indian companies were invited to take part in Aerospace & Defense, DINATECH FURNACES ( Bombay) and the company ITC INFOTECH LTD. For these companies B2B were organized. Below is given in attachment an overview of the results of Aerospace and defense.

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AEROSPACE & DEFENSE MEETINGS Torino, 28th – 29th October 2009

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The second edition of “Aerospace & Defence Meetings” the unique international business convention for the aerospace and efense industry organizaed in Italy, concluded its second edition registering successful numbers: 1.000 participants (suppliers, buyers and professional visitors) of which 450 took part in a programme of 7.000 b2b meetings.

The Aerospace and Defense was also visited by the representatives of EBTC, Mrs. Micol Martinelli from Eurochambres, Mr. Kay Matzner from Faunhofer Institut, the Transport Cluster Leader and Prof. Sunderlall Dhingra.

Among exhibitors two Indian companies were invited to take part in the event; these were DYNATECH FURNACES (Mumbay) and ICT INFOTECH.

The event included 6 workshops, one “Do Business with” conference, where Alenia Aermacchi illustrated its purchase policy, a country event dedicated to China.

As another priority country was INDIA, a synergy was created with the EBTC project and dissemination and promotion campaign was made also to Aerospace and Defense

participants about the EBTC Conference on Indian Transport Industry The Aerospace case: a fast growing sector

Aerospace & Defense was backed by the Torino Chamber of Commerce and organised by BCI Aerospace in collaboration with CEIPIEMONTE. In 2 days only all participating companies had the chance of meeting and build up targeted business relations and developing new projects with enterprises from all over the world, while for big players and primes Aerospace & Defense Meetings was a unique occasion to optimize time in their research of new suppliers and solutions.

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Compared to the 2008 edition, the international presence increased by +25%.

For the first time 2 Chinese delegations took part in the event: Avic, Aviation Industy Corporation Group, and Binhai New Area, from Tianjin. It was also a debut for Japan, while Israel was present with a relevant number of companies. On the whole, 24 were the nations represented also with big international players. To name but a few: Boeing, Embraer, General Electric, Saab, together with the Italian Alenia Aeronautica,Alenia Aermacchi, Avio, Thales Alenia Space, Selex Galielo e Microtecnica. Quite a few aerospace clusters were also present: Aerospace Valley, Ile de France, Baden-Württemberg, Rhône-Alpes, as well as the Italian ones in Naples, Rome, Brindisi and Varese

Aerospace & Defense Meetings also foresaw a scientific agenda that included the SAE conference on Green Aircraft. Here, the focus was given on environmentally-friendly technologies for air transport, a crucial aspect in light of the strategic environmental priorities set out by the "Clean Sky", the biggest European research project (2008-2014) dedicated to the aeronautical sector. It involves 54 companies coming from 16 EU countries, all together working to develop new technologies to be applied to the future air transport: ecologic, eco-sustainable, featured by the reduction of CO2 emissions and noise and by a “green” life cycle of design, production, maintenance and recycling/disposal.

The initiative falls within the framework of the Torino Piemonte Aerospace, project supported by the Torino Chamber of Commerce and managed by CEIPIEMONTE, providing international buyers with a preferential channel to meet and start business with 70 top class aerospace & defense selected enterprises based in Piemonte.

In the same days, Torino was also the venue of the first operative convention of the European Arospace Cluster Partnership (EACP), the new European network dedicated to the aerospace sector, which sees among its members also the Torino Piemonte Aerospace project. Aerospace & Defense Meetings confirmed the technological excellence and the competitive position of the Italian aerospace industries, and especially the Piedmontese ones. It will rotate with the Aeromart in Tolouse and thus come back in 2011.

A few data on Italy’s aerospace industry

Italy's aerospace industry in Italy has the 4th largest aerospace and defense industry in Europe, with a turnover of € 12 billion and 64,000 working in the sector. 80% of these people are employed by manufacturing plants located across the country (Abruzzo, Campania, Friuli, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardia, Piemonte, Puglia, Sicilia, Toscana and Veneto), although there are 5 poles of excellence in Piemonte, Campania, Lazio, Lombardia and Puglia. The aerospace and defense sector might account for just 1% of GDP, but it contributes, on average, around 8-10% to Italy's active balance of trade. It is also one sector in which Italy certainly has, in international terms, reached a very hi-tech level. If one also takes into account the

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businesses induced by this sector, then somewhere between 180,000 and 200,000 employees are dependent on the aerospace and defense market. Piedmont, excellence in the aeronautical industry. It was no accident that the capital of Piemonte was chosen for this event. Indeed, in this region, the aerospace industry is one of the leading lights of the manufacturing industry. There are more than 300 businesses accounting for nearly € 2,500 million in turnover and employing some 10,000 people. It truly deserves its tag as a key national centre for technology. Piedmont has developed substantial know-how that is truly intended for the international sphere. It is an area of vast opportunities, with extremely interesting development opportunities. The Italian aerospace industry is, when it comes to hi-tech integrated systems, the country's leading manufacturing sector.

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