Jan sijnave flanders plastic vision
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Plastics (polymers) , Assistive Technology and HealthCare Infrastructure
Flanders’ PlasticVisionJan Sijnave Program- and Innovation Manager
Proactivity ( quotable quote)
“The future belongs to people who see possibilities before they become obvious .”
Theodore Levitt ( HBR )
Plastics (polymers) , Assistive Technology and HealthCare Infrastructure
Result /Action Orientedness ( quotable quote)
Plastics (polymers) , Assistive Technology and HealthCare Infrastructure
Plastics and rubber industry in Belgium and Flanders
Flanders’ PlasticVision
Description Amount
Number of companies in Flanders ~400
Employment Flanders 18.000
Number of companies in Belgium ~535
Employment Belgium 24.000
Average employment 45 employees SME sector
Trade balance BE €11 billion (75% Vlaanderen)
Export rate 75%
Profile of the Plastic Converting Industry
Flanders’ PlasticVision 2010-2014
Competence cluster for the plastics and rubber converting industry in Flanders
Innovation cell
• Support for innovation• Project initiation & management• Increased cooperation• Open Innovation • Partner matching
Technology center
• Technological support• Practical project (R&D) work• Technology courses • Lab analyses / Lab support • …
Flanders’ PlasticVision wants to be acknowledged as the innovation motor for the plastics and rubber converting industry in Flanders’
Through knowledge build-up at partners (companies, institutions, service providers) this should lead to an internationally acknowledged competence center that unites all current actors
Mission of Flanders’ PlasticVision
SUSTAINABILITY
Energy Environment Extra functionality
Material
Process
Strategic Themes
FutureTrend
studies
Feasibility studies
Techno-logicaladvice
R&D projects
Partner search
ACTIVITIES
Networking
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Activities of Flanders’ PlasticVision
PLA 2nd Life
FlaxHemPlast
HDPE recycling
A portfolio of different projects & initiatives
Scope of different Projects/Initiatives :
Technology Push
Market Pull convergingTrends
& Needs
Making our Industry Future-proof !
Scope of different Projects/Initiatives :
Keep the sector in Top Shape
Grow the sector in a sustainable way
Leonardo Da Vinci-project Re-MOULD
WATRASIST : Creating new value chain & value-chain relations for polymer / plastics converters in relation to Assistive Technology
ASSISTIEVE TECHNOLOGIE … enkele
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ?
WATRASIST – context
Partners :
Evolution average “age” Evolution demographic profile
Average Health Cost pro “Age Category”
WATRASIST-context
Assistive Technology-sector in Flanders
Bedrijven- register AT Vlaanderen
Profile of Assistive Technology sector in Flanders
Innovation CrossRoads
“Challenge”-driven ( active ageing , … )
Transformation through Innovation( new “materials” , …)
Eco - Innovation(lightweight , C2C , bio-based , …)
“Care-based” Innovation
Social Innovation
Advantages polymers/plastics
Lightweight/Ease of Use
Design-flexibility
Personalisation Extra functionalities (SMART)
Ecological Impact
Opportunities polymers/plastics
WATRASIST
Project Concepts in use
Value Chain Thinking
Intersectional ideas
Lead User concepts
Always looking for New Partnerships , and Open Innovation – opportunities …
Final target
Cooperation
Innovation
Prosperity
Thank you for your attention …