SHAPING THE WORLD OF TOMORROW

Key institutions engage with one another at the SWARCO Innovation Hub to shape the future by coming up with the solutions, products and services of tomorrow.

Dear readers, Collaboration, safety, mindfulness and sustainability are not only the cornerstones of state-of-the-art companies, they also feature prominently in this issue of the “All-Rounder”.

Re-thinking the world – that’s what young people expect of us, and nothing less. This is precisely what we make possible with future-oriented projects such as the SWARCO Innovation Hub. What sounds like utopia to many is a reality here.

Companies and institutions that used to compete are now collaborating to crystallize tomorrow’s brilliant ideas.

Our new SWARCO Global Glass Beads Technology Center is a step in this direction. It not only enables global cooperation, it also relies on renewable energy and smart raw material sources using recycled material.

In this way, we’re doing our part in working together to create a future worth living.

Kind regards,

Robert Buchinger Business Development SWARCO Advanced Industry Systems

The world is on the cusp of fundamental changes. Urbanization, digitalization and automation are key topics, just as climate change and sustainability are. In an environment as dynamic as this, the best solutions can be developed only if stakeholders work together. And that is exactly what is happening at the SWARCO Innovation Hub.

The SWARCO Innovation Hub is a recent initiative established to strengthen cooperation among a wide variety of institutions. It invites companies, city governments, industry associations, academia and research institutions to shape tomorrow’s mobility together. The goal is to create a unique eco-system based on interaction among stakeholders that cultivates ideas for the benefit of all.

Achieving Great Things Together

The complexity of individual mobility and related industrial developments is too much for any one company to tackle. What’s more, new players with exciting ideas are entering the market all the time. We need a new type of community to be able to balance all of this and implement the best solutions. The SWARCO Innovation Hub offers a modern platform for this community. Here, strategic partnerships are more important than individual commercial interests. The platform is also an opportunity to revolutionize industrial thinking. Globalization, faster development cycles and the growing number of product features increase the motivation to involve external partners in research and development. Collaborative product development is the way of the future.

Globally Connected and Innovative

The SWARCO Innovation Hub has already produced multiple exciting initiatives. One of its flagships is the SWARCO Center of Competence. SWARCO’s globally connected R & D department brings together work from internal and external experts from around the world. The SWARCO JOIN&GROW programme, which takes an open-innovation approach, is in the same vein. It is open to new ideas within the industry and also focuses on collaborative development of sustainable solutions.

Talks, Award and Start-Ups

Other initiatives include the SWARCO Innovation Talks, a series of short webinars, and the Students’ Award, which supports young talents on their path to the future.