LRT Sachsen Thüringen - Kompetenzzentrum Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik Sachsen/Thüringen e.V.

Cluster description

Role
Description of your aviation region

Saxony's aerospace industry, a key sector with over 7,000 employees and €1.4 billion in sales, specializes in aircraft and spacecraft components, testing, R&D, and aircraft servicing. The region is supported by research institutions like Dresden and Chemn

Vision/ Missons

Saxony’s aerospace sector, with 160 organizations and 7,000 employees generating €1.4 billion, excels in components, testing, R&D, and aviation services, supported by research institutions like Dresden and Chemnitz Universities.

Year of creation

2001

Region

Saxony & Thruingia, Germany

Facts & Figures of regional aerospace
Number of companies

200

Number of research institutes

43

Number of employees of all aerospace actors

12,000

Cluster Management
Organizational form

Registered association

Financing

Member fees

Main Actors
Main industry actors
  • Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH 
  • Apparatebau Gauting GmbH 
  • COTESA GmbH 
  • Hutchinson Aerospace 
  • Jena-Optronik GmbH 
  • IABG 
  • IMA Materialforschung und Anwendungstechnik GmbH 
Main research institutes
  • Fraunhofer 
  • Helmholtz 
  • Leibniz
  • Technical University Dresden 
  • University Chemnitz 

Cluster Competence and Strategy

Product worlds
  • Lightweight construction 
  • Composite Production 
  • Material research & testing 
  • Component Production 
  • Electronics 
  • Sensor Technologies 
  • Freighter Conversion 
Cluster management services for members
  • Location marketing 
  • Representation of interests 
  • Contacts & market access & business potential 
  • Industry workshops 
  • Joint booth on trade fairs 
  • B2B meeting 
  • Regularly Information 
  • Communication platform 

Contact Information Cluster Management

International relations
  • Kompetenzzentrum Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik Sachsen/Thüringen e.V.
  • Wilhelmine-Reichard-Ring 4
    01109 Dresden
    DEU - Germany

  • info@lrt-sachsen-thueringen.de
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