PIEMONTE AGENCY

Cluster description

Role
Description of your aviation region

Piemonte offers a complete aerospace supply chain, skills and know-how, high-level manufacturing and technical services.

Vision/ Missons

Piemonte Agency is dedicated to inward and outward internationalization

Year of creation

2006

Region

Piemonte

Facts & Figures of regional aerospace
Number of companies

150+

Number of research institutes

17

Numbers of public authorities

2

Number of employees of all aerospace actors

35,000

Cluster Management
Organizational form

The Integrated Supply Chain Project “Aerospace” is promoted by Regione Piemonte (Regional Government) and carried out by Piemonte Agency

Financing

Promoted by Regione Piemonte, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund 2021-2027 and carried out by Piemonte Agency

Main Actors
Main industry actors
  • Leonardo
  • Thales Alenia Space
  • Avio Aero
  • Collins Aerospace
  • Altec
Main research institutes
  • Politecnico di Torino
  • Università di Torino
  • Università del Piemonte Orientale
  • Environmentpark
  • ESA Business Incubation Center Turin
  • Città dell’Aerospazio
  • MESAP
  • INAF-Astrophysical Observatory of Turin
  • ITS Aerospace/Mechatronics

Cluster Competence and Strategy

Product worlds

The Piemonte aerospace supply chain is a complete one and offers leading edge technological and business solutions to international key players. 

The presence of many big players represents a substantial base for the growth of producers of complex subsystems, system suppliers of parts and components, subcontractors of specialised works and equipment for aircraft manufacturing, aerospace propulsion, space systems, satellites, UAV/UAS/OPV, actuation systems, interior equipment and furnishing, electrical, electronic systems, avionics, design and analysis, engineering, prototyping, test and control equipment, advanced materials, special processes, MRO. 

Many companies work in different industrial sectors such as automotive or mechatronics: their cross-sectorial contribution in terms of experience, technological know-how and technical-production capability is an outstanding advantage when dealing with Piemonte suppliers.

To top up this range of capabilities, Piemonte has been developing unique innovative trends such as additive manufacturing technologies, advanced space robotics, manufacturing and technologies for space habitation, innovative and reusable launchers, Space AI and services, low emission aeroengines, advanced materials, interdisciplinarity and AI.

Cluster management services for members

The Integrated Supply Chain Project Aerospace provides international players a preferential channel to meet and start business with top class aerospace enterprises based in Piemonte. The project develops with the local companies best practices on supply chain performance. Teaming up with international aerospace players on screening of capabilities, technological evolution and effective business models, the project Team identifies capable suppliers ready to provide high-quality products at competitive prices with on time delivery.

Best practice of International collaborations of cluster management

The Aerospace Team assesses buyers’ needs and technicians’ requirements from all over the world and provides them with:

  • top class skills and unique manufacturing know-how
  • capable suppliers who can deliver on time high-quality parts and products at competitive prices
  • technologically qualified and competitive supply chains
  • technical working groups where local enterprises and foreign companies work together to develop projects aligned to the expectations of their international players

The project Team’s assistance is supply chain focused and completely free of charge for international players. It ascertains their outsourcing needs and arranges b2b meetings according to their technical requirements with the most suitable partners - in Piemonte or on their premises -, visits to local companies to discover the region’s aerospace sector, participation in international events and trade missions to connect demand and supply.

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