Third AVALON Roadshow in Brussels

A third AVALON Roadshow event was held in Brussels (Belgium) in the frame of the annual public conference of the European Technology Platform on 1st of April 2009 (http://textile-platform.eu/textile-platform/). Numerous representatives of the Europe's (textile) industry in this large scale event showed vital interest in the AVALON showcases of final results derived from AVALON's "Advanced Value Creation in Smart Networks across Europe" approach.

The presentation of twenty-five AVALON products and services convinced the audience of the potential and practical impact of the AVALON approach to cross-sectoral collaboration and knowledge-oriented innovation in the field of technical applications using Shape Memory Alloys.

The basis for very fruitful discussions was laid by speeches of Prof. Dr. Thomas Fischer (DITF-MR Denkendorf,), Alessandra Monero (D'Appolonia S.p.A.) and Marco Giacomelli (Grado Zero Espace), and Rocco Rametta (CETMA).

Please find here the agenda of the event, a short description of the major Shape Memory Alloy Applications developed in AVALON as well as an introduction to the management concept of Smart Networking.