Toward Smart North-East Romania

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 RIS3 North-East structure

Main areas - RIS3 Horizontal priorities

Agro-food
Develop RDI competences
Textile & New materials

ITC
Support innovative companies

Biotechnologies Support cluster and

internationalisation initiatives
Healthy ageing & living

Environment Capacity building

Toward Textiles industry transformation

Traditional industry with

critical mass, significant
export, profit margin based
mainly on quality,
competences for specialized A digitized and circular industry,
education and research integrated in value chains, that
valorizes local creativity

Innovative materials for

protective cloths
Knitting VC Apparel VC Natural fibers (medicine & construction)
 KF
Katty Fashion
a regional S3 frontrunner

KF CVO CIRCULAR SOLUTION

KF CVO CIRCULAR SOLUTION
Develop a collaborative, efficient and Collaborative, efficient and sustainable
sustainable Product Development
Product Development Service
Service addressed to fashion brands
by Advanced pattern-making tools
expanding the company’s digital tools
in garment development with expert +
3D CAD technology
Virtual sampling & prototyping
enabling
 virtual prototyping & co-creation +
 high-optimization of the material
Systemic design principles
and time consumptions
 sustainable solutions to reduce
material leftovers.

This project is part of a step-by-step

transition to a larger circular model KARE: Digitally-enabled circular manufacturing model
in fashion production:
(Business model based on offering easy applicable and affordable waste reduction options)
KARE Business Model
 Regional Innovation Agency for Textile Industry

Founders Established in october 2016

Vision: development of the textile and

apparel regional industry must be sustainable
and ethical, to reduce negative impact of the
production processes toward environment
and quality of life.

Mission: to create a structured environment

for innovation and sustainable development
for the regional textile and garment industry
Textile cluster ASTRICO North-East

Established in 2010, first regional cluster and first in textile area in Romania
Produces yearly 20,000 to of fibers (whool and cotton) and over 3.5 mil. knitted garments, 80% being exported in EU)
Over 2,600 employees in member companies

• 25 companies Bronz label

Developmewnt • 2 HEIs and PROs certificate for
pole focussed on • Local public authorities excellence in
process RI and TT • NGOs cluster
management(2017)

Since 2013 a demonstrative sampling center was established with the support of the
knitting machines supplier SHIMA–SEIKI.
 Interregional initiative, Thematic Area - Innovative Textile
Industrial Modernization S3 Platform

When

• July 2015, exploratory work started, at the initiative of ETP-Textile and Clothing and
EURATEX members
• November 2016, public launch of Industrial Modernization S3 Platform, Textile Innovation
one of Thematic Areas
• 13 regions are members, leading VALENCIA(ES)+NORTH-EAST(RO)

Why:

• find solutions for textile and clothing sector challenges

How:

• support textile innovation clusters across Europe

• encourage investment in open textile technology infrastructure
• develop innovation business support services
• better exploitation of Smart Specialization policies and related structural funds
 Governance and work structure
High level group (1 high level regional policy
representative from each active members)
EUR
o rm ATEX
latf
S3 P ring Support Group (4 operational, regional, sectorial Tech and ET
Stee ittee representatives from each active and observer Secr nical
m m etar
Co iat
members)

Sustainability (resource- Industry 4.0 and new digital

Design and creativity-based
efficiency & circular business models Sector diversification
innovation
economy) AUVERGNE RHONE- (Technical & smart textiles)
LODZKIE+LOMARDIY+V
CATALONIA+VASTRA ALPES+ELIMIA NORTE+PIEMONTE
ALENCIA
GOTALAND ROMAGNA
TEX4IM objectives
 Set up a sustainable incubator and accelerator system for the generation of joint investment
projects in TC and other related or cross-linkable sectors;
 To develop a joint strategy for industrial modernisation of TC sector of Europe;
 To accelerate the uptake of innovation and increase of production by TC SMEs, thanks to a more
focused and effective R&D matching and a more efficient design of new business models and
value chains

TEX4IM thematic priorities

Circular economy
Industry 4.0 and advanced manufacturing
Digital technologies, including digital platforms, e-
marketing and thematic social communities;
Advanced Textile Materials (ATM);
Creativity as a new business model for TC value chains
creation.
Our challenges

Find resources to capitalize the partnership

- establish a permanent secretariat

- organize regular meetings of partners
- enable new entrepreneurial discoveries
- identify and atract new partners
Thank you for your attention!

Gabriela Macoveiu

Tel 0745 616717

E-mail: adrnordest@adrnordest.ro

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