The history of the CVC
Daimler AG, the University of Technology Kaiserslautern and the Ministry for
Economy, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture Rhineland-Palatinate founded
the CVC - Commercial Vehicle Cluster Südwest in 2005. The project has had
support from the start: the European Union supports the set-up of the clusters
financially. Members of the cluster are companies, research and development
institutions as well as the Palatinate Chamber for Industry and Commerce and
institutes for promotion of trade and industry in the south-western region.
Die Geschichte im Überblick
Gaining momentum
The Commercial Vehicle Cluster – Nutzfahrzeug GmbH, founded in the
Spring of 2008, intends to boost the tempo of the cluster further.
Acting as first point of contact for all partners and all those
interested, its office is based in Kaiserslautern which is also home
to the Centre for Commercial Vehicle Technology of the University of
Technology and the Fraunhofer-Innovationscluster Digitale
Nutzfahrzeugtechnologie (DNT). Co-operation is of utmost importance.
- 2004
- First talks between Daimler AG, the Ministry for Economy RLP and Prof. Dr. Hajo Weber (IMO-Institut GmbH)
- Fall 2004
- Co-operation talks between the Ministry for Economy and Science and Daimler AG
- June 2005
- Rhineland-Palatinate cabinet initially informed by the Minister of Economy
- July 2005
- The Ministry for Economy in Rhineland-Palatinate and Daimler AG commission IMO-Institut GmbH to organise the setting-up of the Cluster
- October 2005
- Co-operation agreement to set up a Commercial Vehicle Cluster between the Daimler AG, the Ministry for Economy, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture and the University of Technology Kaiserslautern
- October 2005
- Appointment of an advisory board and a control group responsible for the set-up of the CVC
- December 2005
- Opening event in Germersheim
- Spring 2006
- Appointment of control group for the CVC and a control group responsible for science in the CVC
- Definition of the main subject for the project groups: “Reliability of the Commercial Vehicle“
- Establishment of the four project groups Reliability, Robustness, Diagnosability and Producibility
- July 2006
- Assessment to determine research required and research already provided within the Commercial Vehicle Cluster Südwest. (Fraunhofer IESE and CPK, TU Kaiserslautern)
- January 2007
- Merger of the project groups Reliability and Robustness
- March 2007
- New project group Supply Chain Management
- April 2007
- Foundation of the Fraunhofer-Innovationsclusters Digitale Nutzfahrzeugtechnologie (Fraunhofer-Innovation Digital Cluster Vehicle Technology)
- April 2007
- EFRE-approval letter for IMO-GmbH to continue the consultancy of the cluster set-up, the European Union supports Cluster Management“ for the first time
- July 2007
- Cooperation agreement about student exchange with the Oregon State University (Engineering Faculty)
- September 2007
- Opening of the Centre for Commercial Vehicle Technology at the University of Technology Kaiserslautern
- Fall/Winter 2007
- Preparation for the foundation of CVC - Nutzfahrzeug GmbH by the Ministry of Economy for Rhineland-Palatinate
- 14.12.2007
- Cabinet decision in favour of the foundation of a GmbH with the federal state as shareholder
- March, 4th 2008
- Foundation meeting and first board meeting
- September 2008
- EFRE-funding approval letter: EU supports Cluster set-up in Rhineland-Palatinate for the first time
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