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IMI (formerly RPK)

The Institute for Informationmanagement in Engineering (IMI) acts as a broker between computer science, on the one hand, and mechanical engineering, on the other. As a member of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany the IMI is responsible for the education of master degree students in applied computer sciences, CAD/CAM/PDM/VR, information and communication technologies etc.

The IMI considers its duty to supply concrete contributions in the areas of research, academic teaching and technology transfer. Three research areas are dedicated to the above subjects: Lifecycle Engineering, Collaborative Engineering and Virtual Engineering.

Contact Information:	Prof. Jivka Ovtcharova, University Karlsruhe - RPK, Adenauerring 20, Geb. 50.41, 76131 Karlsruhe,
	phone: +49 721 608 2129	fax: +49 721 661 138
	email: rpk(at)rpk.uni-karlsruhe.de	web: http://www.uni-karlsruhe.de

Frigoglass

Frigoglass Group is a leading world-wide manufacturer of commercial refrigerators and packaging materials, with production facilities in eleven countries: Greece, Norway, Spain, Ireland, Romania, Poland, Russia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria and S. Africa. In these countries, Frigoglass manufactures its products at 22 production sites employing about 4.600 people.

The main activities of the Frigoglass group are the manufacturing of glass-door merchandisers and freezers, industrial and tableware glass, plastics, crowns and closures, PET resin, and flexible pack-aging materials and labels. Products are addressed to soft drinks, juices, water, tea, dairy industries (milk and ice-cream), beer, wine and food products as well as pharmaceutical and body care. Main customers of the Frigoglass group are: Coca-Cola Company, Heineken, Guinness, Schweppes, Delta-Danone, Fage, Yoplait, Lipton, Mars, etc. The acquisition of Norcool Holdings by Frigoglass was a very significant investment for the 1999 fiscal year. At the companyís principal plant in Kato Achaia, Greece, Frigoglass produces 100,000 units each year across the full range of coolers and freezers.

Contact Information:	Ms. Maria Michalopoulou, Frigoglass S.A.I.C., 25200 , Kato Achaia, Griechenland
	phone: +30-2610-633029	fax: +30-2610-633266
	email: mmichalopoulou(at)frigoglass.com	web: http://www.frigoglass.com

Vincent

Vincent Industrie designs, builds and installs high technology equipments for assembling and forming, unique processes and control systems in small and medium series. Consolidated by the Vincent Development group Vincent Industrie is part of a network of European companies with a total of ca. 100 employees. The manufacturing companies V.S.M. France and V.S.M. Romania assure to Vincent Industrie the necessary flexibility for the elaboration of their machines. The sales company Systemation, based in Switzerland, distributes these equipments all over the world. The research and development activities of Vincent Industrie are mainly engaged in the fields of energy, medical and communications. Based on highly developed and realized technologies, the activities of Vicent Industrie for 25 years allow her to be placed on a high European level.

Contact Information:	Mr. Michel Constant, Vincent Industrie S.A.S., 236 Rue General de Gaulle, 69530 Brignais,
	phone: +33 472 310202	fax: +33 472 318707
	email: mconstant(at)vincent-industrie.com	web: http://www.vincent-industrie.com

PSI

PSI develops and integrates software solutions for challenging tasks in network, production and information management. As a leading control systems software producer in the German-speaking market, their core business consists of providing control systems for energy suppliers, industry and public institutions. Through customer relationships spanning decades, PSI has acquired a unique know-how from their customersí value-added processes. This understanding of processes is combined in products and systems with the cutting edge technology developed by PSI.

Contact Information:	Dipl.-Ing. (BA) Dirk Noß, PSI AG für Produkte und Systeme der Informationst, Boschweg 6, 63741 Aschaffenburg,
	phone: +49-6021-366-361	fax: +49-6021-366-112
	email: dnoss(at)psi.de	web: http://www.psi.de

Fatman

Fatman Oy, formed 1991, is a company that provides facility knowledge- and automation based systems. It performs real estate consultation and offers ASP-wholeservices. Fatman Oy offers planning, testing, inspection and surveillance services of facility technology and also develops facility management software. Fatman Oy's know-how is based on the facility-technical know-how of its staff, a 30 year long experience and the development and use of the latest computer applications in the field. Fatman Oy has investigated facility management, energy consumption and saving possibilities in over 2000 facilities, of which most have been official, commercial or industrial.

Contact Information:	Mr. Kari Hein, Fatman Oy, PL 26 (Kivivuorentie 4), 01621 Vantaa,
	phone: +358 207 690510	fax: +358 207 690555
	email: kari.hein(at)fatman.inet.fi	web: http://www.fatman.fi

LMS

The Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation (LMS) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, in the University of Patras, Greece, is under the supervision of Professor George Chryssolouris. LMS is involved in a number of EU funded research projects in a variety of disciplines, and it has ca. 70 researchers organised in different research groups. Particular emphasis is given to the co-operation with European industry. LMS performs Research and Development work related mainly to the following areas: Innovative Manufacturing Processes, Advanced Human-Centered Design Techniques including Virtual Reality, and Production Systems Planning, Control and Networking.

Contact Information:	Konstantinos Georgoulias, LMS / University of Patras, Mechanical Eng. Dpt. / University of Patras, 26500 Patras,
	phone: +30-2610-997262	fax: +30-2610-997848
	email: kgeo(at)lms.mech.upatras.gr	web: http://www.lms.mech.upatras.gr

FZI

The FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik at the university of Karlsruhe (Research Center for Information Technologies) is a non-profit contract research organisation that concentrates its efforts on novel information technologies for providers of investment and consumer products, of production or business products and of information services, and supports the development of innovative applications, primarily in engineering, on the basis of recent but already proven techniques. The research group Process- and Data Management in Engineering (PDE) has its main field of activity in the analysis, the planning and the introduction of information technology applications on the basis of integrated enterprise models.

Contact Information:	Mr. Konstantin Krahtov, Forschungszentrum Informatik - PDE, Haid-und-Neu-Strasse 10-14, 76131 Karlsruhe,
	phone: +49 721 9654 - 543	fax: +49 721 9654 - 547
	email: krahtov(at)fzi.de	web: http://www.fzi.de/pde