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2008, March 10
ILA2008: ISC presents opportunities for suppliers
Around 100 exhibitors expected – ISC programme with outstanding participants - Leading firms are sending representatives from their purchasing departments
Berlin, 10 March 2008 – With numerous exhibitors from the supply sector, many buyers from the aerospace industry applying to attend, and a forum programme with some outstanding participants, the International Suppliers Center (ISC) at the ILA2008 will be the focus of attention for the entire supply industry. German suppliers will occupy Hall 7, while the remainder of the industry will have its own hall (6), which has been specially planned to meet the needs of the suppliers of equipment and other materials as a “fair within the fair”. The ISC will only be open during the three trade visitors’ days at the ILA (27-29 May). Serving a specialist exhibition and a communication platform, the ISC is intended to assist with the restructuring of the equipment industry, as well as promoting a dialogue between suppliers and systems companies. The ISC will help second and third level suppliers in particular to establish and intensify their business links. The specific benefit of this event: systems companies, which form the most important target group for the supply industry, will already be present as exhibitors at the ILA. The ISC will be opened on 27 May by Peter Hintze, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology and the Federal Government’s Aerospace Co-ordinator.
Around 100 exhibitors from Germany, France, the United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Canada, the Netherlands, Hungary and the USA will be represented at the ISC. They will include such companies as W.L. Gore, Flir Systems, Rolled Alloys and Continental AG, associations including bavAIRia and Hanse Aerospace, as well as well-known institutes such as the Fraunhofer Institute and the German standards organisation Deutsche Institut für Normung. Making their first appearance here are the SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) from Dearborn/Michigan, and one of the major names in the industry in the USA, Exostar, which is the market leader in North America and provides an impartial internet platform for suppliers to all sectors of the aerospace and defence industries. Set up jointly by BAE Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Rolls-Royce, the company currently represents 85 of the leading 100 aerospace firms. The network created by Exostar now encompasses some 38,000 manufacturers and suppliers, ensuring efficient collaboration with business partners, customers and suppliers.
Leading firms are sending delegations of buyers
Many leading firms and systems companies will be sending representatives from their purchasing departments to the ISC. One of the most notable delegations will be arriving on 28 May, when some 20 high-ranking representatives of the EADS buying network will be commencing a two-hour tour of the fair at 9.30 a.m. in order to make contact with exhibitors. This network comprises some of the most important suppliers to EADS, including such firms as Cobham, Eaton, GE Aerospace, Goodrich, Hamilton Sundstrand, Honeywell Aerospace, Liebherr Aerospace, Northrop-Grumman, Pratt and Whitney Canada, Rockwell Collins, Safran, Thales Aerospace and Zodiac. The main buyers from these firms will also be accompanied by leading executives from EADS Corporate Sourcing and from the Airbus, Eurocopter, Defence and Security, Military Transport Aircraft and Astrium divisions of EADS.
Panel discussions on current issues concerning the supply sector
On 27 May Exostar is staging a panel discussion on the ways in which the global aerospace supply chain can be utilised in order to create competitive advantages. Customers of this organisation, and its suppliers, will be discussing their experience of the Exostar procurement platform.
Further discussions will take place on 28 May about the approach that will have to be adopted in the future by supplier firms in the aerospace sector. There will be a particular focus on the benefits and disadvantages of various development strategies, such as becoming niche component suppliers or systems suppliers. This meeting will be chaired by Heinrich von Paulgerg, Chief Executive of the Autoflug Group, and the speakers will be Dr. Wolfgang Schoder, Chief Executive of Eurocopter Germany, Philipp Schack, Chief Executive of Tital, Dr. Rolf-Jürgen Ahlers, Chief Executive of ASG, Uwe Basler, Chief Executive of Elektrometall, and Manfred Kennel, Chief Executive of Diehl Aerospace.
The panel discussion on 29 May will deal with the changes taking place in the collaboration between various partners in the supply chain, resulting from joint development work on aircraft of the future. Changes in the allocation of responsibilities will also feature in the discussions, which will take place between Dr. Klaus Richter, Vice President Procurement for Airbus, Dr. Helmut Richter, Director Concepts and Technology of Rolls-Royce Germany, Francis Niss, Chief Executive of Liebherr Aerospace, Jörg Hoppe, Chief Executive of Elan (currently EDAG SIGMA) and Rainer Plog, Chief Executive of Autoflug. This event will be chaired by Prof. Dr. Joachim Szodruch, a member of the board of the German aerospace centre Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt DLR with particular responsibility for Aviation.
Companies present suppliers with their requirements
The ISC Forum programme will also include a series of presentations in which the representatives of leading firms will describe their future expectations of their suppliers. Sven Hischke, Head of Concept , Design and Development of Strategic Purchasing at the Federal Agency for Defence Systems and Procurement, will outline the ideas being considered by Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, regarding the involvement of the supply industry in future procurement measures. Daniel Delacour, Vice President Supply Chain & Information Systems for Thales, will present a paper on the challenges and opportunities facing the supply industry. Udayant Malhoutra, President of the Indian company Dynamatics, will speak on the subject of “Opportunities for Collaboration with the Indian Aerospace Industry”. Theodor Pregler, Head of Purchasing for MTU Aero Engines, and Tobias Krauss, Head of Purchasing for Liebherr Aerospace, will be joining the representatives of Lufthansa Technik and Zodiac to present their companies‘ requirements.
Suppliers presenting new products and services
During all three afternoons exhibitors at the ISC, including Infotech Enterprises, GF-Peters and Airbus Laupheim, will be using 20 minute papers in order to present their latest products and services. International organisations such as ITD Hungary and Invest Quebec will also be promoting the opportunities for collaboration with the industry in their own countries.
Following these events, which all exhibitors and trade visitors at the ILA are welcome to attend, there will be opportunities for bilateral discussions with the speakers. Discussions can also be held each day during the Happy Hour, 5 to 6 p.m., which is sponsored by the trade publication Aerotec.
The International Aerospace Exhibition ILA2008 Berlin/Brandenburg will be taking place from 27 May to 1 June on the southern section of Berlin-Schönefeld Airport. The ISC will be held during the three trade visitors' days at the ILA, from 27 to 29 May 2008.
The latest details about the programme of the ISC are available at www.isc-ila.de
For additional details about the ISC:
• ISC Consultant: Franz Denk, tel.: +49 (0)171 359 5785, e-mail: fdenk@cd-procon.de
• Messe Berlin, Matthias Jahns, tel.: +49 (30)3038 2331, e-mail: jahns@messe-berlin.com
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