Thibaud van Rooden

Pôle MecaTech is a competitiveness Cluster in Mechanical Engineering based in Wallonia (Belgium), gathering 400 members (260+ companies, Research Centers, University labs). Our main mission is to setup collaborative innovation projects (R&D, training, Investment). With our network, more than 156 projects (528 million € of investment) have been engineered since 2006.

 Our focus is on innovative products, equipment & processes with high added value in 4 technological fields:

• Advanced Materials ;

• Advanced Manufacturing ;

• Mechatronics, 

• Data Technologies (IoT, IA …)  

 Many application domains are covered by our network and our projects, such as Energy, Defence & security, Mobility, Industry, or Medical Devices.

 Pôle MecaTech is involved in several European projects on the topic of Industry 4.0 such as the DREAM and GEMSTONE projects (EUROCLUSTER, Single Market Programme).

 MecaTech oversees international collaborations, and funding & ecosystem activities provided by WALHUB, the European Digital Innovation Hub for Wallonia (EDIH, Digital Europe Programme). MecaTech is involved as associated partner in several projects on the topic of Materials.

 Pôle MecaTech is also responsible for the implementation of the regional circular economy plan Circular Wallonia on the fields of battery, metallurgy and mobility.

 MecaTech is a network partner of EIT Manufacturing and EIT Raw Materials.