Industrial Design Easy Assembly Kit

Información del proyecto

IDEA.k

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 762800

DOI

10.3030/762800

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 7 Febrero 2017

Fecha de inicio 1 Marzo 2017

Fecha de finalización 30 Junio 2017

Financiado con arreglo a

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Europe In A Changing World - Inclusive, Innovative And Reflective Societies

Coste total

€ 71 429,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinado por

MAC DUE MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE CONFEZIONATRICI SRL(MAC 2 - SRL)
Italy

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - IDEA.k (Industrial Design Easy Assembly Kit)

Período documentado: 2017-03-01 hasta 2017-06-30

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

"IDEA.k is a strategic project designed to allow us to regain market share in the economy packaging machine market and increase brand recognition. Redesigning our simpler machines as ""flat-pack"" assembly kits has several advantages enabling us, a European company, to compete with low-cost, extra-EU manufacturers that dominate the budget packaging machine market and begin to threaten the premium segment. The major advantage is that final assembly will be done by distributors, thereby converting the cost of this work, and its contribution to the final price, to lower, local rates in target markets. The kit is cheaper to produce than our conventional economy units and is lighter, reducing the transportation costs and carbon footprint. These savings allow us to maintain a competitive price compared to low-cost, non-EU manufacturers. With this new business model, distributors also benefit, not only in the margin they can charge on the finished machine and their assembly work, but also developing a profitable service relationship with the final customer. While the unskilled assembly work will be moving outside Europe, the higher-added-value, skilled manufacturing work will stay in the EU with Mac Due. Although we will be targeting the price-sensitive, economy segment of the market with IDEA.k we expect the reputation of EU manufacturers for producing high-quality, premium machines will work in our favour, and that IDEA.k will create brand awareness for Mac Due, so that IDEA.k customers will, in the future, come to us for premium solutions as their businesses grow."

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

During this feasibility study we have studies the technical feasibility and commercial viability, including all the associated risks. This report contains a detailed market study and stakeholder analysis, culminating in the definition of our commercial strategy. A freedom to operate analysis has revealed no particular intellectual property barriers for the exploitation of IDEA.k. Finally, concluding that our project is feasible and can have an important impact for our company, we have developed a preliminary work plan for the Phase 2 proposal we plan to prepare.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

The lower cost structure of extra-EU manufacturers has heavily eroded market share in the markets for low-cost goods it almost every area. Their success in this area has allowed them to turn their attention to the rest of the market as well. With IDEA.k Mac Due is an EU manufacturer and employer actively working to redress this situation.

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