El cluster aeroespacial - Helice Foundation

The Andalusian aerospace cluster
sets a course for its internationalization
The Hélice Cluster starts an
internationalization plan aiming the
increase of the scope and presence
of Andalusian aerospace industry
in foreign markets. The initiative,
that will be developed throughout
the next two years, includes the
development of several lines of
action, such as the participation at
the main fairs and specialized events
of the sector, the reinforcement
of the collaboration with other
European clusters and the execution
of a communication plan to
strengthen its corporate image.
La evolución que ha experimentado la aeronáutica en las últimas
décadas ha transformado a este sector en una industria estructurada
a nivel global, con una cadena de suministro en la que
participan empresas de diferentes países fruto de un proceso de integración
de distintos fabricantes de aeronaves, especialmente en Europa,
que hoy día continúa con un proceso similar con los proveedores o
subcontratistas de primer nivel. Los aviones que hoy se construyen en
Europa o Norteamérica, se fabrican en China, Japón, Centroamérica,
etc. y se venden en cualquier país del mundo. La internacionalización,
por tanto, es hoy un aspecto clave para todas aquellas compañías y
entidades que desarrollan su actividad en el sector aeroespacial y que
buscan nuevas oportunidades de negocio junto a socios y colaboradores
de otros lugares del mundo.
Consciente de esta importancia, y de la necesidad de seguir impulsando
la presencia de las empresas andaluzas en los grandes programas
internacionales del sector, el Cluster Hélice ha puesto en marcha un plan
de internacionalización con el que pretende potenciar la proyección de
las compañías aeronáuticas en la comunidad y contribuir a consolidar su
imagen como una entidad aglutinadora de todo el cluster aeroespacial
andaluz, referente a nivel internacional y que ejerce de interlocutor ante
las administraciones y los grandes actores de la industria.
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The evolution of aeronautic industry in the last decades has transformed
the sector into a global-structured industry, with a supply
chain where companies from different countries are participating,
resulting from an integration process of different aircraft manufacturers, especially
in Europe, that nowadays continues with a similar process regarding
high level suppliers or subcontractors. Aircrafts constructed nowadays
in Europe or North America are manufactured in China, Japan, Central
America, etc. and are sold all around the world. Therefore, internationalization,
is nowadays a key factor for all companies and institutions developing
its activity in the aerospace sector and searching for new business opportunities
together with partner and collaborators all around the world.
Conscious of the importance of this fact, and of the necessity of keeping
on fostering the presence of Andalusian companies in the main international
programs of the sector, the Hélice Cluster has started an internationalization
plan to boost the scope of aeronautical companies in the community
and to contribute consolidating its image as an unifying agent of all the Andalusian
aerospace cluster, an international benchmark that acts as interlocutor
before administrations and main players in the industry.
With this plan, Hélice wants to consolidate a course already started in
2005 with its first activities related to external promotion, but now, it is pursuing
another step forward, developing an action with a strategic goal and
a integrated method. The plan has been started last summer and will last
two years. It includes different actions focused on the promotion of the Andalusian
aeronautic cluster in different national and international spheres,
boosting cooperation relationships with the European aerospace clusters
network, coordinating proposals for joint R&D projects and developing an
integral strategy of communication gathering all these actions together. The
deployment of the plan will be possible thanks to the co-financing of the
General Direction of Industry and Small and Medium Sized Companies, of
the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, through its annual announcement
of boost of the Innovating Business Groups, AEI2012.
A “premier division” cluster
The guidelines of the European Union regarding the knowledge-based
economic growth have, as fundamental basis, the implementation of Strategies
of Intelligent Specializations adapted and customized to the territories
(region, nation, etc.) and the development of the existing clusters in order
to transform them into World Class Clusters. Therefore, the European
Commission’s advice is not to create new clusters but to boost those that
already exist –the best ones-, to transform them into international, strong
and consolidated clusters. Thus, it defines a 15-criteria panel to evaluate
the clusters that already exist in Europe, five of them directly related to the
international visibility of the cluster and its scope beyond its action sphere.
Under such premises, Hélice pledged its commitment to foster the internationalization
activities of the Andalusian aerospace cluster with two fundamental
goals. Firstly, with a short-term tactic aim: to boost the international
scope through its participation on the most important events and forums
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