YOUR MOVE Bulgaria: Precision Engineering Sector 2006 InvestBulgaria Agency
WHY Bulgaria?. 75% exports and robust technological innovation capability 2. Industry domains: electronics, automotive parts, military equipment, telecommunication equipment, consumer electronics, plastics, medical equipment 3. Quality management systems applied ISO 900:2000, ISO/TS 6949:2002, ISO 4000 4. Highly-qualified and experienced work force currently of around 0,000 people with technical support capability 5. Competitive labor productivity; competitive labor cost LATEST deals Vendor Investor Target Size (EUR m) Palfinger Produktionstechnik Bulgaria (Cherven Brjag) Consilium Components Bulgaria Palfinger (Austria) Consilium and Swefund International (Sweden) Construction and equipment of a new production building for sheet-metal working, manufacturing of welded components for the assembly plants, production of crane booms Construction of a plant for automotive and marine components Ericsson (Sweden) BTC 40% mobile network equipment supply n.d. Local companies conclude a total of 50-60 commercial deals for armoury and other defense technologies for each two weeks Currently, 26 manufacturers of military products operate in Bulgaria Annual export of special production in 2004: EUR 230 mln; average for 980 s: EUR 800 mln (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 50% of Northrop Grumman s (UK) radar systems are manufactured in Bulgaria Special purpose deals feature Samel 90 (Samokov), special purpose production for: Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine, UK BAE Systems North America, USA Thales, France Products: Mobile Police Station For Surveillance And Guarding R-33M VHF simplex manpack radio HF/VHF radiojammers Device For Information Protection Infoprotector 0.2 n.d.
PRECISION ENGINEERING Electronics Small and medium-sized export-oriented innovative enterprises: Established with Bulgarian, German, Belgium, Dutch and French capital; EUR 00 mln investment for the last 2 years; 00 % of production realized on Western European, US and Canadian markets; Substantial innovation activity: annually, more than 30 original projects of integral schemes and 24 patents registered abroad (in France, Belgium, USA, etc.); Over 40% of the personnel of those companies consists of young specialists; Close interaction with the Bulgarian educational institutions for developing the talent pool. Autoparts and mechanical engineering Structure of industrial engineering output, 2004 (EUR mln) Total: EUR 3.8 bn Auto parts and vehicles 203 Electrical and optical equipment 536 Machinery 872 Basic metals and fabricated metal products and tools 258 Micro- and small-sized innovative enterprises with service functions: Fact Sheet Servicing or completing activities to the group of the small and medium-sized export-oriented innovative enterprises; Investments in this group of enterprises are approximately 0% of the first group; Generate very high annual earnings: an average of $4,432 per employee, with considerably higher contribution per person to the formation of GDP than the average for the country; Activities and product range: Finishing and accompanying back-end services: electronics for special purposes; electronics for cars; industrial electronics and automation; electronics for entertainment purposes and for household appliances; telecommunications, etc. design of ASICs, hybrid structures and modules, integral sensors (for own production of integral structures and for partners from EU and USA); Basic processing front-end activities - production of microelectronic elements: silicon structures with integral schemes or with integral sensors; thin-layer and thick-layer hybrid integral structures and schemes; micromodules, microsystems and silicon micromechanics; framing of integral structures; measurement and diagnostics of integral structures and schemes, of micromodules and microsystems; surface assembly of elements on structures, including plain chips; programming of integral structures and schemes; electrical and thermal training and life-tests, and tests for electromagnetic compatibility. Exports of precision engineering, 2003 (EUR mln) Total: EUR 904 mln Marine equipment 43 Autoparts 40 Electrical equipment and sound systems 348 Optical and precision eqipment 49 Mechanical appliance 424 Customers of Bulgarian autoparts manufacturers Electronic modules and sensors Valeo and Delphi Electronic sensors Electricfil Hybrid integrated circuits Sauer-Danfoss PCBs Mannesmann Industrial control of conveyors Siemens Plastic parts Rover Hydraulic tooth pumps Magneti Marelli Cable terminal lugs Tyco Electronics Link bolts, Hoses Ford Source: National Statistics Institute Source: National Statistics Institute Brackets Trelleborg Automotive - Coventry Case studies Melexis (Belguim) Daisy Technology (Bulgaria) Subsidiary of Melexis N.V., Belgium since 200 Designing, manufacturing and implementation of systems with fiscal R&D development of Intellectual Property, Household Applications and IR Sensors; tests memory since 996 of sensor ICs Leader in production of electronic cash registers and taximeters, electronic 66 employees scales, gas- and petrol stations equipment Net sales of Melexis Bulgaria grew from 2.7 to 3.5 million for 4 years Daisy Multimedia : design of digital video and digital sound products for companies like Sagem and Texas Instruments Export to Europe, Africa, Asia and the Near East AREXIM Ltd (Bulgaria) AMI Semiconductor (USA) Manufacturing of plastic products and components for the highly demanding fields of electronics, healthcare and food industry, est. 99 Products and services: Injection Moulding Workshop (plastic parts for electrical engineering, components for refrigerators); Instrumental Equipment and Mould Workshop (designing and production of moulds and instrumental equipment) Quality management system approved by Lloyd s Register Quality Assurance in conformity with the following standards for quality management systems: ISO 900:2000; EN ISO 900:2000; BS EN ISO 900:2000 Clients: Schneider Electric Bulgaria, Liebherr-Hausgeraete, STS Holding Group, FESTO Bulgaria, Vidima Ideal (a subsidiary of American Standard, Kraft Jacobs Suchard and Hunter Douglas Europe B.V., Holland Expansion of US AMI Semiconductor through its Belgium HQ via a new design center in since July 2004 Integrated Mixed-Signal products and Structured Digital products developing and supporting 20 analogue, digital, physical and SW engineers in the laboratory Analog/Mixed Signal experience available on the engineering market while very difficult in the other countries 2
CERTIFICATION AND accreditation Quality management certification regulations applied in the sector: quality management system ISO 900:2000 (acquired by a total of,68 Bulgarian companies); technical standards for suppliers to the automotive industry ISO/TS 6949:2002; environmental management systems ISO 4000. Accreditation body Executive Agency Bulgarian Accreditation Service (BAS) is the only national body for accreditation of: testing laboratories and calibration laboratories; product certification bodies, management systems certification bodies, personnel certification bodies; inspection bodies; verifiers Certifying organizations АFAQ ASCERT International American Systems Registrar (ASR) BVQI DQS GmbH Germanischer Lloyd Certification GmbH Lloyd s Register Quality Assurance Moody International Ltd SGS TUV NORD CERT GmbH & Co.KG TUV Rheinland Bulgarien GmbH United Registrar of Systems Ltd. www.nab-bas.bg www.afaq.org www.asrworldwide.com www.bvqi.com www.dqshellas.gr www.glc.de www.lrqa.com www.moody.bg www.sgs.com n.a. www.tuv-rheinland.bg www.urs-bg.com COMPETITION AND partners 5.. Medical equipment Net sales (EUR 000) Number of employees Momina Krepost (Veliko Tarnovo) Medical devices for single use 3,06 205 2004 2 Etropal (Etropole) Medical devices for single use 2,695 246 2004 3 Berchtold Bulgaria () Manufacture of medical electronics, lathed and cut parts for surgical lamps and,768 44 2004 tables and autonomous gas installations 4 Art Colenta Bulgaria () Medical equipment,327 36 2004 5 Medical Equipment () Medical, pharmaceutical, dental and physiotherapeutic equipment, hospital 905 298 2004 furniture 6 Centillion () Medical equipment 844 3 2004 7 Optela - Optic Technologies (Plovdiv) Industrial CO 2 lasers systems and laser optics 508 07 2004 8 Gama Proekt JSC (Gabrovo) Manufactures surgery and reanimation equipment, dental equipment, 358 86 2003 instruments 9 Intergalenika (Plovdiv) Medical devices (Concentrates for hemodialysis) 79 4 2003 0 Optica Laser () Manufacture of laser systems for surgery, dentistry and physiotherapy 37 2002 3
5.2. Electronics and electrical engineering Net sales Number of (EUR 000) employees Ericsson Telecommunications Telecom equipment 27,255 35 2003 2 Liebherr - Hausgerate Maritsa (Radinovo) Production of refrigerators and freezers 25,9 300 2002 3 Elkabel (Bourgas) Production of power cables 2,927 37 2004 4 Datecs () Design and production of hardware and cash registers 20,068 26 2004 5 EPIQ Electronic Assembly (Botevgrad) Electronic assembly, module assembly, development and manufacture of plastic 4,30 99 200 injection moulds & factory automation equipment 6 Melexis () Development, production, testing and sale of integral schemes and systems 3,45 66 2004 7 Electron Progress () Electronic equipment and instruments, radiolocation stations, military and 2,644 20 2004 telecom equipment 8 FESTO Production () Production of proximity sensors and accessories, plugs and pre-assembled 2,082 205 2004 cables 9 Svetlina (Sliven) Production of electric automobile lamps, electrical lamps for general lighting,,502 250 2004 halogen lamps, fluorescent lamps, quartz wares 0 Elprom - EMS () Manufacture of small electric engines, brakes 6,25 580 2004 Samel 90 (Samokov) R&D and production of electronic military equipment, radar systems 8,560 400 2004 2 ABB Avangard (Sevlievo) Manufacturing of electrical machinery and apparatus: high voltage switches, el. 8,300 300 2003 plants and generators 3 DZU (Stara Zagora) Disk Storage Devices 6,39 950 2004 4 Daisy Technology () Design, manufacturing and implementation of systems with fiscal memory 3,903 82 2004 5 Teletek Electronics () Accessories dialers, power supplies, RC modules manufacturing 3,784 64 2004 6 Multiprocessor Systems () Residential Electronic Single Phase Energy Meters, 3-Phase Energy Meters 3,64 9 2004 7 Opticoelectron Group (Panaguriste) Optic-mechanical and optic-electronic devices and systems for special military 3,297 n.a. 2004 purposes and civil use 8 Deltacom Electronics () Broadband communications industry R&D and manufacturing 2,997 96 2004 9 SET (Steiner Elektronik Technologie Design, engineering, production of electronic products,960 300 200 GmbH) (Rousse) 20 Arkomat (Kazanlak) Electrical cables for automobiles,70 684 200 2 Hybrid Integral Schemes () Manufacture of hybrid IC s, resistor networks, high-voltage resistors, PCB assemblies,,82 2 2004 electro-luminous lamps 22 AMI Semiconductors () Design center for mixed-signal integrated circuits for automotive, industrial and n.a. 20 2005 consumer applications 5.3. Mechanical engineering Net sales Number of (EUR 000) employees Sparky-Eltos (Lovetch) Production of electric tools, drilling machines, angle-grinding machines, circular saws, milling machines, eccentric grinding machines, engines for electric tools 2,852,305 2004 2 Palfinger Productionstechnik Bulgaria (Tcherven bryag) Production of hydraulic lifting, loading and handling systems cranes, forklifts, hook loaders 8,67 270 2004 3 SKF Bearings-Bulgaria () Production of bearings 6,922,097 2004 4 VAMO Manufacturing of engines, engine components, spare parts and technological 5,063 43 2004 equipment 5 Balkan (Lovech) Production of transmission and bridges for battery-powered trucks; hydrodynamic 4,470 40 2004 transmissions 6 Madara (Shoumen) Production of trucks, front and rear driving axles for trucks, buses, trolley buses 4,340 530 2004 and road building machines, gears and shafts, steel castings and forgings 7 Drouzhba (Razgrad) Production of pistons for internal-combustion engines 4,020 402 2004 8 Lifton Development and production of hydraulic breakers, hydraulic power packs & 3,705 2 2004 other hydraulic power-tools 9 Alucom (Pleven) Manufacturing of truck and automobile wheel rims, radiators, aluminium castings,500 200 2003 0 Kuhn Technologies (Radomir) Tool & dies making, structural parts for car body and car seats and their assembly 38 00 2004 5.4. Plastic and rubber parts Net sales Number of (EUR 000) employees Assenova krepost (Assenovgrad) Production of PP and PE packaging 22,33,223 2004 2 Kapitan Dyado Nikola (Gabrovo) Production of PVC, PE and PP water and sewer systems pipes and fittings 5,359 460 2004 3 Kauchuk (Pazardjik) Production of conveyor belts, rubber-textile hoses, technical rubber goods,878 843 2004 4 ITD (Saedinenie) Production of moulds, performs, plastic bottles, vials and caps 7,484 38 2004 5 Kula Ring (Kula) Production of rubber articles - belt conveyors, gaskets, profiles, pads, etc 2,873 205 2003 6 Arexim (Smoljan) Production of plastic parts 2,773 96 2003 7 Bunay (Panagiurishte) Details of plastics, bakelite and rubber with injection, press moulding, extrusion, back pressure injection 2,436 236 2003 4
WORTH knowing 6.. Educated workforce Vocational technical colleges in Bulgaria (4-5 years of education) ( mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics) Technical universities Novo Selo Bregovo Boinitza Vidin Tutrakan Slivo Sitovo Koinardja Pole Kula Glavinitza Alfatar Ruse Kubrat Krushari Gramada Dulovo Makresh Lom Valchedrum Zavet Dimovo Ivanovo Vyatovo Tervel General Belogradchik Kozlodui Isperih Toshevo Brusartzi Oryahovo Guliantzi Yakimovo Dobrich region Mizia Borovo Ruzhentzi Medkovez Belene Tzar Kaloyan Kaolinovo Samuil Hairedin Tzenovo Dobrich Byala Dolna Boichinovtzi Nikopol Svishtov Dve Nikola Razgrad Venetz Chuprene Montana Slatina Iskar Kozlevo Mitropolia Mogili Balchik Borovan Kneja Levski Byala Opaka Chiprovtzi Krivodol Dolnu Pleven Pordim Loznitza Hitrino Novi Bulchi Dol Polski Pazar Cherven Georgi Berkovitza Dabnik Trambesh Popovo Bryag Suvorovo Vratza Damianovo Letnitza Pavlikeni Strajitza Aksakovo Vetrino Targovishte Kaspichan Gorna Varna Varshetz Roman Lukovit Oryahovitza Veliki Devnya Suhindol Antonovo Lovech Veliko Shumen 3 Preslav Provadia Beloslav Tarnovo Lyaskovetz Godech Mezdra Yablanitza Omurtag Avren Ugarchin Sevlievo Smyadovo Zlataritza Svoge Botevgrad Dryanovo Dalgopol Varbitza Dragoman Pravetz Troyan Dolni Chiflik Elena Kostinbrod region Gabrovo Kotel Teteven Ruen Slivnitza Etropole Byala Sungurlare Tryavna Trun Bojurishte Apriltzi Gorna Nesebar Chelopech Antonovo Breznik The city of Gurkovo Tvarditza Pomorie Malina Zlatitza Aitos Kazanluk Mirkovo Pirdopo Karlovo Sliven Maglij Zemen Pernik Elin Pelin Pavel Chavdar Karnobat 5 Koprivshtitza Nikolaevo Bnya Straldja Kovachevtzi Panagyurishte Hisarya Nova Burgas Trekliano Ihtiman Yambol Zagora Kameno Radomir Strelcha Brezovo Stara Zagora Samokov Kaloyanovo Bratya Bobov Sapareva Kostenetz Kyustendil Dol Banya Dolna Lesichevo Daskalovi Tundja Saedinenie Radnevo Sredetz Sozopol Dupnitza Bania Rakovski Septemvri Chirpan Opan Primorsko Boboshevo Maritza Belovo Pazardjik Elhovo Kocherinovo Rila Galabovo Perushtitza Plovdiv Sadovo Topolovgrad Malko Nevestino 2 Yakoruda Peshtera Krichim Dimitrovgrad Bolyarovo Tarnovo Tzarevo Blagoevgrad Rakitovo Parvomai Simeonovgrad Velingrad Bratzigovo Kuklen 2 Mineralni Belitza Rodopi Asenovgrad Harmanli Simitly Razlog bani Haskovo Svilengrad Batak Devin Bansko Laki Lyubimetz Kresna Chepelare Chernoochene Stambolovo Garmen Goze Borino Banite Kurdjali Madjarovo Delchev Satovcha Strumyane Ardino Smolyan Dospat Momchilgrad Sandanski Madan Djebel Hadjidimovo Ivailovgrad Nedelino Petrich Rudozem Zlatograd Krumovgrad Kirkovo Silistra Kavarna Shabla University / College Location Majors (sector related) Technical University www.tu-sofia.bg University of Mining and Geology www.mgu.bg University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy www.uacg.bg Plovdiv branch of Technical University www.tu-plovdiv.bg Varna Technical University www.tu-varna.acad.bg Gabrovo Technical University www.tugab.bg South-West University www.swu.bg Rousse University www.ru.acad.bg Bourgas Free University www.bfu.bg Plovdiv Varna Gabrovo Blagoevgrad Rousse Bourgas Automatics; Electronic Engineering and Technology; Electrical Engineering; Power Engineering and Power Machines; Mechanical Engineering; Machine Technology; Semiconductor and Microelectronic Elements Design and Technology; Transport Machinery and Technologies, etc. Automation, information and controlling equipment; Electric energy and electricity supply Structural Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Transportation Engineering Electronics and Medical Instruments Engineering, Electronic Control Devices, Digital Handling of Information, Power Electronics, Optoelectronics and Laser Engineering, Optical and Mobile Communications, Automation, Information and Control Systems, Electrical Engineering, etc. Electronic Engineering and Microelectronics, Radio Engineering, Communication Engineering, Electrical engineering and electrical technologies, Automation of manufacturing - Digital Signal Processing, Technology of machine engineering and metal cutting machines Automation, information and control systems, Communication equipment and technologies, Electronics, Equipment and technologies for environment protection, Hydraulic and pneumatic engineering, Industrial engineering, Mechanical and precision engineering, mechanical engineering equipment and technologies, etc. Machine Building and Textile Technologies and Technologies, Electronics and Communication Technologies and Technologies Machine Tools & Manufacturing, Technical Mechanics, Electrical Power Supply and Equipment, Electronic technique and technologies, Automation of production Communication Engineering and Computer Networks, Computer Systems and Technologies, Electric Power Supply and Distribution, Industrial Management, Technology and Management of Transport 6.2. Sector-related exhibitions and conferences Exhibition Name Location Dates Frequency For more info ELTECH (International Exhibition of Electronics Plovdiv September Annually www.fair.bg and Electrical Engineering) International Technical Fair Plovdiv September Annually www.fair.bg INFOTECH (International Exhibition of Information Technologies) Plovdiv September Annually www.fair.bg 7. Useful contacts Organization Phone Web site Bulgarian Branch Association of Electronic Industry and Informatics (+359 2) 978330 n.a. Bulgarian National Chamber Of Electrical Engineering (BNCEE) (+359 2) 963 35 32 www.bcee-bg.org Bulgarian Branch Chamber for Machine Building (+359 2) 988 40 44 www.bbcmb.org 8. Useful sites Organization Bulgarian Academy of Science Academician Emil Djakov Institute of Electronics Web site www.bas.bg www.ie-bas.dir.bg 5