PRODUTECH – Production Technologies Association is the promoter and manager of the Production Technologies Cluster.

This Association aims to implement collective efficiency strategies and initiatives that promote the competitiveness, growth and development of manufacturing technology companies in a structured way.

The Association promotes initiatives that boost the companies’ internationalization, innovation and qualification processes. It aims at promoting and exploiting the emergence of agglomeration economies through cooperation and networking between manufacturing technology companies and other relevant stakeholders, such as companies from customer sectors or organizations from the National Science and Technology System.

Objectives:

• Promoting and supporting initiatives and projects that value and expand the cooperation between manufacturing technology companies and other relevant entities and stakeholders;
• Promoting the image and valorization of manufacturing technology companies and industry;
• Promoting research, development, innovation and a constant exchange of ideas, experiences and projects with the abovementioned companies and sectors;
• Establishing privileged contacts with higher education institutions, research units, interface R&D institutions, technology centers and other public and private entities, as well as with other similar national or international institutions;
• Providing services to associates and other contributing entities, creating and administrating funds on their behalf;
• Disseminating and discussing relevant topics by promoting conferences and workshops, as well as publishing documents and studies not only for the associates, but also for the general public;
• Cooperating with public authorities and other associations in order to carry out joint initiatives;
• Fulfilling the necessary and adequate responsibilities in order to pursue the Association’s aims.

Governance

General Assembly

President:  Francisco José Guimarães da Costa Rodrigues (COLEP PACKAGING, S.A.)

Vice-President: José Fernando Coutinho Sampaio (INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial)

Secretary: Nuno Flores (INTROSYS - Integração de Sistemas Robóticos, S.A)

Board of Directors

President: Miguel Jorge Moreira da Cruz Gil Mata (ADIRA - Metal Forming Solutions, S.A.)

Directors:

- Rafael Campos Pereira (AIMMAP – Associação dos Industriais Metalúrgicos, Metalomecânicos e Afins de Portugal)
- Abílio Manuel Ribeiro Borges (ATENA – Automação Industrial, Lda.)
- Nuno Araújo (CATIM – Centro de Apoio Tecnológico à Indústria Metalomecânica)

- Fernando Manuel Fernandes de Sousa (CEI - Companhia de Equipamentos Industriais, Lda.)
- Luís Miguel de Almeida Costa Henriques (JPM - Automação e Equipamentos Industriais S.A.)
- Teresa de Jesus Gomes Martins Machado (NEADVANCE - Machine Vision, S.A.)
- António José Almeida de Sousa Ribeiro (SISTRADE – Software Consulting, S.A.)
- Paulo Alexandre Camossa Vaz Pinto de Sousa (SONAE Arauco Portugal, S.A.)

Supervisory Board

President: Francisco José Campos Graça Onofre Ferrão (ANETIE - Associação Nacional das Empresas das Tecnologias de Informação e Electrónica)

Directors:

- João Paulo de Figueiredo Duarte (ISQ - Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade)

- José Ângelo da Costa Pinto (FIRST ONLY, Lda.)