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European Programmes | Project Name | Name & Description (Regional/National) |
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INTERREG | Euregional Bike Valley - GCS Interreg Project A specific PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) system was developed for the Bike Valley windtunnel. This PIV system was specifically developed and tested for measurement of (micro)-aerodynamics of bikes, bike components and cycling wear. It was checked wether the system could measure the effects of surface roughness (micro-aerodynamics). The consortium created a leading edge PIV-measurement system which hasn’t been used so far worldwide and unique for the cycling sector The approval that the resolution of measurement is radically improved, by which a new spectrum of product innovations becomes possible | Factory of the Future - (Flanders) Construction of a "state of the art" low wind speed wind tunnel for aerodynamic optimisation in cycling, skiing, drones, automotive components etc. |
Acceleration of the speed of inovation for new smart bicycle helmet from 3 years into 9 months starting from idea until introduction on the markets.
The benefits at a glance:
- Member meetings : free access for the contact persons (member business updates, FLANDERS’ BIKE Valley activity updates, opportunities for projects & business co-operations, etc.)
- Events and seminars: free access for all your company personnel at our events and seminars; opportunity to host seminars, and to participate in the presentations and mini-exhibitions at our premises
- Special Interest Groups focusing on subtopics in the broader embedded technology and smart systems field .
- Priority and reduced rates for the use of our wind tunnel.
- Priority and reduced rates for BikeVille Incubator activities.
- Brokerage events: be sure to be one of the participants in our Business-to-Business event in the FLANDERS’ BIKE Valley region or in the European inter-cluster B2B events. Don’t forget the A2B-forum, where academic partners meet the industry.
- Matchmaking events for participation in European programs
- Executive Lunches: enjoy a member discount in high level lunches with an interesting speaker (captains of our industry) and meet your executive colleagues
- International contacts: as a member you can participate in several international events such as seminars, trade shows, road shows, workshops (reduced cost, higher visibility, under FLANDERS’ BIKE Valley flag)
- Representation: also if you don’t participate actively in an event, you are represented by the FLANDERS’ BIKE Valley delegation, on international fairs, at job fairs in universities and university colleges and everywhere where FLANDERS’ BIKE Valley is present.
- Newsletter: you can publish your articles (technical and general information) in our bi-monthly newsletter for free. The online version is available on the FLANDERS’ BIKE Valley website.
- Newsflash: receive the newsflash exclusively for members with information on own events, partner events, European and regional programmes, brokerage possibilities …
- Public website: your logo, contact details and profile are posted on the FLANDERS’ BIKE Valley website with a link to your own website. You can also publish your press releases, other news items, planned events or open positions on this website.
- Social media: active on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook; aggregating member tweets on our web home page and rebroadcasting member news items through an RSS News portal
- “Members Only” website section (protected intranet): exclusive information for the members (reports, presentations from member meetings, market information, etc.).
- Exchange of commercial leads that are generated directly by/through FLANDERS’ BIKE Valley