Bodensee Region Baden-Wuerttemberg
The economy of Bodensee Region Baden-Wuerttemberg convinced all along the line - through its structural data, by the industry mix, by the people who live here and the companies. What this means for you: An optimal environment to launch your future. This means for us: In the south we are at the top and will remain the region of the future!
The Bodensee Region Baden-Wuerttemberg has the following priorities and industry clusters:
Mechanical engineering, automotive suppliers, aerospace
The region is pioneer in these clusters. You need only to look back and see the innovative work done by Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, Claude Dornier and other in the last century. The first airships and airplanes were constructed and built on Bodensee Region Baden-Wuerttemberg. To date, there are two clusters: the so-called horizontal development (companies with similar products) and vertical development (suppliers, service providers, etc.).
The best-known companies in these sectors in the Bodensee Region Baden-Wuerttemberg are:
- Continental AG
- Diehl Group
- EADS (formerly Dornier GmbH)
- Georg Fischer
- MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH / Tognum
- Liebherr-Aerospace
- Rohwedder
- Wagner
- Weber Automotive
- Zeppelin GmbH
- ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Information, Communications and Electronics
With Friedrichshafen as the T-City of Deutsche Telekom, a city of the future will be developed until 2012, broadcasting the whole region. The infrastructure (VDSL-art technology and UMTS / HSDPA) and the first projects are already underway. This cluster integrates as well the Friedrichshafen-based communications and Software Center (Frieks) that will be a technology centre where successful ideas and visions of young companies and entrepreneurs will be available.
The best-known companies in these sectors in the Bodensee Region Baden-Wuerttemberg:
- Avira
- Bechtle
- Double Net-Business
- Ifm-electronic
- Kumagroup
- ND SatCom
- Nortel
- Technidata
- Wenglor
Education, Research and Development
Education, research and development are certainly important in any industry. In the Bodensee Region Baden-Wuerttemberg, however, they have a prominent position. The Bodensee Region Baden-Wuerttemberg also has a very wide range of universities. International Bodensee University and the Learning Region Bodensee are two examples of cooperation and networking making available to clusters the skills and the knowledge needed.