Our mission

Accelerate Your Business in Bulgaria using our:

Strategic geographic location

• Convenient crossroads location between Europe and Asia 
• Wide outlet o­n the Black Sea and the river Danube 
• Natural gateway to the large markets of CIS, Asia, Africa 
• Both sea and river transport offer convenient communications and transportation to and from the region

Highly qualified specialists and skilled workforce

• Advanced level of education in the Bulgarian universities 
• Scientists with leading position worldwide

Industry sector

• Traditions in electrical engineering, electronics, machine building, metalworking and IT sectors 
• Nearly 1 100 companies operating in the sphere of IT 
• IT companies cover almost the whole spectrum of IT activities and services in the areas of software, hardware, microelectronics and automation 
• Privatization opportunities - attraction of investments and acceleration of the privatization process 
• Bulgaria needs large-scale investment in the energy sector in the electricity, gas and heat supply 
• Annual depreciation rate of 30% for machinery & equipment, 50% for new equipment used in entirely new investment or expansion and 50% for software and hardware 
• Industrial goods trades duty free between Bulgaria and EU, EFTA, CEFTA and Turkey 
• Industrial land of preferential terms
• Seamless administrative services for investors through InvestBulgaria Agency

SMC Corporation (TYO: 6273) is a Japanese TOPIX Large 70 company founded in 1959, which specializes in pneumatic control engineering to support industrial automation.

SMC develops a broad range of control systems and equipment, such as directional control valves, actuators, and air line equipment, to support diverse applications. The company has a global engineering network, with technical facilities in the United States, Europe and China, as well as Japan.

Key production facilities are located in China and Singapore, and local production facilities are in Noblesville, Indiana, Mexico, Brazil, Europe, India, Korea and Australia.

Education

The Laboratoire de Systèmes Robotiques (LSRO) also participates in the formation of skilled and dynamic EPFL engineers and doctoral students by the means of several lectures and hands-on experience during different practical works (TP) and student projects.

• more about lectures and labs at LSRO
• more about student projects at LSRO

ABB is a leading supplier of industrial robots, modular manufacturing systems and service. A strong solutions focus helps manufacturers improve productivity, product quality and worker safety. ABB has installed more than 200,000 robots worldwide.

 http://www.abb.com/robotics

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