Company specializing in automation, robotics and machine vision EDS Robotics rose with SME of the Year Award 2023 He will compete in the province of Alicante and at the national level for this award. Thus, Aspense company prevailed over 34 companies that preferred this recognition at the annual International Congress Meeting. Alicante Chamber of Commerce And Santander Bank, in collaboration with Spanish Chamber, alcoy and INFORMACIÓN newspaper, and support from the County Council.
This was announced this Thursday during an event where the winners were announced, including the second prizes that go along with the award; This award was given to a sports nutrition company with natural ingredients through the Internationalization method. 226ERS Sporting Goods; It was for the developer of drone systems in the field of Digitalization and Innovation Abionic Solutions; Training and Employment for polymer and elastomer manufacturers for footwear and other sectors Sentelast; The Sustainable SME award is Gravitational WaveA company that promotes the cleanliness of the oceans through agreements with fishermen and then transforms the recovered plastic and nets into other products.
During the event, the President of the Alicante Chamber, Carlos Baño emphasized that the award is a goal. Recognition of the work carried out by SMEs representing as far as he remembers 99% of the province’s 144,000 entrepreneurs. “They are a basic piece “In the creation of economic activity, the creation of employment and the development of towns and regions” reassured the leader of the chamber, who also confirmed the figure of the businessman and insisted on the “respect” deserved by everyone who decided to undertake it. , “especially in a situation as complex as the one we live in.”
Banco Santander Regional Department Companies and SMEs manager also expressed himself with similar statements: Carlos Isa Mendoza, emphasized this The level of SMEs participating in the call is “really high” and insisted on the organization’s duty to be “close” to companies. He also invited businessmen to be “optimistic” despite the uncertainty that marked the economic period and drew attention to the adaptation efforts of SMEs.
The financial director of EDS Robotics is, Alvaro Brotons, thanked him for the award and asked for special recognition Studies carried out by universities The province’s coordination of training the talent needed to launch innovation projects like the one represented by the Aspense company. also valued technological ecosystem something that already exists in the state and which he describes as “draconian.”
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Located in the Tres Hermanas de Aspe industrial zone, the company started its career specializing in: industrial automation and robotics projects, then evolve by incorporating intelligence and machine vision.
part of the company Vraia Company, a company where it joins other companies in the region and Galicia to develop the application of these technologies in the industrial field. One of the most notable projects he worked on was precisely Artificial intelligence and artificial vision for quality control in the tire industry, As Brotons explains.
EDS Robotics after winning in Alicantewill now compete for the 2023 National SME Award of the Year, The winners of each province will be selected. His name will be commemorated with a big event to be held in Madrid in the first quarter of 2024.
Likewise, the second places will also participate in the competition. national finals in their categoriesIn the competition, companies that stand out with their internationalization efforts, Education and Employment or Innovation and Digitalization policies and implement sustainability measures the most will be selected;
HE Banco Santander and the Spanish Chamber of Commerce create the SME of the Year Award 2017 To recognize the performance and operation of small and medium-sized enterprises that create employment and wealth. It also aims to bring visibility to the daily efforts of businessmen who contribute to the economic development of the region with their efforts. The award is for small and medium-sized companies Companies with fewer than 250 employees and a turnover of less than 50 million euros.
As a combined recognition, in the previous edition of the SME of the Year Award, a total of 1,766 companies from 50 provinces and the Autonomous City of Ceuta were registered and 50 regional Chambers of Commerce participated. 9,069 SMEs have participated in the competition since it started in 2017.
In addition to those mentioned, the Alicante Trade Council Member also attended the event. Lydia Lopez; The person responsible for Büyük BİLGİ Accounts, Toni Contreras; General secretary of the Alcoy Chamber of Commerce, Júlia Company; He is also the vice president of the Chamber. Eva Minano; or the head of Uepal, Cesar Quintanillaamong others.