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ARCA & AGRO ARCA 2018: March 2019 IFIA Mag azine

POLISRH WINS THE GRAND PRIX

At the National and University Li- riculture – Use of New Technologies
brary in Zagreb the gala awards in Agriculture conference discus-
ceremony marked the closing of sions took place between experts
the International Innovation Exhibi- from the academic and scientific
tion ARCA and the International Fair community and industry profes-
on Innovation in Agriculture, Food sionals.
Industry and Agricultural Mechani-
zation AGRO ARCA 2018, organized This year’s ARCA and AGRO ARCA
by the Croatian Association of Inno- were supported by the Nikola Tesla
vators (UIH) on 18th – 20th October, Innovation Centre, University of
2018. Zagreb, National and University Li-
brary in Zagreb, Croatian Associa-
Polisrh – a robot cell for metal de- tion of Technical Culture and the In-
burring and polishing presented ternational Federation of Inventors’
by Marko Filipović, Ph.D., from the Associations (IFIA) as co-organizers
Karlovac-based HS Produkt won and sponsored by the Ministry of
the Grand Prix as the most coveted Economy, Entrepreneurship and
award, and the winners of ARCA Crafts, Ministry of Agriculture and
and AGRO ARCA received gold, sil- the Ministry of Science and Educa-
ver and bronze medals. tion. The events were co-sponsored
by the Croatian Chamber of Econo-
Over 150 innovations entered this my and the partner was the Croa-
year’s ARCA and AGRO ARCA, sub- tian Agency for SMEs, Innovations
mitted by innovators from Croatia, and Investments HAMAG-BICRO.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mace- The events’ sponsors were Končar –
donia, China, Iran, Poland, Serbia Elektroindustrija d.d. (general spon-
and Slovenia. The main theme was sor), Croatia, HS Produkt and PBZ
smart agriculture. At the Smart Ag- Card.

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