Today, February 8, 2022, the Rijeka Development Agency Porin and the Torpedo Production Park visited British Ambassador to Croatia, Simon Thomas.
As he said in his welcome speech this summer, the British and Croatians share a love for football, Wimbledon, music, new technologies… New technologies can be found in the Torpedo Production Park, namely industrial equipment for additive technology, i.e. 3D scanners, 3D printers and 3D modeling equipment.
Dario Zorić, Director of the Rijeka Development Agency Porin, gave a presentation about the Rijeka Development Agency Porin and the Torpedo Production Park, but also about the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Rijeka.
After the presentation, Dario Zorić also demonstrated industrial equipment in a technology laboratory, and then visited the premises of the incubator where the entrepreneurs are located.
How is it British Robert Whitehead, marine engineer, perfected and made operational The world's first torpedo In Rijeka, in our industrial street, it was interesting to walk to the launch ramp of the torpedo.
The visit ended with a tour of Villa Whitehead, which was built by Robert Whitehead, after whom it was named, and in which there is a part of the incubator for service activities of the Rijeka Development Agency Porin.
