Cooperation between Factory of Rolling Bearing and Cardan Shafts FKL TEMERIN (Website: www.fkl-serbia.com/index.php/en/) and IPROD Project participants started during the study visit held at University of Novi Sad on 25^th of November 2013, as a part of Project Management Committee (PMC) meeting. On Prof. Mitrovic initiative, FKL manufacturing capabilities and it’s accredited laboratory research capacities were then successfully presented to the other Projects team members (News: http://iprod.masfak.ni.ac.rs/news-study-visit-to-fkl-company-50.htm).

After that, during the summer of 2014^th, General Manager of FKL – Mr. Dragan Rodic have officially visited Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FME) at University of Belgrade, in order to create a basis for further cooperation (Pictures). During that visit, basic goals and objectives of TEMPUS IPROD Project were also presented in detail. That meeting later resulted in FME students successful study visit to FKL factory (May, 2014th).

As a result of described activities, the official Agreement on Cooperation was signed on 18^th June  of 2014 between representatives of University Of Belgrade – Faculty Of Mechanical Engineering (FME) and representatives of FKL TEMERIN, securing future intensive cooperation on research as well as on educational level (through students study visits, lectures held by FKL Engineers, students practice programmes etc.).