One of the key activities of TECOS is the promotion of Slovene tool making, the classification of the industry as one of the key strategic areas of the Slovenian economy and the transfer of the latest technologies into toolmaking companies. The Slovenian strategy for smart specialisation S4 defines 9 different Strategic Research and Innovation Partnerships (SRIPs). The largest among them is SRIP Factories of the Future (SRIP FoF), which brings together representatives of the economy, research and other organisations and countries in this priority area.