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We are part of the smart

Our high-tech companies form the backbone of Smart Industry in the Northern Netherlands. They are part of the high-tech manufacturing industry, the Top Sector High Tech Systems. High Tech Systems refers to business activities focused on the production and development of devices, instruments, machinery, mechanizations, automotive, trucks & buses, aircraft and ships.

Characteristic features of High Tech Systems:

  • highly intelligent (embedded systems, software, sensors)
  • high-precision (nanoelectronics, high-precision manufacturing)
  • highly efficient (mechatronics).

All of our partners meet these characteristics. Most of them are OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer. They are self-creating and internationally active and supply end users. These can be consumers as well as companies. Other partners are mainly focused on system innovation and system integration. They too are international players.

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ICD-bedrijven inspireren studenten Technische Bedrijfskunde in Drachten tijdens Safari

Nieuwe Site Leader Philips Drachten maakt kennis met innovatiekracht van ICD

ICD-bedrijven leveren juryleden bij regiofinale FIRST LEGO League in Drachten

Principia Prijs 2026: studenten lossen ruimtevaartuitdaging op met slimme techniek

Farewell to Mirjam Kip and Hetty Koning: years of commitment to the HR working group within the ICD

IPO students Hanze University of Applied Sciences on ICD Safari

Successful ICD matchmaking event at Spark Holland in Emmen

Model Based Definition Knowledge Circle: high energy and clear need

ICD companies meet tech talent during Engineering the Future

National event Holland High Tech in SKILL: Focus on autonomous systems and smart factories

Campus Fryslân students discover the power of Data Science within the ICD during Safari

Focus group High-tech Sensoring takes next steps in Northern Netherlands

Farewell to Binne Visser as president of the ICD

Knowledge circle HR working group ICD: focus on practice-trained professionals

Students on Safari at BD and Philips in Drachten

Biomedical Meet & Greet brings students and high-tech companies together in Drachten

Ten years of Master Honors Program HTSM: High-tech companies and students start new edition in Drachten

First in-house Mikrocentrum training at ICD: engineers from the Drachten region immerse themselves in surface technology

Campus Drachten festively opened: learning, research and innovation together

Focus group High Tech Sensoring in the Northern Netherlands: innovation and cooperation

The ICD celebrates 10 years of innovation with book launch and grand finale

International delegation from ITB Bandung visits the ICD

PROPEL launched: predictable development and production for high-tech in northern Netherlands

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