How do you manufacture a high-tech consumer product on a large scale in the Netherlands? Loyalty take a look at Philips Drachten, one of the 23 companies within the ICD, or Innovatiecluster Drachten.
The article from Wednesday, September 9 focuses on the development of the electric shaver and the technology behind its production. Precision technology, automation, robotics, and AI come together in the Drachten factory. Millions of shavers are produced annually, while shaver heads from Drachten also find their way to Philips factories elsewhere in the world. Since 1950, as many as three billion shaver heads have been produced in Friesland.
Bas Dijkmann, responsible for Philips Drachten, and Onno Hoitinga, responsible for the development of shavers, discussing the technological development of the product and the factory in the article. This reveals the immense precision behind a seemingly everyday product. Philips also continuously looks for opportunities to further improve the production process, including through the use of AI.
A wonderful glimpse into the high-tech manufacturing industry in Drachten and Northern Netherlands, and into the knowledge and technology present at ICD member Philips.
Read the full article from Trouw below: