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Fieldlab CAMPIONE: Innovative Collaboration for Smart Maintenance and AI
On May 30, an inspiring information session and tour took place at the field lab CAMPIONE at World Class Maintenance in Gilze en Rijen. A number of delegates from ICD companies visited the field lab, a special building on Ericssonstraat, which now serves as a place where companies and educational institutions collaborate on 'smart maintenance' projects. In addition to an information session...
Inspiring FSE Career Day
Read here the retrospective of the successful participation of the Innovatiecluster Drachten in the inspiring FSE Career Day. Explore career opportunities and skills in math, chemistry and engineering.
ZiuZ launches new software release for MedInspect – more efficient bag inspection
In the first quarter of 2023, the dedicated ZiuZ team worked hard on the development of MedInspect. This brand new software release offers a range of innovative features to take bag inspection to the next level, making the process more efficient and effective. An important addition is the possibility for training and validation...
Artificial Intelligence and Dashboarding: The key to new insights
discussed challenges and opportunities associated with collecting and analyzing data in the modern age. Expert Theun Prins of YP Your Partner shares his insights in the field of remote sensing and data analysis in this conversation. This article summarizes the main points and highlights the role of artificial intelligence, dashboarding and actionable action in this rapidly evolving field.
NHL Stenden students present successful adaptation and modification projects
Last Friday a successful presentation took place in the SKILL building of Innovatiecluster Drachten. Fourteen students from the Ad Industrial Automation and Robotics course at NHL Stenden presented their adaptation and change projects at companies in the Innovation Cluster. During the presentations, the students introduced themselves and told about the technical adaptation they...
Girls’ Day 2023 – Technology rocks!
Girlsday 2023 was a great success. This event, which took place at the end of March, is being organized by more and more companies to enthuse girls between the ages of 10 and 15 about technology and science. This time, the participating companies Philips, Resato, Photonis, SRON, ASTRON and BD have committed themselves to giving the girls an interesting day...
Professor of the University of Groningen Jacquelien Scherpen is Engineer of the Year.
'Students think that the best jobs are in the Randstad. We don't think so' Professor of the University of Groningen Jacquelien Scherpen Click on the image for the article by Dagblad van het Noorden:
Visit to radio telescope and insight into high-pressure applications
Applied Physics students from the Van der Waals Study Association of Eindhoven University of Technology visited ASTRON in March. Electrical designer Lesley explained about radio astronomy and shared his knowledge about photonics. The LOFAR telescope with all its technology, from antenna, low-noise amplifiers, filters, A/D conversion to supercomputing, offered a complete overview of all...
RuG students on safari à la James Bond with a scientific twist
The Innovatiecluster Drachten (ICD) of the University of Groningen has welcomed students of the Applied Physics program on a true safari! No lions and tigers here, but a whole bunch of companies that deal with mathematics, computer science and AI. A group of 150 students set out to meet the tech companies...