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Successful Smart Factory Event
On March 16, the Smart Factory Event took place in the SKILL building in Drachten. The aim of this event was to inform SMEs about the concept of Smart Factory, so that they can determine their strategy to deal with the rapid developments in production technologies, the digitization of production processes, a growing shortage of skilled workers and the constant...
RUG Professor awarded Engineer of the year 2023
Innovatiecluster Drachten is pleased to announce that Professor Jacquelien Scherpen of the University of Groningen (RUG) has been elected Engineer of the Year 2023. This prestigious prize is awarded to an engineer who has made an exceptional contribution to technological development in the Netherlands. It is a great honor for Scherpen and a recognition...
Study trip to Hochschule Emden Leer
On Thursday, February 23, the ICD undertook a study trip to the city of Emden, where the Volkswagen ID3 and ID4 are produced. This time we were guests at the Hochschule Emden Leer and the aim was to gain new knowledge in the field of digitization of logistics. With a constant stream of trucks on the...
Delegation of Smallingerland municipality visits ICD
On Thursday, February 16, representatives of the Municipal Executive of the municipality of Smallingerland visited Innovatiecluster Drachten. During the working visit, the Executive Board was informed about the ambitions and initiatives of the ICD to bind and fascinate talent from all levels of education for the Northern Netherlands region. This is good...
Much interest at Delft Business Day
On 21 February, TU Delft students visited the Delft Business Day (DDB). This was a great opportunity for them to meet representatives of the companies and find out more about the available internships and vacancies. Four of the 22 companies affiliated with ICD were present: Kwant Controls, Philips, SRON...
Students of CSG Liudger visit WhisperPower
On February 16, a group of students from the Liudger Christian School from the Netherlands, Germany and Spain visited the WhisperPower company in Drachten. This visit was part of an internationalization project of CSG Liudger in which the students gain insight into sustainable solutions for the future. WhisperPower is a Dutch company that develops innovative sustainable...
Automation helps to improve care for people
ICD welcomes 1000th student at High Tech Safari
In the period before Corona, about 800 students had visited the ICD companies. No physical events took place during the pandemic, but since March 2022 this has been possible again and 1000 students have already visited our Safaris in 1 year. All the more reason to take a moment to reflect on the fact that we welcomed the thousandth student to our High Tech Safari for the Hochschule Emden-Leer this week.
Major upgrade of international LOFAR telescope approved
The ILT Board has approved the order for the LOFAR2.0 upgrade of all 52 stations plus 2 additional stations of the International LOFAR Telescope (ILT), plus spare parts. A total investment of 10 million euros goes to orders from the Dutch companies Neways, Major Electronics, Variass and Batenburg Industrial Electronics. The International LOFAR Telescope (ILT) consists of several stations...