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February 16, 2016

Students face-to-face with the most modern high tech

90 students from the Alfa College in Groningen were given the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes at five high-tech companies of Innovatiecluster Drachten. They came face-to-face with the most modern technological developments. The students were taken on a High Tech Safari along BD Kiestra, Variass, Delta Instruments, WhisperPower and YP Your Partner. A…

February 10, 2016

Delta Instruments part of PerkinElmer

"This acquisition offers us good opportunities for further growth," said Anne Gerben Terpstra of Delta Instruments. High-tech company Delta Instruments has been taken over by the American company PerkinElmer. This American high-tech company is a global player in the field of health and safety for people in their living environment. With 7,700 employees, the company is…

January 25, 2016

I look for the twinkle in the eyes of customers

Voortdurend veranderen is inmiddels de enige constante in de high tech industrie. Daar speelt Theun Prins, algemeen directeur en eigenaar van YP Your Partner, op in met de C.A.R.S.-community. ,,Wat we tien jaar geleden hebben uitgerold kunnen we nog steeds invullen met de vraag van vandaag’’.   Door Berend Henk Huizing Moderne high tech is…

20 January 2016

'We make the impossible possible'

Anyone looking for ultra-precise parts, components or systems 'on the edge of technology' will come to NORMA in Drachten. The former Philips toolmaker is a preferred supplier to the high-tech industry worldwide and one of the few companies that can guarantee an accuracy of (less than) one thousandth of a millimeter. By Berend Henk Huizing Proton radiation is…

11 January 2016

'Innovating is stepping over your own shadow'

He literally works 'behind the scenes' in the high-tech industry and offers solutions by bringing science and technology together. He himself calls it focusing on software engineering in a scientific way. Paul Hiemstra, data analyst and software engineer at S&T, gets his inspiration from helping people who want to improve themselves. ,,I…

December 9, 2015

Cow happy, farmer happy thanks to high tech

Theun Prins of YP-YourPartner spoke on behalf of Innovatiecluster Drachten in front of the camera of Omrop Fryslân how the cooperation between the companies of Innovatiecluster Drachten leads to beautiful products. He showed how cows and farmers stay happy through the high tech of Delta Instruments and YP-Your Partner.  

December 9, 2015

A clear view of the future of high tech

High Tech Systems & Materials. What are they, how are they made and what are the main trends? Innovatiecluster Drachten has listed the most important information and trends in an informative booklet. This way, everyone who has something to do with high-tech systems has the same starting point in a discussion about the importance of…

December 2, 2015

Resato Roden newest member Innovatiecluster Drachten

DRACHTEN – High tech company Resato International from Roden joined Innovatiecluster Drachten on Wednesday 2 December. The business cluster thus has 13 members. Chairman Kor Visscher is pleased with the arrival of Resato. “It is great to welcome the winner of the Erasmus Innovation Award 2015 to our high-tech cluster. It lets…

26 Nov 2015

Parents provide career information

Wat doet een concerncontroller of arbeidspsycholoog? En, hoe ziet je dag eruit als je rechter, leerkracht op het basisonderwijs of huisarts bent? Welke studie heb je gevolgd als je van beroep Industrial Cost Engineer of projectleider scheepsbouw bent geworden? Voor de leerlingen op CSG Liudger havo/vwo-locatie Raai is dat nu een stuk duidelijker. De locatie organiseerde met hulp…