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Farewell to ICD secretary Piet Fellinger
After ten years of being active at the ICD, Piet Fellinger, secretary of the ICD and director at Sparck Technologies, said goodbye. With his large network within the municipality and province, he is one of the founders of the ICD. Henk Smid, CEO of Variass and treasurer of the ICD, gave a speech in which...
Technique Tangible in Oosterwolde with ZiuZ
On Friday 8 April, ZiuZ employees managed the stand at the Techniek Tastbaar event that was organized at the Stellingwerfcollege in Oosterwolde. The aim of this event is to show children in primary or early secondary school what it is like to work in a technical to work in the field. ZiuZ had the IRIS...
Connect.frl this year dedicated to Data Science
On March 30, 2022, the ICT network of the Northern Netherlands organized Connect.frl, with the theme 'Data science'. The event was aimed at students from the region who are looking for a career in a high-tech company. On behalf of the ICD, ZiuZ, De Wulf, Philips, BD, Kwant Controls and YP Your Partner were present to talk about the...
Visit to the Brainport industry campus
Participants of the ICD Smart Factory consortium project team visited the Brainport industry campus in Eindhoven on March 29. Here, among other things, the knowledge already developed was shared. Hendri Kortman gave a presentation on operator support, both for production through cobots and for office environments via data-driven apps and support for...
High Tech Safari for Applied Physics students
On March 22, the High Tech Safari took place for students of the Study Association for Applied Physics 'Johannes Diderik van der Waals' from Eindhoven. This was a special safari, because it was the first since the corona pandemic.Martijn Favot, R&D manager at WhisperPower, kicked off and received the students in their large showroom where...
ASTRON launches testing ground for entrepreneurs
To increase our knowledge of the universe, ASTRON is constantly pushing the boundaries of technology in its radio telescopes. We are now making this expertise available to increase the innovative power of entrepreneurs. To this end, we are launching the Wireless Data Lab (WDL), a testing ground with which ASTRON uses its knowledge and facilities in the field of wireless...
High-tech Safaris popular with science students
In March, two High-tech Safaris took place. One on March 3 at the Faculty of Applied Physics and the second on March 11 at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Groningen. A number of speakers from ICD companies gave 45-minute lectures and led workshops on open innovation, sustainability, intellectual property, robotics and...
Lecture on drones and robots for safe and efficient operations
On March 8, a talk was held on the development of autonomous systems, including specific examples of drones and the SPOT robot from Boston Dynamics. The lecture was organized by a working group of the ICD and took place in the SKILL building in Drachten. Abeje Mersha, professor in Unmanned Robot Systems at Saxion University of Applied Sciences Enschede gave a...
Windesheim students do project for Innovatiecluster Drachten
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences in Zwolle annually offers students the opportunity to gain practical experience during a project week at companies that have an issue about a specific subject or challenge for which they are looking for a solution. The students bring their knowledge, curiosity and practical background to conduct research and come up with concrete solutions....