News

21 Feb 2018

'We have a shortage of 'golden hands' and 'smart heads'

Decked out in all kinds of guises, more than 100 robots and 700 classmates will come to our EDU robotics event in Leeuwarden on Wednesday morning, February 21. "Which of you is afraid of robots? Not me!''.

February 16, 2018

Lots of run-up for ICD at Bedrijvendagen Twente

Students from the University of Twente searched specifically for internships, graduation places and a job on Thursday, February 15! The offering of our business cluster was very successful. Many students came to us specifically because they were looking for something in the Northern Netherlands.

5 Feb 2018

'Th3 L3g0 H4ck3rz' from Delft winner ICD Robot Programming Award

'Th3 L3g0 H4ck3rz' from Delft is one of the winners of the Benelux Final of the First LEGO League, which was played in Leeuwarden on Saturday, February 3. This team received the 'Innovatiecluster Drachten Robot Programming Award' for the best programming work from our chairman Kor Visscher.

2 Feb 2018

City without electricity? Call Sneek

Wonderful article in the Leeuwarder Courant on the occasion of Stork Turbo Blading joining our cluster.

22 January 2018

,,Becoming a member of Innovatiecluster Drachten is no brainer''

“A company that has existed for 190 years is an example of adaptability to the market.” With these words, Kor Visscher welcomed Stork Turbo Blading from Sneek at Innovatiecluster Drachten on Friday 19 January.

January 19, 2018

Stork Turbo Blading newest member Innovatiecluster Drachten

With the joining of Stork, during a festive meeting on Friday January 19 in Sneek, Innovatiecluster Drachten now connects 18 international and highly innovative high-tech companies in the Northern Netherlands.

December 18, 2017

André Kuipers guest at EDU-robotics event

Astronaut André Kuipers is the main guest during the Frisian EDU-robotics event on 21 February in Leeuwarden.

December 8, 2017

EDU robotics challenge winners go to Philips Drachten

After handing out more than 400 robots to all Frisian primary schools, it is time to see them all 'alive and well'. That is why we are holding the Frisian EDU robotics event on Wednesday 21 February 2018. Here it will also be announced which school has won the vlog challenge and will win an exclusive tour at Philips in Drachten.

November 27, 2017

Zero defect with paperless operator support in assembly

Despite robotization and digitalization, some of the work in the high-tech industry remains human work. How can this manual work be done as optimally as possible? Ten Northern high-tech companies discussed this with TNO, at the invitation of the Manufacturing Engineering Knowledge Circle of Innovatiecluster Drachten.