News
School round Inventor competition 2017 has started
We have started the school round for the Inventor Competition 2017! In the coming weeks, students from colleges and universities in the Northern and Eastern Netherlands will experience the kick-off for our anniversary edition of the Inventor's Competition.
Leading role for robot kids at the opening of Google data center
Students from primary school De Zandplaat and Abt Emoschool from Netwerkschool Loppersum Oost present their own Meccanoid robot during the opening of the Google data center. A boost for our school pilot: every school has a robot!
US Backcountry.com buys three CVP-500 packing stations
The American Backcountry.com, one of the largest online outdoor specialists in the United States, has purchased three CVP-500 packing stations from Neopost Shipping from Drachten. Two machines will be located in their distribution centers in North America and one will operate in the European warehouse in Stuttgart, Germany. This sale brings the total number of machines installed in the United States to four since the launch of the CVP-500 in early 2016.
Neopost honored with French All4Pack innovation award
At the All4pack fair, our partner Neopost was awarded the French All4Pack innovation award, in the category machines, systems, equipment.
Old and new world merge at Philips in Drachten
The Philips factory in Drachten is the world's largest production and development house for home appliances. The Eindhovens Dagblad made a nice report about our partner.
Kwant Controls newest member Innovatiecluster Drachten
High tech company Kwant Controls from Sneek, winner of the prestigious Rolls Royce Innovation and Technology Award, has been the newest member of Innovatiecluster Drachten since Friday 18 November.
Precision fair 2016: meeting point for precision technology
The Precision Fair, the meeting point for companies and organizations active in high and ultra-precision technology, is a combination of a trade fair and a conference with an international reputation and will be held on 16 and 17 November in the NH Conference Center Koningshof in Veldhoven.
Variass provides seminar at Astron and IBM Center
On November 17, Variass will host a Design for Testability seminar at Astron and IBM Center on the testing of analog and digital systems.
'Innovating is managing the chance of coincidence'
Six innovators had a cup of coffee together at the Knowledge and Innovation House (KEI) Northeast Fryslân in Buitenpost. In the person of program manager Joost Krebbekx, our business cluster participated in this roundtable discussion about innovation.