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Industry and institutions will work together on High-Tech in the Northern Netherlands
A number of enterprising parties, including Innovatiecluster Drachten, have signed a manifesto at Fokker in Hoogeveen in order to jointly give a major boost to the Northern region in the field of innovative technology. The Northern region has a large number of strong companies and research institutions active in the field of High Tech Systems & Materials (HTSM). The...
FlexInSole wins Inventor Competition 2014
Last Tuesday, the Innovatiecluster Drachten organized the Inventors Competition for the second time together with the municipality. The assignment was: design a product that reduces stress. Thirteen entries competed for the main prize of €3,000. The jury unanimously chose the FlexInSole from a group of students from Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen. The FlexInSole is an insole that...
On to the top! Young professionals consciously choose technology
Well-trained young professionals are currently high on the agenda at the High Tech companies and we can't have enough of that in the region. Young talent is more than welcome in the workplace and once you have them in you should especially cherish them. They are our technology ambassadors for the...
House of Representatives receives a briefing about Smart Industry
On Thursday 5 June, the permanent committee for Economic Affairs of the House of Representatives was further informed about Smart Industry. FME Policy Director Peter Bongaerts explained the urgency, impact and breadth of the findings of this report. There was a lot of interest in this in-depth meeting, among others from Jan Vos and Tanja Jadnanasing from the...
Revolutionary packing machine from Neopost
Postal automation company Neopost in Drachten has developed a revolutionary packaging machine for web shops. The company expects significant growth. A prototype has been running successfully for over six months now at Docdata, the company that handles shipments for internet store Bol.com. “The parcel market is really on the rise,” says purchasing director Piet Fellinger of Neopost. The growing flow of internet orders...
Successful third ICD session
On Wednesday 14 May, the third Innovatiecluster Drachten (ICD) session with the central theme – PDM-PLM – was held at BD Kiestra Lab Automation in Drachten. The aim of this session was to exchange knowledge and experience within the cluster. The agenda had two themes: Rapid Prototyping and FFF. These topics were led...
Variass nominated for Best Training Company NN 2014
As a recognized training company in technology, Variass has been nominated by Kenteq for Best Training Company NN (Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe and Gelderland) 2014 in the category companies with more than 25 employees. The nomination is based on companies that pursue an active training policy with passion and commitment to bind young professionals and retain valuable employees...
High Tech Discovery Route 24 May attracts 400 people
On Saturday 24 May, 3 ICD companies opened their doors to the public. Guided tours were provided every hour from Whisper Power, Delta Instruments and Variass Medical. At Whisper Power there was also a market where all companies presented themselves with their activities and their passion for technology. There were also many...
Serious Gaming meeting
Serious Gaming is in full development. Companies are increasingly discovering the possibilities of solving business problems with SG. That is why the ICD has organized an afternoon with 5 northern SG companies to see and discover whether there is also a potential opportunity for the Innovatiecluster Drachten companies. After a presentation per SG company,...