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 shows what great achievements our companies are capable of.”

,,We are here for the long term, not the 'quick-win' and we want nothing more than to share our knowledge. That is why we are happy to join Innovatiecluster Drachten'', said an enthusiastic Rob Castien, CEO of Resato International. ,,We love what we do and are passionate about our craft, but perhaps the most important rule in our company is that everyone is allowed to make mistakes. We expect our employees to admit mistakes and learn from them. This means that we innovate and are therefore leading in our niche market.” 

Resato International

Resato International, founded in 1991 and employing 80 people, develops and manufactures components and systems in the field of high-pressure applications and is a leader in high-pressure technology. The company's solutions are used in many industries, including the oil, gas, maritime and chemical industries. Last month the jury of the Erasmus Innovation Award called Resato 'a hidden champion of Dutch industry'.

Innovation Cluster Drachten

Innovatiecluster Drachten is an internationally operating ecosystem of high-tech companies and knowledge institutions that are at the forefront of innovations. The companies are self-creating, invent and make the products themselves, resulting in sustainable employment in the Northern Netherlands. The result is more than 50 new product introductions per year worldwide. In addition, the companies offer technical talents a career in the high-tech industry in order to prevent a knowledge drain in the Northern Netherlands. This is possible due to the unique collaboration in which mutual competition has given way to strengthening each other. Members of the Innovatiecluster Drachten are: BD Kiestra, Delta Instruments, Irmato, Neopost, Norma Groep, Philips, Photonis, Resato International, Science & Technology, Variass, Whisper Power, YP Your Partner and ZIUZ.