Decentralized and control-cabinet free automation

The decentralized MX-System is the first to achieve completely control cabinet-free automation of machines and systems. To this end, Beckhoff has bundled over four decades of automation expertise into a modular system that performs all of the tasks and exhibits the properties of a classic control cabinet. Read more

AI-Based Lightweighting Saves Billions of Dollars – Altair® PhysicsAI™ Drives Speed, Savings, and Sustainability for Consumer-Packaged Goods

Kinetic Visions’ consumer packaged goods (CPG) customers face constant pressure to reduce packaging costs and improve sustainability metrics without compromising on performance. However, traditional finite element analysis (FEA) studies are time and resource-intensive, often requiring weeks or months to arrive at optimum designs. This limits the ability of packaging engineers to explore alternative geometries at-scale. Kinetic…

Precision Fair 2025 attracts record numbers of visitors and exhibitors as innovation in precision technology accelerates

With more than 400 exhibitors and over 6,500 professionals from home and abroad, the Precisiebeurs 2025 once again proved its position as the meeting place for precision technology in the Benelux. On 12 and 13 November, the Brabanthallen in ’s-Hertogenbosch provided the backdrop for two days full of technological innovation, knowledge sharing, international knowledge exchange and…

Brabant takes the lead in sustainable chip production

The Province of Noord-Brabant and a group of high-tech companies have jointly invested over 4 million euros in the innovation coalition Circular Semicon (ICCS). With 2 million euros of government funding, this partnership aims to boost the circular transition within the semiconductor industry through practical projects and long-term collaboration. The initiative is co-led by Brainport Industries,…

Strengere regels voor de uitleenmarkt; wat verandert er onder de Wtta?

Onlangs heeft de Eerste Kamer de Wet toelating terbeschikkingstelling arbeidskrachten (Wtta) aangenomen. Met deze wet komen er strengere regels voor de arbeidsmarkt wanneer sprake is van uitlening. Uitzendbureaus en andere partijen die werknemers uitlenen mogen dit alleen nog doen als zij hiervoor een vergunning hebben. Door de wet worden werknemers, met name arbeidsmigranten, beter beschermd. Read more

ICT Group wins ASML Agility Award

We’re proud to announce that ICT Group has received the ASML Indirect Procurement Award 2025 in the Agility category, recognizing our work on the Twinscan Parameter Monitoring System (TPMS). Read more [Picture source: ICT Group on linkedin.com]