South-African mechanical engineer Stefan Bisschoff (27) had planned to go backpacking and hiking after his graduation in 2019. The COVID-pandemic forced him onto a different path. A path that held him in South-Africa first, and eventually led him to the Netherlands. Not just for traveling, but for working too. ‘Staying in one place for a while feels even better than just backpacking. It’s still an adventure, and I get to gain working experience, save some money to start my own company, and travel Europe in my free time.’ Read more

We are partnering up with Formula Electric Belgium. This student team builds an electric race car each year. This year, they are building a car that drive autonomously as well as with a driver. Discover everything about the partnership in this video

TMC employeneurs dedicate themselves to customer projects, ranging from new research and development to existing projects. The projects are often for big-name players across myriad industries, including aeronautics, automotive, construction, life sciences and energy. “We always say that we play in the Champions League,” says Naima Hamdaoui, Talent Acquisition Manager at TMC. Read more [Source: blog.hightechcampus.com]

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Today, we have some exciting news to share. We are opening a new office in Stuttgart, Germany. We now have offices in 14 countries and 2,500 employeneurs worldwide, and Germany is a great next step. Operations will start immediately from Stuttgart, led by newly appointed CEO of TMC Germany South, Stamatios Stamatiadis. Stamatiadis is enthusiastic about the expansion: “TMC is committed to supporting its customers in various sectors, including the automotive and engineering sectors that are very familiar to me. I look forward to introducing TMC’s unique Employeneurship model to Germany, giving German scientists, engineers and digital experts the space for their entrepreneurship and expertise.” Read more

We are thrilled to announce a partnership with NSX Normalized Systems (NSX), a pioneering software builder. This collaboration, operating under the ‘NSX powered by TMC’ model, represents an intensified and non-exclusive relationship aimed at leveraging TMC’s extensive technical engineering expertise and global network together with NSX’s cutting-edge technology. Our goal is to deliver custom-built software solutions at scale across various industries, tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients. Read more

During her internship at TMC, when Aniek Bierhoff got wind of opportunities regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG), she didn’t waste any time. Indeed, she made every effort to embed it in all aspects of the business operations. Her mission: a sustainable future for TMC. After her internship, Aniek seized the opportunity to join TMC on a permanent basis. She made the most of the freedom to shape her own position and really influence her career path. Read more

We expand our international presence to a new continent with a talent hub in Tunisia. The new office opens the doors to the African market. TMC aims to attract more talent from this region to involve them in regional and international projects. This way, TMC is strengthening its position as a global service provider with local experts. “Our goal is to grow to 10.000 employees in 2030. To do so, and to provide top-notch services to our clients around the world, opening this talent hub is a logical next step,” says Emmanuel Mottrie, CEO of TMC. Read more

With climate targets set for the next several years, the automotive industry is evolving and increasingly focused on electrification and sustainable driving. Bosch Transmission Technology aims to keep pace with this trend and start producing products for this new sales market. Bosch can put its core competencies to good use for these ‘future core’ products. But new challenges inevitably emerge in the process. Employeneur and Process Engineer Sander de Vet was called in to support Bosch. Together with his manager Patrick van Eerd, Technical Director at Bosch, he explains how that has worked out. Read more

Texts that are written automatically and unique images that are generated in seconds… In recent months, artificial intelligence (AI) has shown just how much it is capable of. If developments continue moving this rapidly, a lot could change in the years to come. We have listed five AI trends to look out for. Read more

Na zijn studie chemische technologie succesvol te hebben afgerond en een eigen startup te hebben opgezet, startte Guido Lensen als business manager bij TMC. De afgelopen vijf jaar zette hij verschillende stappen om zijn ambitie – een goede en invloedrijke werkgever voor zoveel mogelijk mensen zijn – waar te maken: “Samen geven we invulling aan een carrière.” Lees verder

Lamers High Tech Systems specializes in the development, engineering, construction, qualification and implementation of installations, modules and machine parts for the transport and control of ultra-pure gases and liquids. These installations and products are manufactured under cleanroom conditions. TMC’s Geert van Lin has the honor of temporarily filling the role of production manager of assembly in this rapidly growing production organization. Richard Wortelboer is operations manager at Lamers HTS. He gave Geert free rein. Read more

The robot will use sensors, cameras and other technology to create images that must be converted into usable data. Dorin: “We have to train the AI system in such a way that it classifies the data from the sensors and the images extremely accurately.” That is important to identify existing species, but also to find species that we don’t even know exist yet. Read more

30-year old Danny Hameeteman is the perfect example of a true employeneur. He is fascinated with robotics and has been operating under the banner of TMC for about six years now. In the meantime, he has already put his stamp on several great projects. When the born employeneur got wind that the government was looking for a special reconnaissance robot, he wasted no time. Danny gathered his TMC troops and presented ‘Throwabot’ to the Ministry of Defense roughly a year later. Clients regularly approach him with an offer of employment. Yet every time he chooses to stay with TMC. Why do you ask? This brilliant mind explains it all to you in detail. Read more

Guido Lensen droomt niet van Nobelprijzen of een dikke bankrekening, maar van een rol als goede en invloedrijke werkgever. ‘Het helpt als je mensen vertelt waar je naar streeft.’ Lees verder [Bron: sciencelink.net]

Oerlikon Eldim manufactures and processes parts for aircraft engines. They resell these parts to parties which themselves supply engines to large aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing and Airbus. As there was a lack of capacity and appropriate competences in the analytical field, Eldim called in TMC. Michel Werts, Senior Process Engineer at TMC stepped on board to help improve the efficiency of Eldim’s production processes. Together with his manager Sylvain Mégard, he tells us about their cooperation that went sky high in no time. Read more

Employeneurs at NPI (New Product Introduction) end up in very different places: in the process industry, the automotive industry or in healthcare, for example. As a Manufacturing Engineer, Egbert-Jan Holleman is a bridge builder to good process design for production. The goal is to get the process design so good that you go into production first time right. Read more

Thermofisher’s biggest site in The Netherlands is in Eindhoven, TMC’s hometown. An excellent environment for TMC employeneurs to thrive. Especially within the R&D department, where Miriam Sandberg has made a soft landing, thanks to the long term relationship between Thermofisher and TMC. Paul Nollen, Development Support Manager: ‘We collaborate closely with TMC, because we want the best engineers, and we need them to be up to speed as quickly as possible.’ Read more

Swedish company Elekta provides radiation therapy, radiosurgery, related equipment and clinical management for the treatment of cancer and brain disorders. Due to new medical legislation and regulations (MDR) in Europe, the company must improve or supplement existing design and production documentation where necessary. They get help from six TMC employeneurs. Read more

Vanaf 1 juli openen we op de Brightlands Chemelot Campus een nieuwe vestiging. Om onze torenhoge ambities waar te maken, zijn we op zoek naar meerdere business managers die hier in de regio het verschil willen maken! Bekijk de video

Some operations require hand movements that are so microscopic that very few doctors are able to perform them. Microsure is currently working on developing MUSA: the world’s first surgical robot for open microsurgery. Using two joysticks, the robot converts the surgeon’s hand movements into microscopic movements, making it possible to work with extreme precision. This will make it possible to help more patients in the future. TMC was flown in to optimise the robot on a technical level, a project which is still in full swing as we speak. We asked Erik Niels Boerma (Employeneur at TMC) and Dick Dijkkamp (CTO at Microsure) all about this extraordinary ‘operation’. Read more

The applications of 3D printing are expanding increasingly: we can print houses, hip implants and even hamburgers. 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a technique in which a product is printed layer by layer. This technology is growing rapidly and is predicted to continue growing with 21% annually. In this article Erik Huisman, Paul Mestrom and Bart van Liere, all employeneurs at TMC, explain how 3D printing is developing within different sectors. What is possible within 3D printing already and what are the challenges? Read more

The world of automotive evolves rapidly. Just ten or fifteen years ago, we could have hardly imagined what the automotive industry looks like today. Petrol and diesel vehicles are making way for electrical ones. In Sweden, there are already more full electrical cars on the roads than petrol and diesel vehicles combined. Read more

At the Entrepreneurial Lab, people can initiate their own ideas. Entrepreneurial thinking is encouraged greatly. We are happy to have met Team CORE during the TU/e Contest. We now actively collaborate and have even employed two of the team members. Watch the video

High-tech consultancy firm TMC (The Member Company), will open a new office on the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in July. It will be TMC’s sixth Dutch office, in addition to offices in Eindhoven, Utrecht, Delft, Enschede and Groningen. Read more

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more and more important for businesses and consumers. But this is so much more than just technology. According to Natasja van de L’Isle, data science consultant at TMC, the outcome of AI systems can contain bias due to multiple causes. Read more

You probably read it in the news or noticed it when you were at the gas station: gasoline prices have risen sharply. A few weeks ago, the Dutch recommended retail price for Euro95 even reached a new record of €2.50 per liter. Meanwhile, the recommended retail price has dropped slightly to €2.43. Article

TMC groeit door. Voor het eerst gaan we samen met een bestaand buitenlands bedrijf: IoTH wordt TMC Roemenië, met het hoofdkantoor in Boekarest. IoTH past uitstekend bij TMC. De cultuur en waarden van IoTH sluiten perfect aan bij ons werkondernemerschapsmodel. En Roemenië biedt veel kansen om Oost-Europese opdrachtgevers binnen te halen en vooral nieuw talent aan te trekken. ‘Roemenië kent goede universiteiten en veel topingenieurs die we graag aan TMC willen binden.’ Lees verder

Uitbreiding in Zweden en Italië, maar ook meer werk voor ASML, Philips en DAF. Detacheerder van hightech specialisten TMC weet ook in de eigen Brainport-regio weer te groeien. Lees verder [Bron: ed.nl]

As TMC we are very proud of our Entrepreneurial Lab projects. We provide room to experiment and an opportunity to play. It’s a space where our employeneurs can cooperate in multi-disciplinairy teams across the boundaries of their day-to-day restrictions to make their innovative dreams come true. The 3Beam team is the perfect example of how you make dreams become reality! Watch the video

It may sound like science fiction, but experts say that by 2050 we’ll be able to print almost all foods. 3D printing is all about the three-dimensional printing of products. In engineering many polymer or metal products are already produced by 3D printing. Several years ago 3D food printing was added to the list. But how does 3D food printing work and what opportunities does it offer? Read more

At the Entrepreneurial Lab, a project was initiated to help with the problems around Covid-19. In this successful project, a machine was invented that recycles locally collected plastics into mouth masks. This contributes to three great topics: fighting Covid-19, creating local jobs and supporting environmental challenges. Watch the video

Every (manufacturing) company wants to visualize its operational information as simply and clearly as possible. Daily Performance Management (DPM) is a visual method to measure the performance of a team and enables teams to make improvements themselves. By using a digital platform, everyone in the team, regardless of location, can see how the team is doing and where improvements are needed. Read more

Als je een product of proces wilt verbeteren, kun je natuurlijk afgaan op je onderbuikgevoel. Dat is meestal geen goed idee, want al heb je nog zo veel ervaring, de praktijk is vaak weerbarstiger. Met Design of Experiments (DoE) zet je een experiment op om heel systematisch te bepalen welke factoren invloed hebben op het proces. Marc Schrijvers en Michel Werts van TMC laten je in een workshop kennismaken met de basisprincipes van DoE. Ze lichten alvast een tip van de sluier op. Lees verder

TMC has developed a machine over the past year that recycles plastic collected in Uganda to make reusable and affordable mouth masks. The machine is now being shipped to its destination, the capital Kampala. In addition to helping to fight Covid-19, this project is also contributing to climate goals and creating around 2,500 jobs locally. Read more 

We highly value the capabilities of our workforce, which is why we developed an infrastructure to support all of our employeneurs in their personal and professional growth: the YOUrney. Our YOUniversity is a vital part of that, with training sessions and programs that will support you at every stage of your career – from the Onboarding Program to your personal improvement plan. Watch the video 

Supply chains are an essential area of concern for companies today. By setting up all parts of the supply chain in the best possible way, a company ensures that it can deliver products and services on time. In addition, customers are becoming increasingly demanding when it comes to delivery times. Inevitably, the field of supply chain is changing rapidly and radically to deliver even faster. We list the four major themes that are behind those changes. Read more

Danny, Bart and Toine developed Throwabot, a robot that can explore potentially dangerous situations. It is a robust, lightweight robot that can be remotely controlled. It is equipped with a camera and microphone so the controller can hear and see what the robot observes. Watch the video

‘The Racing Stable’ van Marcel Metze beschrijft openhartig de geschiedenis van High Tech consultancy The Member Company (TMC). Lees verder

Bij Smart Industry ligt de nadruk vaak op technologie. Begrijpelijk, maar de menselijke factor is niet te onderschatten. Hoe kun je iedereen in de organisatie ondersteunen om zo effectief mogelijk om te gaan met een steeds sneller veranderende omgeving? Lees verder

Smart Industry, or Industry 4.0, stands for the total development into the future of the world of manufacturing. Within this trend, the combination of data, systems, automation, human factors, innovation, and organizational structures play a big role. Read more

Employeneurs bij NPI (New Product Introduction) komen op heel verschillende plekken terecht: in de procesindustrie, de automotive-industrie of in de healthcare bijvoorbeeld. Als Manufacturing Engineer is Egbert-Jan Holleman een bruggenbouwer naar een goede procesinrichting voor productie. Lees verder

Ook in de hightech is op afstand werken goed mogelijk, heeft detacheerder van hoogopgeleide specialisten TMC gemerkt. In coronajaar 2020 wist het Eindhovense bedrijf de omzet te stabiliseren. In de eerste maanden van dit jaar is het pad naar verdere groei hervonden. Een verdubbeling naar 2500 specialisten in 2025 staat als stip op de horizon. Lees verder [Bron: ad.nl]

Hightech consultancyfirma TMC opent een nieuwe vestiging in Luxemburg (stad). Met dit nieuwe kantoor is TMC nu vertegenwoordigd in elf landen wereldwijd. Het van oorsprong Eindhovense bedrijf heeft een internationale groeiambitie en daarmee is de uitbreiding naar Luxemburg een logische volgende stap. Lees verder [Bron: linkmagazine.nl]

Twenty Employeneurs at TMC Netherlands’ new business cell Supply Chain are itching to help companies to structure and digitize their supply chains, a goal that has received an additional push by the corona pandemic. Cell director Noortje van Boxtel and business manager Pepijn Rinzema tell us more. Read more

With a new office in the city of Groningen, the north of the Netherlands now has a new ambitious, fast-growing, and unique company. With our employeneurship model, engineers can decide for which client they will work and share in the profits on their own project. The new office opened on January 4th. Next to Eindhoven, Delft, Utrecht and Enschede this is the fifth Dutch office. With this first office in the north, we can now realize full national coverage. Read more

About four years ago, Danny Hameeteman started the Throwabot project in the Entrepreneurial Lab of TMC. At that time it was just an idea and it was being researched whether this could become an actual product. It is now a genuine product and ten robots have been handed over to the Ministry of Defence. Read more

For children with a disability it can be very difficult to play and exercise like other children of the same age. How great would it be if it becomes possible for them to be able to exercise and even play sports together with a team? With the Soccer Robot the dream of many of these children might become reality. Read more

The Scrum Guide has been updated in November 2020. What has changed? What lies behind the changes? And what does that mean for your Scrum Team today? Read more

This year has certainly brought many changes in working cultures. Everyone had to adapt and get used to a new way of working. When you work close by, a home office is usually set up relatively easy. But what if you are just starting a job in another country, or continent even? Read more

The Internet of Things (IoT) is in its golden age, but what were the trends in IoT this year? We have listed 3 trends that have been identified by our experts this year. Read more

Ignacio Vazquez Rodarte, Consultant at TMC Data Science, must be one of TMC’s most occupied Employeneurs. Next to his projects at several clients, hybrid teaching at the local university and being part of the Expat Community, Ignacio is now also starting as a MSc Fellow in System Design and Management at one of the world’s most precious universities, MIT. Let’s dive into his story. Read more

A lot is happening in the field of data science. There is a growing enthusiasm and interest in the wide range of possibilities that data science can offer to companies. From smart diagnostics using machine learning algorithms to sales forecasting and building recommender systems, the number of possibilities keeps on expanding. Sometimes it can be overwhelming to navigate through this vast field and choose the right applications for your company.  Read more

We often get questions about how Agile works, what the main techniques are, how it can help an organization, and what a team structure could look like. In this article we will give an answer to all of these questions! Read more

TMC was founded in 2000 in Eindhoven, focusing on software engineers in the beginning. Later, this was expanded to more technical specializations. By making sure to only hire the best qualified Employeneurs, TMC has developed itself to an important knowledge partner for the biggest high-tech companies in the world. Read more

The ‘Hybrid Teaching’ pilot started early 2020. It was initiated by several collaborating partners, including secondary schools in Brainport Eindhoven, Summa, ROC ter AA, Fontys, TU/e, TMC, ASML, and Brainport Development. This pilot is aimed at letting technicians fulfill a role as a part-time teacher at various regional secondary schools, secondary vocational education and universities, in addition to their current work. Read more

De wereld van televisie en video streaming zit al jaren in een stroomversnelling, en dit zal de komende jaren ook zo blijven. De kijkers verwachten te kunnen kijken wat ze leuk vinden, op elk moment, waar ze ook zijn. De technologie om dit mogelijk te maken is nu betaalbaar. In dit artikel gaan we in op de veranderingen en de onderliggende technologische trends. Lees verder

As of this month, TMC offers the Swedish platform MEVISIO to Dutch companies. MEVISIO is a cloud solution with which (production)companies can visualize their operational information on interactive screens. The need for digital Lean solutions is increasing because of international teams and the current situation with a lot of home working. Read more

Webtechnologie verandert in een razend tempo. Het aanbod van programmeertalen, raamwerken, tools en platformen biedt een rijke omgeving voor snelle innovatie en groei. Bijblijven met deze veranderingen is nagenoeg een fulltime-bezigheid, mede vanwege het uiteenlopende spectrum, variërend van formele programmeertalen tot abstracte cloud architecturen. Als gevolg van deze grote hoeveelheid innovatie is door Google het concept van progressive web app (pwa) geïntroduceerd, een hybride variant van website en app. Lees verder [Bron: computable]

TMC heeft zich sinds deze maand aangesloten bij de 5G HUB. Dit hebben TMC en 5G HUB consortium partners Brainport Development, High Tech Campus, Ericsson en VodafoneZiggo vastgelegd in een samenwerkingsovereenkomst. De samenwerkende partijen onderzoeken en testen de mogelijkheden van de nieuwe 5G technologie. Ook stimuleren zij de innovatieve mogelijkheden van het netwerk. Lees verder

I studied Materials Engineering in Iran. I chose this study due to the fact that it is an interdisciplinary program and could pave the way to different specialties in the Engineering field. It was during my Master studies that I realized most of the cutting-edge technology and advances in research happened thanks to developments in nano science. I therefore chose Nanotechnology as the focus of my Master project and later on in my career. Read more

René Laennec invented the stethoscope in 1816 by observing children playing on an oak beam with a needle. Engineer Cyrille Lecroq took part in the battle against Covid-19 to modernize it in his spare time. Read more

TMC is niet alleen actief in verschillende landen, maar verwelkomt ook getalenteerde Employeneurs van over de hele wereld. Bijna 20% van de in Nederland werkende Employeneurs is uit een ander land afkomstig, en daar is TMC trots op. Het bedrijf werkt hard om de gehele expat community zo goed mogelijk te helpen. Het Buddy project is daar een krachtig bewijs van. Het heeft al veel internationale Employeneurs een warm welkom geboden. Lees verder

Gerrit Eijkelboom has two major hobbies, and they both involve a lot of loud sounds: (rock)music and racing cars. A few years ago, the always being surrounded by loud music caused him to suffer Tinnitus, a type of hearing damage. This made Eijkelboom decide to do something about this problem. “I really had the need for a new kind of hearing protection. One that allows you to experience the intensity of music without the number of decibels causing problems. Read more

It all started 3 years ago as a small project at TMC. Today it is an impressive project in which 9 people from different technical disciplines participate. Danny Hameeteman, co-founder of Sita Robotics and one of the initiators of the TEL project Throwabot, has been working on the project since 2016. Read more

Machine Learning is becoming an increasingly important topic within artificial intelligence. There are many ways to implement machine learning, but first you will have to choose an algorithm which is suitable for what you will develop. Within machine learning, there are many kinds of algorithms. These can be divided into three main categories: supervised learning, unsupervised learning and reinforcement learning. Romain Huet, Senior Data Scientist at TMC, explains these different categories and when they can be used. Read more

It might have sounded good at first, working from home for a while. Decide on your own working schedule, no traffic on the way to work, less distraction from your colleagues… But after working remotely for a while, with no end date in sight yet, the work-from-home-blues are kicking in. We give you some tips and tricks to stay happy and motivated. This is not just good for your own mental health, but also for your relationships with your loved ones and colleagues. Read more

The coronavirus has the world in its grip. Who would have thought a virus could turn the world upside down like that in only a few weeks? The government is taking extreme measures to control the virus. This has far-reaching consequences for businesses, and employees must work from home (where possible). For many companies, this brings new challenges. As a high-tech consultancy company, TMC is fortunately well prepared for working remotely. Our colleague Lotte shared her new way of working with RTL Nieuws. How do you make sure you can work productively at home? And how do you maintain social contacts with your colleagues? Read more

Artificial intelligence, machine learning en deep learning. Deze begrippen zijn booming en er is dan ook veel over te lezen. Het gaat voornamelijk over hoe deze nieuwe toepassingen technologie en de wereld op zijn kop zetten. Wat voor velen niet duidelijk is, is hoe deze nieuwe ontwikkelingen nu daadwerkelijk toegepast worden. Er zijn immers al veel bedrijven die diverse projecten met AI hebben afgerond. Lees verder

Per saldo toont hij zich niet ontevreden met de resultaten van vorig jaar van de vestigingen in Eindhoven, Delft, Utrecht en Enschede waar TMC net is gestart. ,,We moesten de teruggang van ASML managen”, geeft Manders aan. Lees verder [Bron: ed]

Imagine a window that could switch from milky white to clear, or from clear to tinted with the push of a button… It seems magical, but the start-up eyrise® is already putting up the first switchable windows on buildings! Read more

Software systems are often large and inflexible. Adaptations in the code are like stones thrown into a pond: one change leads to countless others, that all have to be manually programmed. The Normalized Systems theory addresses that problem. Lees verder