Software is a crucial building block of high-tech systems.
Software has long ceased to be an afterthought in the development of mechatronic systems. At Demcon high-tech systems, software engineers contribute ideas regarding architecture, functionality, and system behavior right from the first customer meetings. According to Laura Claas, Group Leader Software at Demcon high-tech systems, software has grown into a fully-fledged discipline and one of…
DEMCON and MassSpecpecD BV Partner to Scale Breakthrough Analytical Technology
DEMCON and MassSpecpecD BV are collaborating to bring MassSpecpecD’s laser-based Chiral Mass Spectrometry technology (MS-PECD) to commercial scale. This advanced analytical technology, based on PhotoElectron Circular Dichroism, enables direct and highly sensitive detection of the enantiomeric composition of chiral molecules. It offers promising potential for applications in sectors such as food, flavors & fragrances, pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, as well…
The Demcon 2026 Photonics Grand Tour & The Big Opportunities
Demcon is one of Optica’s largest engineering corporate members, and it has recently set up a dedicated photonics division. I spent a day there with the managing director for Demcon photonics, Thijs Kniknie, and it was quite an experience. Read more and watch the video
Building a sun on earth sounds extremely challenging. And it is nothing less
Plasma held in place by powerful magnetic fields. Cryogenic systems operating at temperatures close to absolute zero. Diagnostic instruments measuring plasma composition, neutron flux, x-ray radiation and more, in an environment no sensor was originally designed for. Remote handling systems operating where no human can go. Read more [Picture source: Demcon…
Wereldprimeur met bouw van hoogvermogen-sorptiekoelers
Voor het nauwkeurig en ongestoord meten bij extreem lage temperatuur heeft big-science project Einstein Telescope (ET) koeling nodig die trillingsvrij is. Het consortium, bestaande uit Demcon kryoz, Universiteit Twente en Cooll, werkt aan een oplossing op basis van sorptiekoeling, een principe dat al wordt toegepast in cryogene microkoelers. Momenteel bouwen zij trillingsvrije koelers op macroformaat,…
The AI vision is in place. Now it’s time to build the data and execute
In high-tech systems, the challenge is not just building a smart algorithm. The real challenge is making that algorithm an integrated part of the complete system. That means connecting data, hardware, software, electronics, mechanics, physics and compliance from the very beginning. Not as separate components, but as one engineered solution. Read more
TNO and Demcon explore new joint venture in optics
TNO and Demcon have announced plans for a new joint venture aimed at bringing advanced technology for deformable mirrors to the global market. Read more
How do you inspect a water pipe network from the inside, without interrupting the system?
That was the challenge behind AIR: an autonomous inspection robot developed to navigate through water pipes and collect up-to-date data on leaks, corrosion and the condition of the network. Read more [Picture source: Demcon high-tech systems on linkedin.com]
Unblurring the skies above the ELT
While this might look like a frame from a sci-fi movie, today’s Picture of the Week displays one of the very real lasers built for ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), under construction in Chile. This laser, shown here undergoing tests at ESO’s Headquarters in Germany, will be an essential part of the ELT. Read more…
Compliant mechanism under high current
Exposing a component to a very high heat load is complex. Especially when the component is the size of a straw. The resulting stresses in the material can be so high, that it is reaching the boundaries of the material. To make sure the component actually survives this volumetric heat load Demcon developed a setup…