First grant from the Einstein Telescope R&D scheme for high-tech companies
A consortium of Demcon kryoz, Cooll and the University of Twente will develop an advanced cooling system for the Einstein Telescope. This enormous observatory will measure gravitational waves, which Albert Einstein predicted more than 100 years ago. It may be housed beneath the hilly landscape of the Dutch-Belgian-German border area. Read more
Universiteit Maastricht en Demcon slaan handen ineen voor ReGEN Biomedica
Technologie-ontwikkelaar en -producent Demcon is technologiepartner en medeaandeelhouder geworden van ReGEN Biomedical, dat is voortgekomen uit de Universiteit Maastricht. ReGEN Biomedical ontwikkelt in Maastricht technologie voor het kweken van biologische weefsels voor regeneratieve geneeskunde en farmaceutische screening. De onderneming maakt deel uit van de RegMed XB pilotfabriek; de nationale infrastructuur die de gehele keten van ontwikkeling…
Synthetic data for food sorting
There are multiple Demcon innovations where synthetic data plays a key role. The results of the ‘Synthetic data for food sorting’ project are something we will all have to deal with sooner or later. At least, if you like green beans or strawberries. After all, how can you filter out bad green beans and strawberries during the production process?
Tech Talk: Electrolyzer for decentralized application
How does a needle placement robot work?
The starting point for developing the needle placement robot was to retain the current workflow as closely as possible, and only to automate the steps critical for the speed and result (‘first time right’) of the procedure. The critical step is determining the angle at which the needle enters the body. Read more
Ingenious and ergonomic design of steerable guidewires
Guidewires have been used for ages to perform image-guided procedures in the circulatory system, such as angioplasty, catheter insertion, stent placement and brain surgery. They require precise intravascular steerability for accessing difficult-to-reach anatomical locations and limiting damage inside the body. We developed an…
Autonomous water-pipe inspection robot
Guaranteeing drinking water quality and preventing water spillage requires good management of the huge pipeline networks. Commissioned by the drinking water companies, recently united in the company SubMerge, we have developed a prototype inspection robot. It can navigate autonomously through water pipes to collect the necessary up-to-date data, for replacing risk-driven maintenance by far more efficient…
Robuust indoor (zonder GPS) kunnen vliegen met een Drone
Bij steeds meer handelingen die we in het dagelijks leven doen, kan technologie een ondersteunde functie vervullen. Door beschikbare technologie slim te combineren kan deze ingezet worden voor nieuwe toepassingen. Zo werkten we voor Holland Robotics (Logistiek) aan een indoor drone, waarbij de uitdaging lag in het robuust indoor (zonder GPS) kunnen vliegen. Samen met VDL ETG Projects B.V. definieerden we de use-case, wij…
Tech Talk: The world of wearables
Cracking the glass code
We have grown accustomed to metal and concrete printing. But glass? It not only has a very high melting point, it also becomes brittle after solidifying too quickly. Together with the German specialist in advanced solutions from high-performance materials QSIL we cracked the ‘glass code’. Key to that were accurate positioning and temperature control. QSIL…