Why are certain alloys a bad choice for coating high-tech components?
This is one of the questions that Sebastian Lange, Manager of Electroplating & Anodising at Hittech Prontor GmbH, received after his talk at the Manufacturing Technology Conference in Veldhoven (NL) last week. Sebastian would like to take some time to address this question in this post. Read more [Picture source: Hittech Group…
The New Production Chain at ZIE Zuid-Holland
In the centre of this photo is Eric Driessen, CEO of Hittech Group, engaging in a discussion on ‘The New Production Chain’ at Zie Zuid-Holland. This panel discussion highlighted three critical themes within the supply chain: innovation and scale-up, managing volatility and supply security, and attracting and retaining talent. Practical examples from OEM and supplier perspectives were…
Hittech Group at ZIE Zuid Holland Event 2025
On Thursday, 27 March, we will again be at the networking and knowledge-sharing event ZIE 2025 in Rotterdam. Our Technical Director and Board Member HiDelta Pieter Kappelhof, on the left in the photo from last year’s edition, emphasises the importance of sharing knowledge and regional cooperation. Pieter: “Developing technological innovations together plays an important role in strengthening chain cooperation and addressing…
Sandra Guns is the new Director of Development & NPI at Hittech Multin
Sandra Guns is the new Director of Development & NPI at Hittech Multin. ‘Our customers benefit from our knowledge of mechatronics development, DfX and new product introductions ’, Sandra says. Read more [Picture source: Hittech Multin on linkedin.com]
Alpheon meerderheidsaandeelhouder Hittech Group
De oprichters en aandeelhouders van Hittech Group hebben een meerderheid van de aandelen verkocht aan Alpheon. Deze investeringsmaatschappij moet de groep de financiële rugdekking geven om te investeren in verdere groei. Alpheon beheert zo’n € 3,5 miljard, afkomstig van een geselecteerd aantal institutionele beleggers en families. Het belegt momenteel in 21 bedrijven. Lees verder [Bron: made-in-europe.nu]
Hittech Multin will further develop Spectral Industries’s products and set up robust production
In this photo, the structural cooperation between Hittech Multin and SPECTRAL Industries started with a letter of intent. Frans Hoffmans (in the photo right), Managing Director of Hittech Multin, explains the details of the cooperation: “On 27 August, Hittech Multin and Spectral Industries signed a letter of intent underlining the two companies’ intention to work together…
Digital work instruction (DWI)
In many production processes, including assembly, people remain indispensable. With the highly skilled work being done in our companies, it is essential to have employees trained well and to share know-how. Digital work instruction (DWI) software is one tool that can be used to optimise this process. In a recent study, TNO digital interviewed eight companies…
This is a lens adjustment mechanism that uses piezo actuators
This technology allows for minute and exact lens adjustments over several degrees of freedom, enabling precise control over the lens’s position, orientation, and focal length. Read more [Picture source: Hittech Group on linkedin.com]
Outgoing inspection is an essential part of our mission to master improvement
This post explains why our colleague Robin van Eijk is taking photos of this high-tech machine. Robin is one of the 50 experts working in the Hittech Multin cleanroom. In this photo, he is checking a machine from a client in the semicon industry that has been sent back to us for inspection after years of…
Material science in the education of engineers and designers
Many designers lack sufficient material knowledge to thoroughly assess the impact of their application in high-tech equipment, says Pieter Kappelhof, our Director of Technology. So, we set up a course with innovative high-tech partners taught at the TU Delft | Mechanical Engineering. Cor Heijwegen, the founder of Hittech, is one of the initiators of this ‘course…