Precision Fair 2023
15-11-2023 - 16-11-2023
November 15 & 16, the annual Precision Fair organized by the Mikrocentrum took place in the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch, The Netherlands. More than 350 organisations from the high precision domain were present. The majority companies active in this domain. Every year, it is an excellent opportunity to connect in person with the companies and other organisations with which the Dutch Industrial Liaison Officer have contact throughout the year, but mostly by email or phone.
As usual, on the Wednesday afternoon, the ILO-net, under the flag of BigScience.NL organised a series of presentations showcasing projects related to the theme of materials at various Big Science organisations as well as Dutch universities and institutes.
13:30-13:55 - Ion Beam Facility: unveiling the power of Ion Beam Analysis
and Ion Irradiation for industry advancements | Dr. Beata Tyburska-Pueschel - DIFFER
14:00-14:25 - ITER Project: F4E forthcoming needs with special materials | Mehdi Daval - F4E
14:30-15:00 - Material research @ HFML-FELIX | Peter Christianen - HFML-FELIX, Radboud University
15:00-15:25 - PLATO, determine the material planets are made of! - Ing. Gabby Aitink-Kroes - SRON
15:30-15:55 - Mirrors for the Einstein Telescope | Dr. Jessica Steinlechner - Maastricht University
16:00-16:25 - Einstein Telescope; challenges in seismic isolation and vacuum | Mathijs Baars - Nikhef
The BigScience.NL booth with the neighbouring booth focused on the Einstein Telescope drew a lot of attention with various demonstration of vibration suppression technology for the Einstein Telescope, parts fundamental to the LOFAR radio telescope and examples of parts fundamental in controlling the high energy beam at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Also a representative of the upcoming Big Science Business Forum 2024 scheduled for early October 2024, was present to explain companies what the benefit for them could be to attend this event especially as part of the Dutch booth hosting a number of Dutch companies.
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The yearly Precision Fair, organised by Mikrocentrum, brought many people to the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch. The BigScience.NL stand was prominently located near the entrance and attracted many visitors together with the neighbouring stand focused on the Einstein Telescope. The Dutch industrial liaison officers showed examples of technologies used at CERN, ITER and in space. They visited many stands to meet companies , understand their compentences and connect them with their respective Big Science Organisation for future contracts or collaboration.
General Industry meeting BigScience.NL
14 October 2024 at the MECC in Maastricht
This general industry meeting at the MECC in Maastricht was focused on getting companies informed about the developments at the various Big Science organisations. Organised specifically in Maastricht to connect with companies in the region. We met quite a few new companies due to the effort of the local business developers spreading the news about this event in their network.
DutchPhotonicsEvent 2024
Date and Location: 19 September 2024, De Haagse Hoogeschool, Den Haag.
Advancements in Photonics and Optics took centre stage at the Dutch Photonics Event. Everyone in optics and photonics enjoyed this intensive day, regardless of their field within photonics. The primary focus was on innovation, ensuring a comprehensive exploration of the latest developments. The keynote presentation set the stage: 'Putting light into practice: optical sensing technology for real-life applications'