Innovation Cluster Drachten (ICD)

Netherlands: Friesland

Overview

The Innovation Cluster Drachten (www.icdrachten.nl) (ICD) is an Public Private Partnership in the nothern part of the Netherlands and therefore a non-profit organisation/collaboration for Large companies  (9) and SME companies (11) eg Philips, BD, Photonis, Neopost Technologies) .

The ICD will act from 2019 onwards also a Digital Innovation Hub. 

Together with 3800 FTE we work on 4 digital fields: 3D metal printing, (remote) sensoring & big data, visual intelligence & deep-learing and robotics ( as producttechnology (systems) and production technology (factory).

Today we are performing 8 precompetitive R&D projects performed by the companies ( 8 million Euro) inclusing also digital twinnig and Machine Learning. The fifth topics is renewable propulsion by solar energy and hydrogen, but we do not consider this a digital topic but a sustainable topic. We share about 20 R&D facilities in the companies and own 2 3D printers and several cobots.

The ICD Digital Innovation Hub will help entities, specially SMEs but also midcaps, big companies, to improve their products, services and processes, by introducing the great advantages of 3D printing, remote sensoring & big data, vision & deep learning, Robotics into their business. The ICD firmly believes that the future of innovation in these technologies is to address the co-creation of the digital future together with other disciplines in research, open innovation and education, aligning business and growth with a sustainable future.

We launch a new collaboration program, with other Northern stakeholders, to accelerate digitalization in every corner of our economy, with the following tracks:

‘Go Digital’ to get all companies to the stage of consciousness/competence with regard to digitalization.

‘Play the Champions League’ to connect our frontrunners with the EU innovation programs and to share our competences with additional regions.

‘Create & Share talents and competences’ by three regional demo factories annex skills labs

Digital technologies.

Sectors
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products - Manufacture of electrical equipment - Manufacture of leather and related products - Other manufacturing - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security - Real estate activities - Professional, scientific and technical activities - Legal and accounting activities - Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities - Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis - Scientific research and development - Advertising and market research - Other professional, scientific and technical activities - Veterinary activities - Administrative and support service activities - Rental and leasing activities - Employment activities - Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities - Security and investigation activities - Services to buildings and landscape activities - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
Technology
Micro/nano electronics - Sensory systems - Photonics and imaging technologies - Cyber physical systems - Robotics - Internet of things - Artificial intelligence - Interaction technologies - Cyber security - Advanced, or high performance computing - Big data, data analytics, data handling - Virtual, augmented and extended reality - Simulation, modelling and digital twins - Additive manufacturing - Laser based manufacturing
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