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Mikroniek February 2021: High-tech systems input from NFI and PI

The February issue of Mikroniek features the theme of high-tech systems. The cover story by Nearfield Instruments (NFI) is about the agile…

Lunch lecture March hosted by SRON

Title: Development of the SPEXone spectropolarimeter instrument, the Dutch contribution to the NASA PACE satellite observatory By Alexander Eigenraam, senior mechanical design…

Knowledge day Topology Optimization March 2 and 9

In complex engineering problems, particularly with multiphysics, the multitude of boundary conditions quickly becomes too complex for engineers to oversee. At the…

Mikroniek December 2020: Systems engineering and vaccine carriers

The December issue of Mikroniek features the theme of systems engineering & design methodology. It focuses on the Dutch approach to systems…

Continuous evolution of 60-year-old laser technology

Sixty years after its inception, laser technology is still steadily evolving and a large number of industrial applications have been developed over…

Improving hexapod positioning performance through compensation for mechanical compliance in parallel kinematics

In hexapods using six length-adjustable struts for positioning an end-effector, the compliance (or inversely, the stiffness) of individual components or structures, such…

Agile systems engineering approach towards high-throughput 3D metrology equipment for semiconductor process control

In the semiconductor industry, Moore’s law comes with increasing and complex demands and the need for advanced process control metrology. Nearfield Instruments…

Martijn Wijns has been awarded the Bronze Certificate from the ECP2 programme

With ECP2 Bronze from software to system architect Martijn Wijns, software architect at Sioux Technologies in Eindhoven (NL), has been awarded the…

Persbericht Wim van der Hoek Boek

Eindhoven, november 2020 Wim van der Hoek (1924-2019) – Een constructief leven Kaleidoscopisch boek over grondlegger Nederlandse mechatronica-industrie Wim van der Hoek…

Merging systems architecture and project management

In recent years, systems engineering (SE) is becoming more important in the Dutch high-tech equipment industry. Increasing system complexity and increasing team…

Large dynamic range atomic force microscope

In semiconductor manufacturing, the shrink following Moore’s law requires ever tighter overlay and registration between the different (material) layers. For accurately characterising…

Wafer-handler systems engineering and magnetic bearing design

A systems engineering approach to the design of a wafer handler is presented in this Mikroniek article, starting with an introduction to…

Bronze ECP2 certificate for Jordy Nieuwhoff of ASML

Jordy Nieuwhoff, optomechanical lead design engineer at ASML, has been awarded the Bronze certificate from the ECP2 programme, a European certified precision…

Eight Nominations for 2020 Wim van der Hoek Award

Mechanical design based on the design principles defined by Wim van der Hoek is very much alive. The Philips engineer and part-time…

Wim van der Hoek Award 2020 goes to TU/e alumnus Teun van de Sande

During the online programme of the 2020 Precision Fair, the Wim van der Hoek Award was presented under the auspices of DSPE.…

Knowledge Day Topology Optimization digital: Date March 2 and 9 from 3:00 – 5:00pm

In complex engineering problems, particularly with multiphysics, the multitude of boundary conditions quickly becomes too much for a single engineer to oversee.…

Mikroniek March: High-tech systems

The March issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, is dedicated in part to the theme of High-tech systems. It…

Mikroniek December 2019: Energy (micro & macro)

The December issue of Mikroniek is dedicated in part to the theme of Energy (micro & macro). It features articles on miniaturised…

KNOWLEDGE DAY Engineering for Contamination Control

A new edition of the DSPE Knowledge Day on Engineering for (Particle) Contamination Control will be held 2 April 2020.. The event…

Mikroniek October: Precision sensors and Precion Fair preview

The October issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, features the theme of Precision sensors. It covers the design of…

Mikroniek September 2019: Manufacturability

The September issue of Mikroniek features the theme of manufacturability in a very broad sense. Obviously, additive manufacturing (AM) is covered extensively,…

Mikroniek April 2019: Thermal control

The April issue of Mikroniek features the theme of thermal control. Today, thermomechanics is crucial for successfully designing precision systems, especially optical…

Mikroniek June: Design Principles

This edition of Mikroniek aims to honour the memory of Wim van der Hoek with articles about designs in his vein and…

Mikroniek February: Between misalignment and self-alignment

The February issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, contains a preview of the High-Tech Systems 2019 event as well…

Mikroniek December: Software & machine learning

The December issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, features the theme of Software & machine learning. It covers applications…

Mikroniek October: Big Science and Precison Fair preview

The October issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, features the theme of Big Science. It covers projects like Virgo…

Mikroniek September issue: Precision Talent

The September issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, features the theme of Precision Talent which covers a wide variety…

Mikroniek June issue: Precision Mechatronics

The June issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, features the theme of Precision Mechatronics. In part dedicated to the…

Mikroniek April issue: Precision Bearing Technology

The April issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, features the theme of Precision Bearing Technology. Contributions cover air, ferrofluid…

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Mikroniek February: from Agile eye to Zygo innovation

Mikroniek February: from Agile eye to Zygo innovation The February issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, contains a preview…

Mikroniek December issue: ‘Precision in Agro’ and milti-dimensional reports

The December issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, features the theme of ‘Precision in Agro’ and includes articles on…

Mikroniek September: Optomechatronics

The September issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, features the theme of optomechatronics in anticipation of the DSPE Optics…

Mikroniek June: Flexures and mechanisms

The June issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, features the theme of flexures and mechanisms.   Flexures, or rather compliant…

Mikroniek April issue: (Soft) Robotics

The April issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, is to a large extent devoted to the theme of (soft)…

Mikroniek December: Reaching for the stars

The December issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, features the theme of astronomical instruments. The coverage includes two of…

Mikroniek October: DSPE Conference report, Precision Fair 2016 preview, and Additive Manufacturing focus

The October issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, which has recently appeared, is loaded with information. It contains a…

Mikroniek September: DSPE Conference catalogue and more

The forthcoming Mikroniek issue, click here for a first impression, will appear on 16 September. In part dedicated to the DSPE Conference…

Mikroniek April: Thermal issues and gravitational waves

The forthcoming Mikroniek issue, click here for a first impression, will appear on 1 July. It is in part dedicated to mechatronic…

Vice-Chairman Jaap Verkerk deceased

We received the sad news that our former vice-Chairman Jaap Verkerk is deceased. For 11 years (1988-1999) Jaap de NVPT led with…

Mikroniek December: Robots preparing pizzas or cleaning windows

The forthcoming December issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, is in part devoted to robotics. A wide range of…

Lunch Lecture March hosted by SRON

Development of the SPEXone spectropolarimeter instrument, the Dutch contribution to the NASA PACE satellite observatory By Alexander Eigenraam, senior mechanical design engineer…

Mikroniek: Merging systems architecture and project management

In recent years, systems engineering (SE) is becoming more important in the Dutch high-tech equipment industry. Increasing system complexity and increasing team…

Mikroniek: Large dynamic range atomic force microscope

The second part of the Optics Week, on 1-3 October 2019, was filled with the Optomechanical system design course.

Mikroniek: Wafer-handler systems engineering and magnetic bearing design

A systems engineering approach to the design of a wafer handler is presented in this Mikroniek article, starting with an introduction to…

Publication table and advertisement list Mikroniek 2019 available

The new list for advertisement cost for the Mikroniek is available. It also contains the publication table and topics. >Mikroniek TK 2019.pdf

Wim van der Hoek Award 2018 presented to Martin Kristelijn (TUe)

During the 18th edition of the Precision Fair, the Wim van der Hoek Award 2018 was presented under the auspices of the…

Ir. A. Davidson Award 2018 for Lennino Cacace

Complex opticsThis year, the panel of judges for the Ir. A. Davidson Award received a large number of nominations of excellent candidates,…

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS DSPE conference on precision mechatronics

Short abstracts of papers/demonstrations/posters (in English, max. one A4 page and preferably including illustrative pictures and photo’s) should be send to info@dspe-conference.nl.…

DSPE Conference program online

Marco Wieland (Mapper Lithography) receives the Martin van den Brink Award

With precision training to specialist level: bronze certificate for Frank de Groot of Tegema

Frank de Groot, senior engineer at Tegema, has been awarded the Bronze ECP2 certificate. He achieved this by following a number of…

A total of nine nominees for Wim van der Hoek Award 2017

Technical talent, crucial for the future of the Dutch high-tech industry, is graduating at a high level at universities and universities of…

Nominate your best graduate before 7 September 2017

The Wim van der Hoek Award is an annual prize awarded to the student with the best graduation project in the field…

Wim van der Hoek Award 2017 presented to Sam Peerlinck (KU Leuven)

First Belgian winner of Dutch design engineering award   At the seventeenth edition of the Precision Fair, held on 15 and 16…

Launch of the book The Architects of ASML (in dutch)

Mikroniek February: Royal interest

The February issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, features His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visiting the Leiden…

Precision education at a high level: bronze certificate for Joris Looman (ASML)

Joris Looman, Lead Design Engineer Opto-Mechanics at ASML, has obtained the Bronze ECP2 certificate for courses certified in the ECP2 programme, the…

His Majesty King Willem-Alexander opened the new wing of the Leiden Instrument Makers School

His Majesty King Willem-Alexander (in the middle) opened the new wing of the Leiden Instrument Makers School, in a ceremony attended by…

Wim van der Hoek Award 2016 for Niels Giessen

Call for Ir A. Davidson Award candidates

Ir. A. Davidson Award 2016 for Wouter Aangenent

Wouter Aangenent, senior architect and project leader at ASML, received the Ir. A. Davidson Award for his leading role as a specialist…

Professor Wim van der Hoek Conference Room at JPE

As part of the 25th anniversary of Janssen Precision Engineering (JPE) Professor Emeritus Wim van der Hoek (92) performed the official opening of…

Best Contribution Awards DSPE Conference 2016

From left to right: Frank Sperling (Chairman sessions 6-7 of the DSPE Conference 2016)Marc Vermeulen (Chairman of the Jury Best Contribution Awards)Ad…

Launch book Natlab

Time: 18:00 – 21:00    The authors of the book Natlab, kraamkamer van ASML, NXP en de cd, Paul van Gerven en…

Jan van Eijk receives the Martin van den Brink Award 2016

Jan van Eijk receives the Martin van den Brink Award 2016.From left to right Martin van den Brink (President and CTO ASML),…

Tasja van Rhee at ASML received bronze CPE certificate

Tasja van Rhee, precision engineer at the department System Engineering of ASML received a bronze certificate of the Dutch Society for Precision…

Wim van der Hoek Award 2015 presented to Gihin Mok (TU Delft)

Winner of the Wim van der Hoek Award 2015 is Gihin Mok with his Master Thesis ‘The design of a planar precision…

Undersigning cooperation euspen and DSPE

During the SYMPOSIUM ‘Post graduate education in precision engineering, today and tomorrow’ at the Precision Fair November 19, 2016. David Billington,Executive Director…

Winner of the Rien Koster Award 2015 is Peter Rutgers

The Rien Koster Award is given to a mechatronics engineer/designer who has made a significant contribution to the field of mechatronics and…

CALL FOR PAPERS 30th ASPE Annual Meeting

Austin, Texas, USA is the site of the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Precision Engineering.   The Annual Meeting…

Symposium succesfully kicks off DSPE Optics and Optomechatronics Week 2015

The DSPE Optics and Optomechatronics Symposium is the second edition of the bi-annual event, which started two years ago in Eindhoven, the…

Mikroniek September 2015: focus on Optics and Optomechatronics

The forthcoming September issue of Mikroniek, click here for a preview, is in part dedicated to the first DSPE Optics and Optomechatronics…

Aquatic Solutions Conference 2015

A conference on electrical actuated underwater applications.   The Aquatic Solutions Conference (ASC) is an international, independent conference dedicated to advance the…

Certified Precision Engineer program milestone

This week, the first bronze level CPE certificate within the DSPE Certified Precision Engineer training framework has been awarded to Nikola Vasiljević…

European Robotics Forum 2015

Go visit the European Robotics Forum 2015As an enabler of innovation in industry and society, robotics is a spearhead of European innovation policy,…

Wim van der Hoek Award voor Marc Damen

De Wim van der Hoek Award – ook wel Constructeursprijs genoemd – werd in 2006 ingesteld ter gelegenheid van de tachtigste verjaardag…

Rens Henselmans wint ir. A. Davidson Award 2014

Deze prijs dient ter stimulering van jong talent en is bedoeld voor een jonge precisietechnoloog die enige jaren werkzaam is in een…

DSPE-Conference 2014 well received

Based on the enthusiasm during the conference and the evaluation forms of all participants we can conclude that the conference was a…

Successful pilot of new training ‘Advanced mechatronic system design’ for (future) system architects was completed last July

August 08, 2014 – The training ‘Advanced mechatronic system design’ (AMSD) is set-up in a masterclass manner with a mix of presentations…

New training ‘Advanced mechatronic system design’

Senior en junior precisietechnologisch talent in de schijnwerpers

Thermo-Mechanics website live!

This website was developed by a group of people, passionate about Thermo-Mechanics. They contributed their free time to writing and reviewing the…

Successful first DSPE Optics & Optomechatronics Symposium

Topics included the design and manufacturing of optics as well as optomechanics, and their implementation in optomechatronic systems. With top-class speakers from…

Certified Precision Engineer program milestone 1,000th CPE certificate awarded

One of the objectives of DSPE (Dutch Society for Precision Engineering) is to improve the level of knowledge and cooperation in the…

LAUNCH Optics & optomechanics interest group DSPE

The interest group will focus on sharing knowledge about optics design and optomechanical design. These subjects become more and more of interest…