May 19th, 2011
According to an independent survey by CRF, specialists in international studies into employment conditions, Vanderlande Industries has once again been placed in the category Top Employer, in 2011. This is the fifth consecutive year that Vanderlande Industries has been allowed to hold this title. A comparison of the scores since 2007 reveals a year on year improvement. This upward trend is further evidence that the core values ‘Drive to Win' and ‘Every Day Better' were the keys to ensuring the Top Employer qualification for 2011.
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October 1st, 2010
Three high-tech companies are nominated for the Action Award, the annual industrial award for high-tech innovation and market leadership. TOMTOM received the nomination for its breakthrough in the ex store systems with Renault as a large customer.
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September 28th, 2010
The High Tech Systems Platform’s general board has appointed Amandus Lundqvist as chairman. He succeeds Mat de Vaan who has held this position since the formation of HTSP in 2005.
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September 23rd, 2010
According to expectations, the Dutch high-tech system industry will ensure a production value of 28 billion euro in 2011.
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June 28th, 2010
De Action Award is the award for the most successful innovation done by a High Tech Systems company in the last year. It's considered the most important award in the HTS segment. The jury looks at technical innovativeness, market potential but also at market success, companies who combine knowledge and money the best way have the most change of winning the award.
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June 28th, 2010
In the last few months the export volume of the Dutch high tech systems industry increased significantly. The monthly value has reached the same level as before the recession.
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June 28th, 2010
Last week a delegation of seven CEOs of high tech systems companies discussed the economic perspective after the recession with the minister and civil servants of Economic Affairs.
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June 24th, 2010
Only the United States and Switzerland are more popular with so-called knowledge migrants than the Netherlands, according to a survey done by the SEO Economic Research bureau for the economic affairs ministry.
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June 24th, 2010
Gartner increased its projection for the chip market for the second time this year.
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April 19th, 2010
De companies assembled in the High Tech Systems Platform (HTSP) have kept their innovation efforts high during these difficult times. Due to this strategy the companies now perceive the first signs of recovery and growth.
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April 19th, 2010
Despite the difficult economic situation, Hauzer Techno Coating, supplier of plasma coating technology and machines located in Venlo, has decided to invest in new Asian subsidiaries.
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April 15th, 2010
ASML is recovering very quickly from the recession. With 742 million net sales in the first quarter of 2010 and a high level of bookings ASML is on a track to a new sales record of 3,8 billion euros.
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March 22nd, 2010
The System Architect diploma offers unique changes for function improvement. Last month, thirteen employees of high-tech companies such as ASML, FEI and PANanlytical successfully completed the first training which has been created by the Embedded Systems Institute and the High Tech Systems Platform.
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February 5th, 2010
OTB Solar has announced a strategic alliance with German company Roth & Rau. In recent years, OTB has acquired a good position on the rapidly expanding market for machines that manufacture solar cells.
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January 11th, 2010
Ten directors of HTS companies had a meeting with the Minister of Economic Affairs on 6 January 2010 concerning the usefulness of crisis measures.
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December 23rd, 2009
Company offers chances for system architects and software developers
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December 15th, 2009
About half of the 134 million euro grant bestowed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science from the crisis arrangement for knowledge workers has been acquired by companies in the HTS industry.
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November 16th, 2009
The Executive board of OCE is positive about the takeover bid of Canon.
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October 15th, 2009
According to the Joint Research Centre in Petten, the market for solar cells is experiencing substantial recovery.
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October 12th, 2009
The Philips Healthcare initiated IGIT4Health innovation project has been earmarked as a High Tech Topproject within the national recession combating programme. A 20 million Euro subsidy will be made available for this groundbreaking innovation in the field of Image Guided Intervention & Therapy.
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September 30th, 2009
Of the five, government approved top projects, four originate from the high-tech systems sector. These projects are primarily in the field of health, semi-conductor equipment and printing.
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September 11th, 2009
Systems industry foresees growth of 6 billion after downturn
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August 9th, 2009
FEI Company is weathering the recession remarkably well.
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August 5th, 2009
The ‘Bluebird' consortium, which encompasses organisations like ASML, ASMI and Besi, has submitted an application for a €20 million grant to the High Tech Top Projects programme.
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July 15th, 2009
ASML has closed the second quarter with weak but better than anticipated sales.
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June 23rd, 2009
Vanderlande Industries is once again one of the Best Employers in the Netherlands.
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June 12th, 2009
Some early signs of recovery are appearing in the High Tech Systems markets.
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May 12th, 2009
Hauzer Techno Coating, the Dutch specialist in plasma coating technology, spreads its wings in Japan.
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May 4th, 2009
Philips Healthcare has expanded its activities in image-guided medical therapy by means of a takeover.
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April 9th, 2009
Two hundred FEI clients celebrated the Eindhoven-based company's sixtieth anniversary on 6, 7 and 8 April 2009 at the Sofitel conference centre.
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March 27th, 2009
The global market for semiconductor equipment tumbled 31 percent last year to 29.5 billion dollars.
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March 26th, 2009
Stimulating the knowledge industry is an important part of the government's crisis measures
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March 20th, 2009
The Ministry of Economic Affairs will be making 7.9 million Euros available for four High-Tech System R&D projects in the south east of the Netherlands.
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March 13th, 2009
Thales wins Action Award. “Thales' project scored well in every aspect: innovation, technology and market potential. The enthusiastic manner in which Pim van Wensveen presented it also contributed to the win.“
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March 9th, 2009
Minister Van der Hoeven of Economic Affairs makes 153 million available for innovation. "I wish to ensure that nothing hampers innovation in this country."
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March 3rd, 2009
On 2 March 2009, Minister of Economic Affairs, Maria van der Hoeven, spoke to HTS companies concerning the support the government can provide to help them weather the recession. HTS has been described as a promising, rapidly growing field which will be able to start growing again quickly after the recession is over.
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February 18th, 2009
The third edition of Hightech Mechatronica will take place on Thursday 12 March 2009 at the Evoluon in Eindhoven.
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