Renewed ‘Design principles for precision engineering’ training course

Firmly anchored in Wim van der Hoek’s ideas

The Design Principles training course underwent considerably changes this year – in a sense. The foundations laid by the renowned professor Wim van der Hoek, the Dutch doyen of precision engineering, remain a strong anchor. The biggest changes are fresh trainers and a few elements of new material. And also the name: the course is now called ‘Design Principles for Precision Engineering‘.

Read the entire interview with Piet van Rens, Dr. Adrian Rankers and Huub Janssen.

Reflections on System architecting

Combining technical, market and customer value

A system architecture, according to Wikipedia, is the conceptual model that defines structure, behaviour and other aspects (or ‘views’) of a system. Such a model can be used to guide the design of a system and determine its success.

In the precision engineering and mechatronics domain, where systems can be very complex, system architecting, i.e., the art of defining and maintaining a system architecture, is a crucial discipline. Ger Schoeber, manager Innovation & Technology at Hotraco and course leader of the famous “System architecting” training course, presents some reflections on this very special (precision) talent.

Software-Centric Systems Conference: obtain our discount code

As a sponsor of the Software-Centric Systems Conference we proudly support the leading software engineering conference in Europe.

At SC2 professionals and decision makers share best practices in the crucial and strategic discipline of complex software development. Facilitating the exchange of knowledge and experiences, the conference helps them with the use of technology, to drive innovation and to provide insight in emerging trends.

Through an inspiring programme of structured and informal networking they can share ideas on how to make the software engineering process more reliable and more efficient, in order to improve the time-to-market and time-to-value.

We can provide you with a discount code so you will pay only € 225,- excl. VAT (instead of € 300,- / € 350,-) for your entrance ticket. We will provide the code by e-mail. Please ask for it via training@hightechinstitute.nl

Mark your calendar and register now! softwarecentricsystems.com

Date: Wednesday 10 October 2018
Location: Eindhoven

Join us at the Smart Systems Summit

The Smart Systems Summit is the regional barometer on the latest high tech developments and views. Organizers Bits&Chips and DSP Valley support the industry from the very early days of nanotechnology to tomorrow’s internet of things: the reference magazine for smart professionals and academia, and the regional cluster of smart electronics companies. Merging the Bits&Chips Smart Systems conference with DSP Valley’s Smart Systems Industry Summit forges the Benelux’s number one high tech event.

A touch of the north, a touch of the south: working together gives access to a combined network, with rich opportunities to interact. Through an inspiring programme with the latest on smart health, smart mobility and technologies for the IoT the Smart Systems Summit is the place to be for anybody working in this field.

Do you want to build on high-tech solutions for a smart tomorrow? Dare to be inspired at the Smart Systems Summit. The first 100 paying registrants will receive a BBC Micro:bit!
Also, we can provide a € 75 discount code (normal prices are € 275 or € 350). Ask us for the discount code by e-mail.

Date: 11 October 2018
Location: Eindhoven

Mark your calendar and register now.

Working innovatively and enjoyably: the toolkit

Immediately become more innovative and enjoy your work more.

The high tech industry is exciting and dynamic. But if you get the feeling that you are always one step behind the facts, that your work is never finished and you still take your stress from work home, then it’s high time to change the way you work. Frank Rood, as an experienced system architect and technical manager, knows exactly which obstacles you can come up against and how to overcome them. He also draws richly from his own experience. ‘I have learned how to deal with every single pitfall that exist.’

Read the entire interview with lecturer Frank Rood:Working innovatively and enjoyably: the toolkit

Frank (1968) is a trainer, coach and change manager with an impressive 23 years of experience in product development in the high-tech mechatronic industry.
Frank started his career as developer of mechatronic systems giving him good understanding of the challenges and dynamics of product development. Striving for faster progress, more results and improved effectiveness he took the lead as project manager, manager and director R&D. Always challenging himself and his teams, leading and managing projects to push for fast results with care for people and long term consequences.

Frank Rood is trainer of the Time management for innovation course, which takes place 3 – 4 times a year. 

Hosting the 040coders.nl event in September

In September High Tech Institute hosts the monthly 040coders.nl event for programmers.

Are you a programmer who is close to the hardware and physics? Are you coding in languages like C and C#? Working with dedicated operating systems? Do you wake up at night worrying about memory or performance constraints?

Learn about model-driven, multicore programming, software security, automotive functional safety, or how to make the link to the cloud. Discuss with your peers how to deal with millions of lines of code crafted over many years, and stay ahead with the latest developments.

This event is meant for programmers only. No recruiters or other tie-wearing people.

Information and programme:

  • Thursday 20 September 2018 – 5 PM – 9 PM;
  • BCN Eindhoven, Kennedyplein 204 (next to Eindhoven’s main train station);
  • first an ‘Uncle Bob’ video on clean coding;
  • food and drinks courtesy of the host of the evening;
  • then two interesting, (embedded) software development-related talks: by coders for coders;
  • Language is English;
  • Participation is free, but you have to sign up through Meetup.

Free Expat workshop ‘Dutch culture’

Holland Expat Center South organises an Expat Workshop Evening on the 20st of September 2018 in Eindhoven.

In order to assist expats upon arrival and during their first months in the Netherlands, a distinctive collaboration has been set up between Holland Expat Center South and private service providers. High Tech Institute is their service provider when it comes to education.

If you’re new to Holland, a lot of things may be different from what you’re used to in the workplace. For example, Dutch colleagues expect you to always say what you think – even if it means contradicting your boss. And you can expect them to comment on your work, too. Dutch jobs come with a lot of freedom – and a lot of responsibility, right from the start. What’s the best way to handle that? And all those seemingly endless meetings – how do you ever get things done? How do you move decisions in the right direction, when it’s unclear who’s in charge of making them?

At the evening event, you will get to participate in a mini version of the workshop How to successfully perform in the Dutch high tech work culture. This workshop will be presented by ir. Jaco Friedrich.

When: Thursday 20 September, starting at 6 PM

Where: The Student Hotel Eindhoven (Stationsweg 1)

This hotel is located next to the Eindhoven Train Station. 

There is no charge to attend, but registration is required.

We sponsor the Dutch System Architecting Conference

High Tech Institute is the supporting partner of the in-depth Dutch System Architecting Conference Techwatch organizes in close collaboration with Incose.

We would like to draw your attention to the event and hopefully we will meet you at the Verkadefabriek, ‘s-Hertogenbosch on 14 June.

Conference programme
At the conference you learn about the latest trends in system architecting. It promises to be an inspiring day with a keynote presentation of Henrik Balslev (Systems Engineering). The programme also features presentations of 2ndsense and Airport Creators, Vanderlande, Secure Coding Academy, Prorail, Philips CDP2, The Collective, TNO-ESI and Hotraco/High Tech Institute.

Discount via High Tech Institute
Are you about to attend a HTI training, or have you been a HTI participant in the past? If so, we can offer you an interesting discount on the entrance fee. If you register with a discount code and you can get your ticket for € 200 instead of € 275 excl. VAT. Registration is possible until 12 June via sysarch.nl/visit. Please contact by e-mail us (training@hightechinstitute.nl) to receive the discount code.

An entrance ticket includes admission to the presentations, lunch, drinks, Verkade chocolates and dinner at the end of the day.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or if you need more information.

We are looking forward to meet you at the Verkadefabriek on 14 June!

Euspen’s international conference in Venice

Our partner Dr. Adrian Rankers is happy to welcome you to our booth #31 on 4 – 8 June 2018, during euspen’s 18th International Conference & Exhibition.

This event – taking place in Venice, Italy – offers the possibility to see latest advances in traditional precision engineering fields such as metrology, ultra precision machining, additive and replication processes, precision mechatronic systems & control and precision cutting processes. Furthermore, new topics will be addressed covering robotics and automation, Industry 4.0 for precision manufacturing and applications of precision engineering in biomedical sciences. Check out euspen’s website for more information.

We would also like to inform you that Mechatronics Academy and Settels Savenije van Amelsvoort, both partners of High Tech Institute, are involved in the following tutorials (both held on Monday 4th of June):

  • Dynamics & Control of Mechatronic Systems delivered by Dr. Dick Laro (MI-Partners) and Dr. Adrian Rankers ( Mechatronics Academy) (included in the full day tutorial is a copy of the book “The Design of High Performance Mechatronics” by R. Munnig Schmidt, G. Schitter, A. Rankers and J. van Eijk).
  • Introduction Design in Ultra High Vacuum delivered by Mark Meuwese and Gerrit van der Straaten both lecturers of our vacuum course.

More information and registration via the following link to the corresponding section on the euspen website: https://www.euspen.eu/tutorials-venice-2018-2/

New course location: System architect(ing) in DELFT

On 24 – 28 September 2018 our popular course ‘System architect(ing)’ will take place in Delft, the Netherlands.

We have noticed that several companies in the province South Holland are interested to let there employees attend our ‘System architect(ing)’.
Travelling to Eindhoven is a time-consuming activity.

Therefore, we decided to organise a course for open enrollment in Delft, a city between The Hague and Rotterdam.

The 5-day course gives an overview of the play field of the system architect. It provides insight in the broad variety of viewpoints the architect needs to take care of. The course contains many short exercises, worked out in small groups, that help to experience the broadness of the field. The addressed subjects help to understand the influence of the organisation structure, the importance of focusing not only on technical aspects but also on business, process and human aspects and how to cover multidisciplinary aspects.

Sign up for the course here.