Just a few weeks ago I flew to India for a short holiday/business trip (more on that in my India Blog). During this 8 hour flight there are really only two things you can do. Put your headphones on and watch a movie and ignore the world or when possible get some shuteye…
On 19th December RTL 7 visited Fontys Objexlab for the program “Ondernemend Nederland”. A few interviews and a guided tour through the lab should give a good inside in the mission, vision and activities of the brand new 3D printing lab Objexlab
A few months ago I started an experiment by asking students if they were aware of what they were studying and if they were aware what the Engineering field actually is and what an Engineer does and how his or her work environment looks like. Of course if you start…
Fontys Objexlab teamed up with iFontys at the Dutch Technology Week 2014 in IGLUU Eindhoven. It was all about disrupting education by thinking out of the box and being innovative by bringing teachers and students together to create processes and products for a better educational eco-system. Not just talk but…
Yes! 3D printing is indeed a hype. Hypes really have 2 states only. A hype can become a trend or a hype just explodes and never comes back in that particular form again. Remember the internet bubble? But I believe 3D printing will stay and will have a huge impact…
Directly after the very succesful Rapid Pro conference in Velhoven the Additive Manufacturing Academy was launched. The founding partners Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Additive Industries and Mikrocentrum have the ambition to bring to gether every course, training and learningprogram about additive manufacturing. Different levels for different groups. Helping management to…
The SEFI 2014 conference will take place in Birmingham UK with the following theme: Educating Engineers for Global Competitiveness. Fontys University and the Brainport Region in cooperation with the Dutch government have developed a program to create a new educational ecosystem. This abstract gives a glimps of and explains the organization…
Formula 1 is still worlds number one sport. Not so surprising. New technologies really are born here. It is the perfect environment to test new ideas and technological innovations. From engine to body parts and from aerodynamics to light weight constructions with a lot of software and control engineering. And…
This year the RapidPro conference in Veldhoven The Netherlands was just amazing. 3D printing was the main attraction. Fontys Objexlab presented itself and is part of this great adventure on putting 3D printing in plastic and metal in the spotlight of one of the most promising and emerging technologies of…
De opmars van 3D printen gaat vliegensvlug. Het is niet langer een ver-van-mijn-bed-show. Ruim tachtig deelnemers aan het mini-symposium ‘Wat heb ik daar aan’ konden woensdag 19 februari met eigen ogen zien, welke ongekende mogelijkheden 3D printen biedt. In het Bestuurscentrum Boscotondo in Helmond waren voor de gelegenheid drie 3d-printers opgesteld omdeze…
Pitch of Fontys @objexlab at the kickoff of Fontys Centre of Expertise High Tech Manufacturing and Materials at TSG Group. The factory of the Future is equipped with additive manufacturing machines and adaptive robotics.
SIA heeft een arrangement ontwikkeld dat hogescholen ondersteunt bij de vormgeving van inhoudelijke zwaartepunten. Uitgangspunt bij de vormgeving van het arrangement is de gedachte dat kwalitatief hoogwaardig praktijkgericht onderzoek bijdraagt aan de vernieuwing van de beroepspraktijk en aan het opleiden voor die beroepspraktijk. Met inhoudelijke zwaartepunten sluiten hogescholen aan op regionale, economische en maatschappelijke sterktes. Een…
Time travel, dark matter, dark energy and worm holes really inspire me. It takes your mind of, of the daily activities and gives you the opportunity to reset your mind and wander to places where the answers and the questions are as good as your imagination. There is so much to…
Walking through the streets of Lisbon wondering where everybody is and at the same time enjoying the evening calmness and quietness. Taking some time to enjoy the real and secret beauty of a city at night quietly telling the story of her history. What a feeling.
Bewegen is gezond en ontspannend. Bewegen moet! Maar helaas niet voor iedereen haalbaar. Ik zet mijn spieren in voor degene die dit niet of nauwelijks kunnen. Ik hoop dat ik jullie kan bewegen om mij te sponsoren voor dit goed doel. Spieren voor Spieren omdat…
Last year in April 2013 I registered for a course from Granta Design, a spin off of the Cambridge University. The course was about the Material Selector and Design Software called CES Edupack 2013 for designers, engineers and scientists. The course was partly delivered by Prof. Mike Ashby at Cambridge…
One very interesting project @iFontys is the Project called Zero email. This experiment didn’t involved only teachers but also real life situations with students in a college setting. The general idea is to bring back the huge amount of information and data communicated over E-Mail. I guess many of us…
