NEWS 13 August 2020

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 the world’s super telescopes that are currently under...


The December issue of Mikroniek, click here for a first impression, features the theme of astronomical instruments. The coverage includes two of the world’s super telescopes that are currently under design/construction, the European Extremely Large Telescope, with strong input from TNO, and the Thirty Meter Telescope. Naturally, this issue also contains reports of the 2016 Precision Fair, the annual highlight for the Dutch precision engineering community, and the award ceremonies for precision engineering ‘stars’ under the auspices of DSPE, and much more.

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References

YPN visit to JPE

From the ins and outs of a cold chopper for astronomy to the latest developments in nanopositioning systems, YPN’s visit to JPE on 6 June was a unique opportunity to learn all about their impressive projects in custom system design.

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First ECP2 Silver certificate lays…

Recently, the first ECP2 Silver certificate was awarded. ECP2 is the European certified precision engineering course programme that emerged from a collaboration between euspen and DSPE.

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DSPE appoints Martin van den…

Upon his retirement from ASML, Martin van den Brink was appointed honorary member of DSPE.

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