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IHC Merwede Shipyards - Kinderdijk
Bij IHC Merwede Shipyards in Kinderdijk is een bezoek gebracht aan de Athena, één van de modernste en meest krachtige zelfvarende cutterzuigers ter wereld.
Op zaterdagochtend 12 februari is onder toeziend oog van honderden belangstellenden de ATHENA te water gelaten. Mevrouw A.M. van Oord-Groen, echtgenote van J.G. van Oord sr., voormalig commissaris en directievoorzitter van Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors BV, verrichte, na de doop, de tewaterlating met de woorden: "Athena, ik laat u nú te water...". Dertig seconden na deze uitspraak gleed het schip luidruchtig, maar soepel van de helling.
Voor meer informatie zie de site van Van Oord
Enige filmpjes illustreren dit indrukwekkende gebeuren.
TV Rijmond Nieuws
Movie 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8
GRID+ EXCURSION 2009
On Friday 13 November 2009 GRID+
has organized a visit to PRIVA in De Lier and Improvement Centre in Bleiswijk.PRIVA is a key player in the field of automated climate and process control, in the Horticultural and Building Intelligence markets. Already for fifty years our objective is to create a healthy, comfortable, productive environment in any building or production process, in a sustainable and efficient manner, thus ensuring that an organization or business remains competitive in an ever-changing world. The best available solutions for every situation are the result of shared knowledge and expertise between the Agro Business (protected cropping) and Building Intelligence (commercial, public and industrial buildings) divisions. 25% of the total budget is spent on research. Many PRIVA control engineers have their education at the Delft University of Technology and are now involved in research (about 30 engineers).
Agro Business
PRIVA Agro Business is the global market leader in climate and process automation for horticulture. Using intelligent, dynamic systems, PRIVA guarantees optimum productivity and efficient process control. PRIVA supplies a wide range of products and services, from individual systems for the treatment of water and air, through to computer-controlled climate control and complete management information systems.
Building Intelligence
PRIVA Building Intelligence is a national and international specialist in climate and process automation for public and commercial buildings. Using intelligent, dynamic systems, a comfortable and healthy living and working environment and efficient building management is guaranteed. PRIVA systems are used in offices and hospitals, hotels and shops, schools and universities, at conference centres, sports halls and royal palaces. The systems contribute to the creation of an optimum level of comfort at the lowest possible expense and the greatest possible ease of use and maintenance. The hardware and software are developed in-house. The systems are universal and can always be augmented or extended, thus offering maximum flexibility.
Reception hall of the PRIVA Campus
Presentations of various projects like EcoFutura, Het Nieuwe Water and the system and control activities of PRIVA.
Tour PRIVA Campus
The Improvement Centre is thé key practical centre for the most optimal cultivation processes. Research is done and experiments are performed, which are related to cultivation processes and techniques.
The greenhouse complex consists of 11 separate research departments - each with about 1.000 m2. It offers the possibility to test parts of the cultivation processes for horticulture under perfect conditions. This makes it possible to achieve an exact estimate in advance about the effect specific techniques; products and innovations will have on a larger scale in a production greenhouse. In this way, major risks are avoided.
Participants, who use the services of the Improvement Centre, are primarily technical producers of horticulture products, suppliers and parties who are active in (cultivation) technical experiments. The practical centre is also attractive to cultivation societies for vegetables and flowers, cultivation companies and large nurseries.
Reception at Improvement Centre in Bleiswijk.
Tour Improvement Centre
Social Drink
This was left for all missing GRID+ members and staff members of DCSC.
GRID+ EXCURSION 2009
On Friday 13 February 2009 GRID+ has organized a visit to FCS MOOG in Nieuw Vennep and Den Hartogh Ford Museum in Hillegom.
Some impressions.
Visit FCS Moog.
The annual GRID+ meeting.
Den Hartogh Ford Museum in Hillegom.
GRID+ EXCURSION 2007
Friday 30 November 2007
Siemens Nederland (Zoetermeer) and the European Container Terminals (ECT) at the Maasvlakte Some impressions.
GRID EXCURSION 2004 - Monday 13 December 2004
CORUS in IJmuidenSome impressions.
GRID EXCURSION 2003 - Wednesday 3 December 2003
SKF in Nieuwegein Some impressions.
GRID EXCURSION 2002 - Friday 15 November 2002
TNO AUTOMOTIVE in Delft Some impressions.
De GRID lustrum festiviteiten vonden plaats in Burgers' Bush te Arnhem met als thema
DE ACHTERKANT VAN BURGERS' ZOO.Na aankomst in Burgers' Zoo voerde ons pad door de Bush naar de W. Knoefzaal waar een Juice bar klaar stond. Eerst werd gekeken naar de film "The making of the Ocean".
De technische rondleiding langs de achterkant (en de voorkant) van Burgers' Ocean werd verzorgd door de heer N. Maessen en zijn collega.
Echte vissen en vreemde vissen in Burgers' Ocean.
Hebben ze dit ook op het college regeltechniek behandeld?
Dit is dus de Achterkant van Burgers' Zoo.
Na het bezoek aan de Burgers' Zoo en de rondleiding was er een feestelijk diner. Het diner was geplaatst in het kader van de bijzondere omgeving van het oerwoud, de woestijn en de oceaan.
Het was feest voor jong en oud.
Om 21.00 uur begonnen de dieren aan hun nachtrust. Dit was ook voor ons het moment om de woestijn, het oerwoud of de oceaan te verlaten en weer huiswaarts te keren.
(De foto's zijn beschikbaar gesteld door Job van Amerongen, Pieter Breedijk en Stefano Stramigioli)
GRID EXCURSION 2002 Friday 25 January 2002 This year we visited ASML.
GRID EXCURSION 1999 
This year we visited the only Dutch smoothglas factory : Glaverbel Nederland B.V.
After the reception we got an introduction from Ben Bongers (plantmanager Float) about the company and the group this company is part of. After that we were introduced to the technique of making ‘vlakglas’ by Jan Boogaardt (chef laboratorie Float).A tour around the production facilities concluded the visit to this company.
At the end there was the opportunity for a beverage and to chat up.
GRID EXCURSION 1998 Monday 25 May 1998Visit to a submarine.
Round trip by boat in the docks of Rotterdam.
GRID Party 1998
On Monday October 19 1998 the GRID board organized a party. With snacks and beverages the former-students of the Measurement and Control Laboratory have been able to meet and chat. The party was organised in the Technical Museum in Delft. This museum is positioned in three monumental halls, build around 1910 in front of the Technical Highschool Delft (now Delft University of Technology). The halls are declared monuments and are a sight on their own. There were a number of historical technical machines to be seen and even a few could even be operated. At six o’clock there was a reception with the possibility to view the museum. Around seven o’clock the buffet was started
An engineer form the Dutch Waterstaat presented a lecture about ‘Holland water country’.
On the program there was also an important change of the board. Because our chairman Ger Honderd gives the chairman’s hammer after his superannuation to his successor Eijkelenburg. The new chairman was somewhere else on the world and could not be present in Delft.
Ger as retiring chairman was addressed by the member of the board Leo de Keijzer who offered him some appropriate memories. Hans van Nauta Lemke addressed with his familiar manner the last words to Ger. After that all attention went to the dessert. With some effort the members and the board parted around 10 o’clock.
