It is with enormous sadness to report that euspen founder Professor Pat McKeown OBE, FREng has passed away at the age of 95. Our thoughts and sympathies go out to his whole family, his wife Mary, his “boys” Jonathan, Jeremy and Nick, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pat is widely acknowledged as the world leader in
PRESS RELEASE Eindhoven (NL), November 2025 Prize for system designer, inventor, connector and inspiring mentor During the 24th edition of the Precision Fair, held in Den Bosch (NL), the Ir. A. Davidson Award 2025 was presented to André Ramos, senior researcher at ASML in Veldhoven (NL). He received the prize for his
PRESS RELEASE Eindhoven (NL), November 2024 Prize for careful process analysis and early validation During the 23rd edition of the Precision Fair in Den Bosch (NL), the Wim van der Hoek Award was presented under the auspices of DSPE (Dutch Society for Precision Engineering). The award went to Jan-Pieter Rijstenbil, who designed
Eindhoven, NL | November 2023 Prize for emerging talent, knowledge provider and source of information During the 22nd edition of the Precision Fair, held in Den Bosch (NL), the Ir. A. Davidson Award 2023 was presented to Max van Lith, mechatronics engineer at Nobleo Technology in Eindhoven (NL). He received the prize for his role
Dublin, California | 31 March 2023 | ZEISS Group ZEISS, the global leader in optics and optoelectronics, has been awarded the prestigious #GameChangers Award from the Innovation Tri-Valley (ITV) Leadership Group. The award ceremony was held in Pleasanton, CA, on March 29, 2023, and recognized ZEISS for its outstanding contributions and innovations in the field
Eindhoven (NL), November 2022 Enthusiastic, hardworking inspirer and team player During the 21st edition of the Precision Fair, the Rien Koster Award was presented under the auspices of DSPE (Dutch Society for Precision Engineering). Hans Vermeulen, senior principal architect at ASML and part-time professor at TU/e, received the prize for his tireless efforts in promoting
Eindhoven (NL), November 2022 Prize for better measurement of gravitational waves During the 21st edition of the Precision Fair, held this year in Den Bosch for the second time, the Wim van der Hoek Award was presented under the auspices of DSPE (Dutch Society for Precision Engineering). The prize went to Dennis Struver,
Leuven, March 2022 The O&J Péters Grant for Development Cooperation. Since its foundation in 1986, the Oscar and Jacques Péters Fund has awarded the triennial O&J Péters Prize, honoring excellent scientific research in the field of production engineering. After Professor Jacques Péters passed away in December 2018, at the blessed age of 95 years, the
As a new-age branch of industry that offers the potential to revolutionise production lines and promote environmental sustainability, advanced manufacturing is quickly becoming an integral part of the European economy. EURAMET’s newly-formed European Metrology Network (EMN) for Advanced Manufacturing aims to provide critical measurement support for this sector of industry. The EMN will drive collaboration across the
Eindhoven, November 4, 2021 Prof.Dr. Jan van Eijk is awarded the ASPE Lifetime Achievement Award for broad-reaching advances in precision mechatronics and for promoting the active sharing of these advances throughout the technical community. Jan van Eijk accepts the ASPE Lifetime Achievement Award as a representative of the Dutch community in precision engineering. As a
