Dispense Technology

On Wednesday March 16th the Royal Commissioner of the province Noord Brabant, mr. Wim van de Donk and the mayor of Deurne, Hilco Mak together with a delegation of 16 people visited DIMA Group on occasion of the acquaintance of Deurne. The Royal Commissioner has chosen to visit DIMA because of its recent product innovations and its international character. He was very interested to learn from DIMA what is needed for other local companies to become a major player in its own field of experience. We need more companies like DIMA that can become an international respected company by innovations and creativity.

Where high-tech industry is booming other sectors still suffer from an economic crisis. The Royal Commissioner was of opinion that it is very important for regional municipalities to work together. "These are difficult times in which choices have to be made for the future. These can be painful in times of economic crisis."

After a presentation of DIMA Group and her leading role in the conformal coating and mid-size pick and place industry the discussion went on. A pled was made not to bring too much govern funds to the big high-tech multinationals but instead of that to spend the money on education of technical students so that we will not be without a workforce in the near future. Mr. van de Donk shared this opinion and explained that he was trying to decentralize the funding for education because in our province we need students to be educated for other professions than nearby cities like Amsterdam.

A company tour with the VIPs ending in the DIMA Dispense Technology application laboratory gave a good impression about how far DIMA as a high-tech company has come since 1986. DIMA Group celebrates its 25th anniversary this year operating in the centre of Brainport, the high-tech region of Western Europe. A concentration of high-tech industry and research institutes, helping DIMA Group to stay ahead of the competition.