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Company visit to BAUFUCHS Plewa in Vreden – Launch of Smart Solution Labs
The students from Team A of the Smart Solution Labs, together with Marloes Heering (Saxion), Bernd Liesbrock (WFG), and Renate Warmers (WFG), visited Matthias Plewa and Verena Bertmann from BAUFUCHS

Seeing, scanning, sorting – The start for a new Smart Lab at DeSpray
The recycling of spray cans is not only more complex than it sounds, but it can also be dangerous. At Team B’s kick-off of their Smart lab for DeSpray, CEO

Innovation meets sustainability
At APS-Germany in Gescher, seven students have the opportunity to rethink a part of the circular economy: with the help of AI, the testing process for reconditioned truck parts is

Kick-off for Team D at the Smart Solution Lab!
Team D from the Smart Solution Labs started their project work at Contour Covering Technology BV in beautiful Winterswijk. After a warm welcome from Luan Veenhuis and a brief introduction,

Launch of the Smart Solution Labs
32 students – 4 teams – one mission: to develop innovative solutions for SMEs in the border region. The first step was our innovation training at STEPS in Gronau. It

From idea to implementation – the second Smart Lab at OVSoftware is complete!
For eight weeks, students from FH Münster, Westfälische Hochschule, and Saxion Hogeschool worked intensively with OVSoftware to find ways for the company to better reach its target audience for its

Acceptance and technology: Students develop roadmap for AI integration for internal experiential knowledge
How can internal experiential knowledge be collected and shared among employees? Team B, consisting of eight students from different degree programs, has been addressing this question over the past eight

Successful completion of the Smart Lab at KEMPER in Vreden!
For eight weeks, eight dedicated students from Saxion Hogeschool in Enschede, Westfälische Hochschule in Bocholt, and FH Münster worked intensively on a forward-looking task for KEMPER. The goal was to

Preserving knowledge and securing the future – kick-off at Haake Technik
How can valuable empirical knowledge be preserved and utilised for future generations? This is the question that Team B is working on for 8 weeks in the Smart Lab in

From Legacy to Innovation: Kick-off at A. Leering Enschede with Team D
Team D of the Smart Solution Labs kicked off an exciting collaboration with A. Leering Enschede – a trusted name in stainless steel, now boldly stepping into the future with

Smart Solution Labs project officially kicked off at KEMPER!
An exciting 8-week innovation journey at KEMPER GmbH in Germany is started, as part of the Smart Solution Labs program. A multidisciplinary team of 8 international students from various academic

Tech Garage of the Smart Solution Labs: Innovation @ Hengst
The Hengst Academy in Münster was the stage for inspiring ideas, lively discussions and practical insights as part of the Smart Solution Labs project. Participants were offered a varied programme: