When a company plans a new production line, it usually starts with trials on a laboratory scale. After successful lab tests, the step to a full-scale production line is often too large and risky. This is where Zeton from Enschede comes in: they specialize in the design, engineering and construction of turnkey, innovative pilot plants from laboratory scale through pilot and demonstration scale to modular production plants. These modular systems allow production processes to be tested on a reduced scale with less effort and therefore less risk before scaling up to full production capacity.
And Zeton not only helps its customers to innovate, it also innovates itself. Zeton’s approach to innovation by collaborating with an interdisciplinary group of students in the Smart Solution Labs is a great example of open innovation. By leveraging diverse perspectives and fresh ideas, they can potentially discover more efficient and creative solutions for cooling liquids in production plants. This kind of collaboration not only benefits Zeton but also provides valuable real-world experience for the students involved. It’s a win-win situation!
At the kick-off, the students from Germany and the Netherlands curiously analysed the requirements and collected the first ideas. This showed once again that the interdisciplinary nature of the students is a particular advantage.
Over the next 8 weeks, the students will work intensively on different cooling and control options.