The change of a defence contractor to become a systems integrator: A case study of Rheinmetall Air Defence

To deal with external changes and the current position of Rheinmetall Air Defence (RAD), it was decided that RAD’s current business model should be modified such that RAD will become a systems integrator. This research examined the potential transition towards this new business model with a focus on the involvement of external partners and the...

Developing innovation systems in the e-health domain: Implementing Europe's Digital Agenda

European Digital Agendas are launched every 2-5 years by the European Commission. They focus on the economic and social benefits that ICTs will bring Europe. In the Netherlands, national and local governments are working on the implementation of 2015.eu’s agenda (2010-2015). As it is difficult to satisfy all stakeholders, the implementation...

Innovation in Non Destructive Testing

In many established companies the pace of innovation is low. The Non-Destructive Testing sector is an example of a sector where the pace of innovation is very slow. Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) refers to the set of non-invasive activities used to determine the condition of objects or installations without causing any damage. Many of the...

Towards the End of Global Poverty

Global poverty is still an ongoing problem, leading to human tragedies and various related problems. Rich nations become rich faster than the poor nations develop. As a result, despite large efforts in the development aid sector, inequality in the world has increased over the last decades and the absolute share of poor nations in a growing...

Scaling-Up Eutectic Freeze Crystallization

A novel crystallization technology, Eutectic Freeze Crystallization (EFC) has been investigated and further developed in this thesis work. EFC operates around the eutectic temperature and composition of aqueous solutions and can be used for recovery of (valuable) dissolved salts (and/or or acids) and water from a wide variety of aqueous process...

Combined reactions and separations using ionic liquids and carbon dioxide

A new and general type of process for the chemical industry is presented using ionic liquids and supercritical carbon dioxide as combined reaction and separation media. In this process, the carbon dioxide pressure controls the miscibility of reactants, products, catalyst and ionic liquid, enabling fast atom-efficient reactions in a homogenous...