Van Hoof Groep performs magic with technology

Van Hoof Groep Performs Magic with Technology

New sponsor for The Discovery Factory

As a technical supplier to the medical, semiconductor and automotive sectors, among others, Van Hoof Groep from Asten is a true Brainport company. The Discovery Factory is enormously proud to announce that this company has joined as a sponsor, right in the middle of these difficult coronavirus times.

HMF Nederland BV, Nima Speciaalwerk BV and Van Eijk Transmissie BV together make up Van Hoof Groep. For years the company has been very active in promoting technology among young people. Managing director Nicol van Hoof confirms this: “Within our company of eighty employees we have a real learning culture. But before people end up in the technology sector, or at our company in particular, you have to start by getting young people excited. And especially now, when the world seems to be standing still for a while, it’s important to show our social commitment. That’s why we wholeheartedly support The Discovery Factory”.

Getting children excited is something The Discovery Factory does very well. In the new programme ‘Magic with Technology’ (Goochelen met Techniek), children are drawn into an appealing technology experience from as young as pre-school age. One of the workshops in this programme uses an ingenious gear board. And extremely high-quality gears are the speciality of Van Hoof’s subsidiary: Van Eijk Transmissie BV. Among other things, Van Eijk Transmissie has developed a free online learning module about gear technology, because this subject is no longer taught in regular technical education.

The sum is easy: under the name ‘Van Eijk Transmissie Goochelt met Techniek’, The Discovery Factory’s gear workshop has been adopted by Van Hoof Groep. From now on the workshop will be run with children both at The Discovery Factory and at Van Hoof Groep events. Because of course the company itself also remains active in inspiring and training young people in technology.