KEI 2019 (Knowledge and Innovation) subsidy

The reason for this new position is that Acquaint wants to increase its knowledge in the field of electronics and embedded software for inline and external inspection of pipelines. The activities that are carried out in the projects, and thus the knowledge that is developed during the secondment period, relate to Electronics and are intended to develop and embed the missing electro-technical knowledge in the organisation.

The goal is to develop inspection tools for drinking water and wastewater pipelines to be able to collect (cloud) data on a large scale. These inspection tools must be able to be used both inline and externally on the pipeline, by third parties in the Netherlands and abroad. In short: Development of inspection tools to collect cloud data.

Arjen Bogerman, from the private company EVAbits B.V., will work closely with the current employees of Acquaint to securely anchor this specific knowledge and expertise in the organisation. Arjens secondment adds electro-technical knowledge – and thus value – to the organisation, with which Acquaint can develop new tools independently. This contributes to our electrical engineering knowledge and innovation.

The following activities are carried out:

1. Design of inspection tools, which can be used inline and externally on the pipeline: During the design phase, the specifications and design of the tools are determined.
2. Production of prototypes for validation of the design: After the design phase, prototypes are built to test the in-situ product. The feedback from this is incorporated into the design.
3. Transfer and anchor knowledge by working closely with and providing support to current Acquaint employees in developing their electro-technical knowledge and skills.

At the end of his secondment period, Arjen Bogerman transferred his knowledge and experience on the specific electronical aspect to our current employees and contributed to the development.

More information can be found on the website of SNN.

Version: May 2020.

The KEI 2019 regulation of EFRO enables us to further professionalise with regard to the development of our inspection tools to collect cloud data. The subsidy was partly made possible by SNN and EFRO. More information can be found on the website of SNN.