VDL ETG PRECISION, EINDHOVEN

VDL ETG Precision in Eindhoven specializes in the (co-)development of high-quality precision parts, prototypes, sub-assemblies and modules for various research applications. These products require high and extremely precise turning and milling operations, accurate measuring tools, heat and surface treatments and accurate and clean assembly. The organization is characterized by flexibility, craftsmanship and high-end machines. VDL ETG serves the markets of analytical, semiconductor, accelerator, satellite and fundamental research applications.

The VDL ETG building used to be a Philips building. In 2020, an L-shaped extension was realized, including a new warehouse, production halls, clean rooms (these are areas that must be and remain completely free of dirt and dust) and offices across the entire width of the hall. “A new toilet group has also been installed and a canteen on the top floor,” says Jan Bruininx of Bouwbedrijf Burgmans BV “The new building is also linked to the existing building, whereby a passage has been created. So you can walk directly from the old to the new part.”

The size of the clean rooms has been particularly taken into account in the new construction. Bruininx: “They are now many times larger than before. Building clean rooms is very different from traditional building as we are used to. That made it a great challenge for us.”