Blast propulsion at the Dutch Army | IBL keeps their leading role in expanding outsourcing work
Instandhoudingsbedrijf Landsystemen (IBL, prior Mechanisch Centrale Werkplaats; MCW) located in Leusden, the Netherlands has always been a stronghold of surface treatment. VOM course instructors as well as the magazine Oppervlaktetechnieken (surface treatments) are more than regular visitors. For the theme issue ‘Kleur’ of January 2003 MCW contributed to the article on camouflage techniques. The reorganization of 2006-2007 was not only linked to the refocusing of their own work and subcontracting work, but included also the changing of the company name to Instandhoudingsbedrijf Landsystemen (IBL). Although more and more maintenance is located at Dutch companies, it doesn’t mean there is less invested. To the contrary, the complete blasting department has been modernized recently!
The expansion of the machinery facility with new technologies is the responsibility of the management department. Management chief J. de Blok started in 1984 as work preparatory, became workshop chief and he was promoted to chief tracked vehicles and chief of the business staff department. He has the perfect background to estimate the modernizing of the machinery facility from his own practical experience. “We had this plan already for several years: Modernizing by purchasing two automatic blasting machines and three manual blasting machines.
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MFN News - September 2010 Cover Article
Internal Newsletter: Blast propulsion at the Dutch Army