{"id":7950,"date":"2025-07-03T13:41:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wcw.be\/cases\/%wcw-cases%\/firda-microstep\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T13:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:43:07","slug":"firda-microstep","status":"publish","type":"cases","link":"https:\/\/wcw.be\/en\/cases\/microstep\/firda-microstep\/","title":{"rendered":"Firda |\u00a0MicroStep"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7950\" class=\"elementor elementor-7950 elementor-7911\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"cases\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f33bda1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f33bda1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16966daf\" data-id=\"16966daf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bc7c9eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bc7c9eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d08aea4\" data-id=\"7d08aea4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5f1451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b5f1451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CASE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66733fcb\" data-id=\"66733fcb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ebb8526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ebb8526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Firda<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11cdfeb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11cdfeb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">\"Smart investment in craftsmanship: Firda chooses MicroStep laser cutting machine\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-15fd9130 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15fd9130\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff2d21;\">Discover this case<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1a6abd\" data-id=\"c1a6abd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb8b0f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb8b0f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-01-14-_-WCW-_-Firda-_-Web-17-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7913\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-01-14-_-WCW-_-Firda-_-Web-17-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-01-14-_-WCW-_-Firda-_-Web-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-01-14-_-WCW-_-Firda-_-Web-17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-01-14-_-WCW-_-Firda-_-Web-17-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-01-14-_-WCW-_-Firda-_-Web-17.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-194dc4dd elementor-section-boxed 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src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo-Firda.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7916\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo-Firda.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo-Firda-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a068440\" data-id=\"5a068440\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f309490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f309490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px\">About Firda<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3b3fde elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a3b3fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 1 August 2023, the former vocational education institutions ROC Friese Poort and Friesland College merged. Since then, they have formed Firda, a large-scale ROC institution dedicated to vocational education in the regions of Friesland and Northern Flevoland. Many thousands of students follow vocational education at Firda within the framework of BBL and BOL. At Firda Emmeloord (approximately 2,000 students), a dozen study programmes are offered for levels 1 to 4, including Construction, Electrical and Installation Engineering, Engineering and Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-306ba5f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"306ba5f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f05987\" data-id=\"9f05987\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675b95f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"675b95f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/2025-01-14-_-WCW-_-Firda-_-Web-27-r87tarlx1n9ogfi4t8205rd2fu4nxcfn9njiww2l5g.jpg\" title=\"2025-01-14 _ WCW _ Firda _ Web-27\" alt=\"2025-01-14 _ WCW _ Firda _ Web-27\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ee65995\" data-id=\"4ee65995\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-489eafd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"489eafd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investing in innovation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e371cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57e371cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to ensure that education and practice are as closely aligned as possible, it is essential that technical educational institutions use the same machines and techniques as those used in the business world. To achieve this, Firda Emmeloord continuously invests in the renewal of its machines, tools and systems. The latest addition is a state-of-the-art MicroStep MSF Compact laser cutting machine, supplied by Wouters Cutting &amp; Welding via GT Lastechniek from Emmeloord.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f92770e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f92770e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22b5b979\" data-id=\"22b5b979\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ba4e11 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72ba4e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2024-08-21_WCW_AJK-27-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7815\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2024-08-21_WCW_AJK-27-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2024-08-21_WCW_AJK-27-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2024-08-21_WCW_AJK-27-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2024-08-21_WCW_AJK-27-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2024-08-21_WCW_AJK-27-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49a934b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49a934b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michel Helmons, mechanical engineering teacher, emphasises how important it is for education and industry to remain aligned. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018We pay close attention to the connection with practice and ensure that our machinery is not only up to date, but also of the highest quality. For CNC cutting of thin sheet metal, we had a plasma cutting machine here in Emmeloord that worked fine, but we really wanted to replace it with a laser cutting machine because laser cutting is a much more accurate, versatile and, of course, more modern technique.\u2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-548d8474\" data-id=\"548d8474\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25a2623 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25a2623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/2025-01-14-_-WCW-_-Firda-_-Web-34-r87tc96pv7aqlwo5ybvicbxc3vkhh5cr69za96lns0.jpg\" title=\"2025-01-14 _ WCW _ Firda _ Web-34\" alt=\"2025-01-14 _ WCW _ Firda _ Web-34\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc612dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc612dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-374f6a5\" data-id=\"374f6a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9d408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc9d408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/2025-01-14-_-WCW-_-Firda-_-Web-28-r87tejwikmfyzlc0jbmofr1wds8saih4tne0hj70kg.jpg\" title=\"2025-01-14 _ WCW _ Firda _ Web-28\" alt=\"2025-01-14 _ WCW _ Firda _ Web-28\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a7fa15\" data-id=\"1a7fa15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e70179f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e70179f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Budget-friendly solution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bebf4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bebf4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MicroStep is well represented in the region, so it was at the top of Firda&#8217;s list of A-brands for a new machine. But as always, price was also a factor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018We had set a budget, but everyone was well above it,\u2019<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> says Helmons. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018However, Wouters came up with a great solution. They had a demo machine at the factory that had been used a few times at trade fairs, but they were now willing to sell it to us. The price was within our budget, so we didn&#8217;t have to think twice.\u2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f710c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f710c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a6f3cd6\" data-id=\"7a6f3cd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad964bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad964bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/2025-01-14-_-WCW-_-Firda-_-Web-20-r87tgvk5gvmhovyhytsh3nxx92sgbkp8t5g875qz6o.jpg\" title=\"2025-01-14 _ WCW _ Firda _ Web-20\" alt=\"2025-01-14 _ WCW _ Firda _ Web-20\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14784add\" data-id=\"14784add\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f81ee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f81ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/2025-01-14-_-WCW-_-Firda-_-Web-36-r87tgwhznpns0hx4tc73o5pdugntj9sz5a3pofpl0g.jpg\" title=\"2025-01-14 _ WCW _ Firda _ Web-36\" alt=\"2025-01-14 _ WCW _ Firda _ Web-36\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d539760\" data-id=\"5d539760\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-839c01a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"839c01a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/2025-01-14-_-WCW-_-Firda-_-Web-22-r87tgsqmwdimq22lfakle6njgx6cohe1srhrrbv5pc.jpg\" title=\"2025-01-14 _ WCW _ Firda _ Web-22\" alt=\"2025-01-14 _ WCW _ Firda _ Web-22\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a7a1d4c\" data-id=\"3a7a1d4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7072f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7072f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/2025-01-14-_-WCW-_-Firda-_-Web-18-r87tgtoh37jx1o189sz7yof02b1pw6hs4w598ltrj4.jpg\" title=\"2025-01-14 _ WCW _ Firda _ Web-18\" alt=\"2025-01-14 _ WCW _ Firda _ Web-18\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-719fa46e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"719fa46e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44dff4ce\" data-id=\"44dff4ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf69489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cf69489\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More cases<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280281c9 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"280281c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/en\/cases\/microstep\/mallens-esprit\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grote-foto-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9640\" alt=\"Esprit lasersnijmachine Mallens Constructietechniek\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grote-foto-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grote-foto-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grote-foto-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grote-foto-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grote-foto-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/en\/cases\/microstep\/mallens-esprit\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMallens | Esprit\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>How Mallens Constructietechniek achieves greater speed and precision with the Esprit laser cutting machine. Discover the role of technology and service at WCW.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/en\/cases\/microstep\/mallens-esprit\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mallens | Esprit\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tMore about this case \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8845 cases type-cases status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-pema wcw-cases-pema\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/en\/cases\/pema\/geldof-pema\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Geldof-case-Wouters-Cutting-Welding-10-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8818\" alt=\"Geldof case Wouters Cutting Welding (10)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Geldof-case-Wouters-Cutting-Welding-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Geldof-case-Wouters-Cutting-Welding-10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Geldof-case-Wouters-Cutting-Welding-10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Geldof-case-Wouters-Cutting-Welding-10-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Geldof-case-Wouters-Cutting-Welding-10-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">PEMA<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/en\/cases\/pema\/geldof-pema\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGeldof |\u00a0PEMA\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Engicon NV \u2013 Geldof is a Belgian metal construction company specializing in tanks, pressure vessels, dry bulk handling, and tank maintenance for the petrochemical and process industries. From its headquarters in Harelbeke, Geldof carries out EPC projects from design to assembly for customers worldwide. With more than 170 employees and modern machinery, the company guarantees high-quality steel structures for demanding industrial applications.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/en\/cases\/pema\/geldof-pema\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Geldof |\u00a0PEMA\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tMore about this case \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8526 cases type-cases status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry wcw-cases-microstep\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/en\/cases\/microstep\/baekelandt-microstep\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Baekelandt-Wim-Metaalconstructie-WCW-realisatie-46-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8480\" alt=\"Baekelandt Wim Metaalconstructie - WCW realisatie (46)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Baekelandt-Wim-Metaalconstructie-WCW-realisatie-46-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Baekelandt-Wim-Metaalconstructie-WCW-realisatie-46-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Baekelandt-Wim-Metaalconstructie-WCW-realisatie-46-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Baekelandt-Wim-Metaalconstructie-WCW-realisatie-46-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Baekelandt-Wim-Metaalconstructie-WCW-realisatie-46-2048x1360.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wcw.be\/en\/cases\/microstep\/baekelandt-microstep\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBaekelandt |\u00a0MicroStep\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Baekelandt Wim Metaalconstructie is a family business based in Kuurne, specialising in metalworking and custom steel structures. 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