Innovative tests at Summer Park Festival

Press Release - Venlo, Aug. 21, 2024

Zomerparkfeest and its partners offered three entrepreneurs the opportunity to test their social or sustainable innovation at Zomerparkfeest this year. This year ioThings, SAM Panels and Cyclups tested their innovation at Zomerparkfeest TestLab. During the festival, these Innovators collected feedback from a potential audience of as many as 90,000 visitors. The purpose of the tests is to improve the innovations.

Back to Zomerparkfeest TestLab From Friday, Aug. 9, Zomerparkfeest TestLab opened. IoThings, SAM Panels and Cyclups tested their social or sustainable innovation. These three companies secured their seats during the pit event on Wednesday, May 29. This allowed these entrepreneurs to test their innovation during Zomerparkfeest TestLab. The purpose of these tests is to improve the innovations.

ioThings ioThings uses the best and most innovative techniques to develop user-friendly and high quality Internet of Things products, which can solve real problems. The innovation tested by ioThings at Zomerparkfeest TestLab is the ioButton. This is an innovative, zero-maintenance, wireless emergency call system. The ioButton shortens the time it takes for help to arrive at the right place. After all, every second counts! ioTings has tested the ioButton's suitability for applications at a festival and whether the technology works within the context of a festival with many visitors.

SAM Panels SAM Panels is a pioneer in the field of sustainable production and develops sheet material based on recycled organic residues. These are Sustainable Advanced Materials such as grass, cow dung and hemp dust. These materials are used because they are stronger and offer more design freedom like traditional sheet materials. This makes SAM Panels' products suitable for various applications. During Zomerparkfeest TestLab, SAM Panels tested whether their sheet material is also suitable for outdoor applications at a festival. Examples include an information column, price lists and bar parts.

Cyclups Cyclups makes straws and cutlery from biodegradable and compostable material. This material is called PLQ (Plantastiq) and is a bio-based alternative made from residual grain (logs) waste. The result of this cutlery is that there is no unnecessary waste and no microplastic pollution takes place. Cyclups is contributing to a plastic-free future thanks to its product. At Summer Park Festival TestLab, Cyclups tested their straws and cutlery on a large scale.

Summerparkfeest TestLab Summerparkfeest TestLab is the opportunity to test a social or sustainable innovation during a festival with a potential audience of as many as 90,000 visitors. The initiative is being made possible by Rabobank, Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo, LIOF, Ondernemend Venlo, Fontys, Bluehub, Circular Design Group and, of course, Zomerparkfeest.

Summerparkfeest TestLab is a festival with a potential audience of 90,000.

Continue to follow Zomerparkfeest TestLab, possibly your company can test its innovations in front of a large audience at the next edition of Zomerparkfeest. For more information about the innovations check the website.