Sam van Ling – Operations manager of Springlab
Sam van Ling – Operations manager of Springlab
Since the start of 2019, Sam van Ling has been operations manager of Springlab. He is one of the driving forces behind a club of innovative creative spirits, who have set themselves the goal of encouraging children to learn through play and getting them to be more mobile. In order to achieve this, they have been involved since 2013 with the development of the Springlab Mobility floor: a combination of a mobility floor, control unit and projector with depth and movement sensors creates a real experience for young children. With the help of the many in-house developed educational games and digital exercises they get children to be mobile again every day with the Mobility floor.
The product has now been refined and is in use to complete satisfaction in several hundred schools and kindergartens. Besides the fixed unit that is mounted on the ceiling there is also a mobile version which can easily be moved. The first versions of the Springlab Mobility floor were developed and produced over the years by another party. In 2019, Springlab initiated a drive to achieve greater efficiency: a better price/quality relationship, shorter communication lines and more flexibility was the goal. They found this with Cimar and together they set up an operational production line within no time. Because the sales were already there of course; many customers were already waiting for their Mobility floor.
Springlab describes the partnership with Cimar in their own words as 'extremely smooth'. Above all, Sam values the ability to quickly adapt and make changes with Cimar due to the short lines of communication; they have direct contact with the work planner regarding production issues and with the sales manager regarding sales-related matters. They feel like they are seen again, that they are being listened to and that their questions are quickly answered. This frees up time to look together at new product developments, something which Cimar, as a partner, is keen to contribute to!