About VoidTech Solutions
I started as a welder. Not as a consultant.
My name is Patrick Leegte. Before I say anything about AI or automation, I prefer to tell you where I come from — because that's exactly why I work differently than most advisors.
I have worked in the manufacturing industry for over 18 years. Not from behind a desk, but on the shop floor as a welder and machinist, as a work planner, as a technical salesperson, as a project manager and as a technical manager. I have operated machines, supervised overhauls, run repair projects at companies like Shell and Wärtsilä, and as an entrepreneur built my own B2B webshop alongside my employment.
At companies like Stork Gears, ERIKS, Castolin and Lagersmit, I have seen from within how industrial organizations work — and where they get stuck. Not in theory. In practice.
Why VoidTech Solutions
The manufacturing industry is under pressure. Margins are slim, personnel is scarce, and the expectation to do more with less grows every year. At the same time, AI currently offers possibilities that didn't exist five years ago.
But most companies in this sector don't have time for long implementation processes, don't have an IT department of ten people, and don't need a consultant who has never seen the shop floor.
That's why I founded VoidTech Solutions. To help companies in the manufacturing industry and technical services work smarter — with AI as a tool and years of practical experience as a foundation. Without jargon. Without unnecessary complexity. With solutions that fit how your company really works.
Background
A selection from my career:
Shop floor — welding, turning, repair
Bloele BV, IHC Smith (machining apprentice)
Freelance machinist & welder
Brush HMA, Machine fabriek Van Krimpen, Motormaas
Laserclad specialist & work planner
Stork Gears & Services, Rotterdam
Technical sales & product specialist
ERIKS Industrial Services, Karat Holtan
Application specialist repair & wear
Castolin Eutectic, Delft
Entrepreneur — B2B webshop & engineering
Lenomi (alongside employment)
Sales Engineer & Technical Manager