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Leverage the full power of digital manufacturing through people
As Ireland deepens its position as a global manufacturing leader, combining emerging technologies with an empowered, agile, future-ready workforce is proving to be the key to sustainable growth. Technology is changing the manufacturing landscape rapidly. The arrival of tools such as artificial intelligence (AI), advanced robots, vision systems and the Internet of Things (IoT) has...
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Supporting manufacturing engineering apprenticeships to build local engineering talent
Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) has expanded its industry-focused programmes with the launch of the Manufacturing Technician and Manufacturing Engineering Apprenticeships. Developed by Irish Medtech, the Ibec trade association for the sector, with ATU Galway, these programmes address Ireland’s evolving manufacturing skills needs and have enrolled over 600 apprentices nationwide since 2017. The apprenticeships blend...
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How digitalisation and supplier consolidation are changing procurement
Gary Bradley, Country Manager at RS Ireland, discusses why companies are taking a more strategic and technology-enabled approach to procurement amid increasing cost pressures, complexity and supply chain disruptions Companies have long sought to streamline procurement using automated approval workflows and continuous improvement practices. However, geopolitical events, tariffs, shifting demand, sustainability expectations, cybersecurity and supply...
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How manufacturers can boost AI adoption — with the help of academia
Manufacturing companies can leverage AI to gain a competitive advantage. However, they also face various AI adoption challenges that must be overcome with careful planning. Professor Denis Dowling, Director of I-Form, the Research Ireland Centre for Advanced Manufacturing, headquartered at University College Dublin, works with industry partners on bespoke solutions that make their processes more...
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Unlocking production flexibility with additive manufacturing
Learn how additive manufacturing (AM) helps strengthen supply-chain resilience, reduce part costs and produce critical components closer to demand. Customer expectations are shifting faster than ever. Product development cycles are shortening, while demand for more personalised products continues to grow. This requires a greater level of responsiveness across the entire value chain. Traditional manufacturing, with...
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Big impact from small-scale precision in advanced manufacturing
Investment in advanced manufacturing has helped develop Ireland’s talent pool, generate enterprise partnerships and drive economic competitiveness. Over 200 years ago, American inventor Eli Whitney introduced a concept that would change manufacturing forever: interchangeability. Today, swapping out a lightbulb or a car wheel is done without a second thought. In Whitney’s time, the idea that...
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Ireland’s ‘polymer people’ lead smart manufacturing revolution
Ireland is on the precipice of a fourth industrial revolution driven by advances in smart manufacturing – a convergence of the digital and physical world which enables machines to ‘talk’ to one another through the internet. At the epicentre of this seismic technological shift is Athlone Institute of Technology’s brand new smart manufacturing cell, which...
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Global hub supporting growing pharmaceutical industry in and out of Ireland
As a committed EU member, Ireland is at the heart of Europe and plays a vital role manufacturing and supplying life-saving medicines both globally and in to Europe. Throughout the past year, there have been a number of Life Sciences start-ups and major expansions in the Irish market. We are home to all 10 of...
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How innovations in technology is shaping the manufacturing industry
Advancements to ICT technologies is spurring a radical transformation across the manufacturing sector. Such is the scale of this transformation, that it is often referred to as the fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0. Manufacturing is a central pillar of our economy, employing over 227,000 people, with 85% of that employment outside of Dublin. Exciting...
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Manufacturing employees need to be tech-savvy and analytical
Ireland is a global leader in the advanced manufacturing space. However, if we are to continue to realise this ambition, Irish businesses must continually adapt to new technologies and develop their workforce at pace. Driven by technological innovation and disruption, the manufacturing industry is now in a constant state of transformation. Businesses in this sector...