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Study finds manufacturers prioritising sustainability have seen major profitability increases

    Study finds manufacturers prioritising sustainability have seen major profitability increases

A study from industry organisation Make UK and energy firm E.ON has found that manufacturers who have prioritised sustainability measures have seen a 40% increase in profit margins, and 30%

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Priority Software Extends Market Reach into Scotland and UK: Partners with Aberdeen’s FinQ Business Solutions

    Priority Software Extends Market Reach into Scotland and UK:  Partners with Aberdeen’s FinQ Business Solutions

Priority Software Ltd., a leading global provider of business management solutions, today announced the expansion of its global channel network, with the recent signing of a partnership agreement with Scottish

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Cobots.ie: Collaborative Robots boost performance and add value in countless market sectors

    Cobots.ie: Collaborative Robots boost performance and add value in countless market sectors

Cobots.ie entered the automation market in 2018 as a distributor of the collaborative robot, manufactured and engineered by the reputable Danish company Universal Robots. Since then they have been making

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Verkada Announces Partnership With Distology to Accelerate Cloud-Based Security Expansion into UK and Ireland

    Verkada Announces Partnership With Distology to Accelerate Cloud-Based Security Expansion into UK and Ireland

Verkada Inc., the global leader in cloud-based physical security, and Distology today announced a strategic partnership to drive adoption of Verkada’s hybrid cloud video security and access control systems within the UK and Ireland via Verkada channel partners.

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Intel’s Amps Up Its 2030 CSR Goals Amongst COVID-19 Crisis

    Intel’s Amps Up Its 2030 CSR Goals Amongst COVID-19 Crisis

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies are creating new ways to show they care about their employees, customers, and cities. I have written about companies like AWS , Amazon, Cloudera, Dell Technologies, Google,  HPE, HP, IBM,  Intel, Microsoft, ON Semiconductor, Pega, Qualcomm ,  Apple, Cisco,

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How virus killing Novaerus technology is helping Irish businesses get back to work

    How virus killing Novaerus technology is helping Irish businesses get back to work

Portable dis-infection units kill all airborne viruses, including Covid-19 surrogate Dis-infected air can help close ‘hygiene loop’ as companies look to re-open post-lockdown Irish-made plasma technology in high demand as

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Shannon company manufacturing face shields on a pro bono basis

    Shannon company manufacturing face shields on a pro bono basis

A Shannon SME is producing face shields for the health sector free of charge. Advanced Technical Concepts (ATC) located in Smithstown Industrial Estate is deploying its additive manufacturing division to

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Hovione helping out HSE and community groups with donations of hand sanitiser

    Hovione helping out HSE and community groups with donations of hand sanitiser

A PHARMACEUTICAL company has donated hand sanitiser to the HSE as well as local organisations to help the fight against Covid-19. Douglas GAA, camogie and ladies football clubs recently received

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Regeneron reaches 1,000 employees at Limerick facility

    Regeneron reaches 1,000 employees at Limerick facility

Regeneron has announced that it has reached a milestone of 1,000 employees at its Industrial Operations and Product Supply (IOPS) facility in Limerick. The biotechnology company acquired the former Dell

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doTERRA chooses Cork, Ireland for first manufacturing facility outside the United States

    doTERRA chooses Cork, Ireland for first manufacturing facility outside the United States

doTERRA, the world leader in essential oils and wellness products, is set to create up to 100 new jobs in the northern suburbs of Cork City over the next three

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Ensenso XR: the new 3D camera family with integrated data processing

    Ensenso XR: the new 3D camera family with integrated data processing

The Ensenso XR is the first stereo vision camera offered by IDS that processes 3D data directly in the FPGA. The 3D camera system is therefore particularly suitable for computing-intensive

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Cable Management – a Design Engineers Guide to smart solutions From Essentra Components (Ireland)

    Cable Management – a Design Engineers Guide to smart solutions From Essentra Components (Ireland)

Step by step, this free guide from Essentra Components (Ireland), takes design engineers through the process of choosing the right cable management solution. Typical applications include white goods, computers, televisions

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Advanced Hygiene Technologies: Transforming Handwashing through Automation

    Advanced Hygiene Technologies: Transforming Handwashing through Automation

The Future of Hygiene is in Our Hands! Advanced Hygiene Technologies – One thing that COVID-19 has taught the world is that handwashing will never be (or allowed to be)

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Businesses can cut energy costs with online SEAI Energy Academy

    Businesses can cut energy costs with online SEAI Energy Academy

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has launched a free online training resource to help businesses reduce their energy costs. The SEAI Energy Academy can help to lower energy bills by

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Honeywell to create 450 jobs in the UK as face masks production expands

    Honeywell to create 450 jobs in the UK as face masks production expands

Honeywell has announced that it will build a new production line capable of producing up to 4.5 million FFP2 and FFP3 disposable face masks per month at its Newhouse site in

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Hawkins Construction to build UK’s largest carbon capture plant

    Hawkins Construction to build UK’s largest carbon capture plant

Skelmersdale-based Hawkins Construction Limited has been appointed as the Principal Contractor of the delivery of a 40,000-tonne capacity Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) Plant on behalf of Tata Chemicals Europe

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Training neural networks without AI expertise and creating individual inference cameras

    Training neural networks without AI expertise and creating individual inference cameras

IDS NXT ocean is an all-in-one solution that makes it particularly easy for users to get started with AI-based image processing. From camera hardware including a self-developed AI core to

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IKEA appoints modular housing manufacturer, TopHat, to deliver first UK homes

    IKEA appoints modular housing manufacturer, TopHat, to deliver first UK homes

BoKlok UK, the sustainable, quality low-cost home provider, jointly owned by Skanska and IKEA, has announced that it has appointed leading technology-driven modular housing manufacturer TopHat, to help deliver part

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Industrial support services: Shorten potential process downtime and get the most from your installed base with remote support from Endress+Hauser Ireland

    Industrial support services: Shorten potential process downtime and get the most from your installed base with remote support from Endress+Hauser Ireland

You cannot afford downtime or process interruptions when your application is critical. That’s where Endress+Hauser can provide you with the best technical support network to keep your operating systems, instrumentation

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Solid Solutions: How one business is adapting to COVID-19 changes

    Solid Solutions: How one business is adapting to COVID-19 changes

  History will tell us what the medium and long term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on business have been. We have all seen changes to everyday working. As a

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Manufacturers are leading the UK’s green recovery and building a sustainable future

    Manufacturers are leading the UK’s green recovery and building a sustainable future

As industry looks to rebuild and grow after the lockdown, there is an opportunity for manufacturers to refocus on their sustainability goals and work with the Government to deliver a

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Robotics and resilience. Futureproof your business with Universal Robots

    Robotics and resilience. Futureproof your business with Universal Robots

From a global labour shortage to the unexpected challenge of the Covid-19 crisis, automation has never been more relevant to the survival of manufacturing businesses.  Universal Robots, the global leader

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IDS adds 5 megapixels polarisation cameras to its product portfolio

    IDS adds 5 megapixels polarisation cameras to its product portfolio

A polarisation sensor makes details visible that remain hidden to other image sensors. IDS now offers the IMX250MZR 5 MP sensor from SONY with integrated on-pixel polarisers in the uEye

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Vernacare increases production by 60% to fight Coronavirus

  Vernacare increases production by 60% to fight Coronavirus

UK exporting business Vernacare has increased production to help hospitals internationally to contain the Coronavirus Vernacare has been providing the

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Veolia introduces new COVID-19 PPE treatment services

  Veolia introduces new COVID-19 PPE treatment services

Safe collection and disposal of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), used to protect all types of keyworker during the unprecedented

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Rockwell Automation Has Acquired ASEM, S.p.A, Broadening the Company’s Control & Visualization Offering

  Rockwell Automation Has Acquired ASEM, S.p.A, Broadening the Company’s Control & Visualization Offering

Rockwell Automation, Inc., a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation announced that it has completed the acquisition of

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Swyft Energy launches a €5m funding round

  Swyft Energy launches a €5m funding round

The Sunday Independent informed yesterday that Cork-based energy technology firm Swyft Energy has launched a €5m funding round to further

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Ensuring the success of the ‘cobotics’ movement in 2020 – by Martin Walder, VP Industrial Automation at Schneider Electric 

  Ensuring the success of the ‘cobotics’ movement in 2020 – by Martin Walder, VP Industrial Automation at Schneider Electric 

With the UK manufacturing industry under increasing pressure to deliver more at a lower cost, the coming years will see

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Productive Robotics launches OB7-Stretch , a new collaborative robot model

  Productive Robotics launches OB7-Stretch , a new collaborative robot model

The OB7-Stretch from Productive Robotics extends 1.25 meters, but with a payload of 4kg, it offers an affordable alternative to

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Gatik Debuts First-Ever Autonomous Box Truck Fleet for logistics

  Gatik Debuts First-Ever Autonomous Box Truck Fleet for logistics

Gatik, a Palo Alto-based startup deploying autonomous vehicles for business to business (B2B) short-haul logistics, today announced a new platform to

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Kingspan’s UltraTech Versatile, Single-Source Cleanroom Solutions

  Kingspan’s UltraTech Versatile, Single-Source Cleanroom Solutions

Kingspan Cleanroom Systems are innovative, high-end and versatile cleanroom solutions tailored to your individual project requirements. With over 50 years’

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RS Ireland – By Your Side: Helping to keep your business operations undisrupted through these unprecedented times

  RS Ireland – By Your Side: Helping to keep your business operations undisrupted through these unprecedented times

What started as a small family business in 1947 selling radio valves and TV spares next door to Mulligan’s in

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Partnership between Irish company Hybrid Technology Partners and global company Priority Software to create 20 jobs

  Partnership between Irish company Hybrid Technology Partners and global company Priority Software to create 20 jobs

Hybrid Technology Partners, a technology solutions provider headquartered in Limerick, and global ERP software company, Priority Software, have announced a new partnership

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EMC, single-source supplier for medical, pharmaceutical, plastics, food and general manufacturing sectors

  EMC, single-source supplier for medical, pharmaceutical, plastics, food and general manufacturing sectors

EMC Ltd, founded in 2001 and based in Galway is a leading and trusted supplier of Electrical, Mechanical, Pneumatic and

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Brain Corp. Raises $36M to help meet the growing demand for autonomous mobile robots

  Brain Corp. Raises $36M to help meet the growing demand for autonomous mobile robots

Brain Corp, an AI company creating transformative core technology in the robotics industry, today announced it has raised $36 million

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Curvalux to open advanced telecommunications R&D centre and manufacturing facility in the UK

  Curvalux to open advanced telecommunications R&D centre and manufacturing facility in the UK

CurvaLux UK (“CurvaLux”), the innovative developer and manufacturer of new generation wireless broadband solutions and Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined

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Caterpillar achieves 2 billion tonnes hauled with autonomous trucks system

  Caterpillar achieves 2 billion tonnes hauled with autonomous trucks system

Caterpillar is hitting a significant milestone in autonomous haulage—achieving 2 billion tonnes (2.2 billion short tons) hauled using Cat® MineStar™

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Data Rich Processing – The Growing Necessity of R&D to GMP Manufacture

  Data Rich Processing – The Growing Necessity of R&D to GMP Manufacture

Improved diagnosis is driving precision in treatment, accompanied by increasing regulation stringencies from the likes of the MHRA and FDA.

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Veolia launches new COVID-19 disinfection services to ensure safe and compliant treatment

  Veolia launches new COVID-19 disinfection services to ensure safe and compliant treatment

The UK’s leading resource management company, Veolia, has launched a new COVID-19 disinfection service designed to ensure compliant treatment for businesses

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Irish company Kastus developed coating effective against coronavirus

  Irish company Kastus developed coating effective against coronavirus

The Irish Times reported that a surface-coating technology developed by Irish company Kastus is effective against the coronavirus, a leading US

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Combi-Ventilate – Turning one ventilator into multiple engineered ventilation stations

  Combi-Ventilate – Turning one ventilator into multiple engineered ventilation stations

The Irish manufacturer Combilift, best known for its range of space-saving forklifts and other handling solutions, has drawn on its

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Grafton Group to reopen many UK branches next week

  Grafton Group to reopen many UK branches next week

International distributor of building materials and DIY retailer, Grafton Group plc has planned to reopen many UK distribution branches on

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Steel manufacturer Keystone Group restarts factories

  Steel manufacturer Keystone Group restarts factories

After almost a month-long shutdown, Keystone Group, the UK’s largest steel lintel manufacturer, has started to reopen its factories. The

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BÖWE SYSTEC appoints Lisa Banton as Managing Director for UK & Ireland

  BÖWE SYSTEC appoints Lisa Banton as Managing Director for UK & Ireland

BÖWE SYSTEC, part of the Possehl Group and a leading supplier of smart automation solutions across a wide range of

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70% time savings in system configuration and ordering achievable with the Festo Handling Guide Online

  70% time savings in system configuration and ordering achievable with the Festo Handling Guide Online

Machine builders, system designers and project engineers can now configure and create new handling system solutions in record time using

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Jenton Ariana’s new high speed pack turner capable of increasing production capacity by 150%

  Jenton Ariana’s new high speed pack turner capable of increasing production capacity by 150%

In line, fully automatic system is capable of rotating trays for top sealing and many other applications from narrow edge

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Dell Technologies Extends $9B in Financing and 0% Interest Rates to Energize IT Investment

  Dell Technologies Extends $9B in Financing and 0% Interest Rates to Energize IT Investment

Today, business need a trusted advisor as they reevaluate IT priorities to drive business continuity in “the new normal.” Dell

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Mills CNC appoints new Business Manager for Central and Southern region

  Mills CNC appoints new Business Manager for Central and Southern region

Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, has appointed Mr Richard Wilson as

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Linde Material Handling Expands Further With New Munster Depot

  Linde Material Handling Expands Further With New Munster Depot

Linde Material Handling, Europe’s largest forklift manufacturer has recently expanded their presence in Ireland with their newly opened Munster depot.

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TFC launches new facility in Northern Ireland

  TFC launches new facility in Northern Ireland

TFC announced the launch of their newest facility, TFC Portadown. Set up to supply Northern Ireland and the Republic of

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Record UK Grocery Sales as Shoppers Prepare For Lockdown

  Record UK Grocery Sales as Shoppers Prepare For Lockdown

The latest UK grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales grew by the fastest rate in over

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UK Consortium to Produce Medical Ventilators

  UK Consortium to Produce Medical Ventilators

A consortium of significant UK industrial, technology and engineering businesses from across the aerospace, automotive and medical sectors, has come

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Uptake on the Logistics Associate Apprenticeship (LAA) increases

  Uptake on the Logistics Associate Apprenticeship (LAA) increases

Since the launch of the Logistics Associate Apprenticeship (LAA) in TU Dublin in September 2018 the number of apprentices participating

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New Managing Director at DACHSER Ireland

  New Managing Director at DACHSER Ireland

John van den Berg has taken over as Managing Director of DACHSER Ireland since the beginning of this year. He

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Ibstock Steps-up Forklift Safety With Doosan

  Ibstock Steps-up Forklift Safety With Doosan

Ibstock plc is a leading manufacturer of innovative clay and concrete building products. With 38 manufacturing plants in the UK,

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UK Aid and Unilever to Target a Billion People in Global Handwashing Campaign

  UK Aid and Unilever to Target a Billion People in Global Handwashing Campaign

The UK Government is working with Unilever, the fast moving consumer goods manufacturer, to fund a global programme to urgently

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Further Expansion by Healthcare 21

  Further Expansion by Healthcare 21

Cork-headquartered Healthcare 21 Group (HC21), one of Europe’s leading healthcare specialist sales, marketing and solutions providers, has strengthened its UK

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Vivid Edge Wins the Sustainability Award at 2020 SFA National Small Business Awards

  Vivid Edge Wins the Sustainability Award at 2020 SFA National Small Business Awards
Vivid Edge, the energy efficiency specialist company, has won the Sustainability Category Award at the 2020 SFA National Small Business
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