Confirm | Smart Manufacturing - Science Foundation Ireland - Research Centre
| Website: | www.confirm.ie |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Address: | Limerick |
Confirm | Smart Manufacturing - Science Foundation Ireland - Research Centre (RPO)
Overview:
Confirm is a NEW €47M Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre in Smart Manufacturing. Confirm aims to transform Ireland’s manufacturing industry to become a world-leader in smart manufacturing, the next Industrial Revolution. Smart manufacturing seeks to add intelligence to our production systems, creating the factories of the future, where products can be fully customised and adaptable, decisions made in real-time, and supply-chains shortened and new innovations realised. Confirm will be a game changer for Irish manufacturing competitiveness, delivering the technological advances and expertise for a smart manufacturing innovation ecosystem, enabling companies to compete within the rapidly changing global landscape, and boosting Ireland’s reputation as a leading international manufacturing location. Confirm is led by the University of Limerick in collaboration with:
- Tyndall,
- University College Cork
- Cork Institute of Technology
- National University of Ireland, Galway
- Maynooth University
- Athlone Institute of Technology
- Limerick Institute of Technology
Irish Jobs & International Growth:
The manufacturing sector is the second largest employer in Ireland and accounts for 24 per cent of total economic output - €110 billion in exports. Our initial 42 industry partners with Irish employees and with international growth ambition are listed as follows:
Johnson & Johnson (Vision Care)
United Technologies Research Center
Funding Partnerships in:
CONFIRM Smart Manufacturing Research Centre is kindly funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Science Foundation Ireland – Project Code 16/RC/3918