AMTCE joins forces with Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR)
On 24 January 2022, AMTCE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) in Mullingar, Co Westmeath. The agreement will provide thought and practice leadership, with a tangible impact on Industry 4.0 skills development in advanced manufacturing across the island of Ireland.
The signing was attended by Mr Robert Troy TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
IMR is the largest manufacturing research and technology organisation in Ireland, with facilities in Dublin and Mullingar. IMR works with leading global and indigenous brands to effectively de-risk and demystify new and emerging technologies, delivering high impact collaborative research, and enabling manufacturers of all sizes and sector to be leaders in advanced manufacturing, and to compete and thrive in the global economy.
Martin O’Brien, CEO of the LMETB and founder of AMTCE, said “The exciting collaborative alliance with Irish Manufacturing Research will deliver access for AMTCE to the latest innovation, research, developments and training responses in the manufacturing and technology industries.
It marks a significant step towards our long-term goal of developing an industry informed training roadmap that is flexible, coherent and most importantly, suitable for the modern industrial ecosystem.”
Barry Kennedy, CEO of Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR), said “Both organisations are committed to working closely together to provide effective, industry-oriented training at scale, evolving the training curriculum based on changing sectoral needs and technology innovations, to create and maintain meaningful impact at a national level. This will contribute towards the competitiveness of Irish manufacturing and technology companies in today’s global economy.”