Advanced Energy design and manufacture highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes.
In 2017 Excelsys Holdings Ltd. team Cork, joined Advanced Energy and expanded Advanced Energy’s comprehensive portfolio to include low voltage solutions. The low voltage product line features modular and user-configurable power supplies, including the fanless Coolx series. The products are ideal for Medical, Life Sciences, Industrial and harsh environmental applications.
Cork is home to Alcon’s European Manufacturing Centre for Clareon /AcrySof® Intraocular Lenses.
History
The Cork facility was established in 1991 and acquired by Alcon in 2000 with the acquisition of Summit Autonomous Inc., a manufacturer of laser systems for corrective eye care. In 2006, the Cork plant began manufacturing Alcon’s AcrySof® intraocular lenses (IOLs), which replace the eye’s natural lens in cataract surgery. Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed surgery in the world today with surgeons around the world performing more than 10 million cataract surgeries annually. Alcon’s Clareon/ AcrySof® IOLs are the most frequently implanted lenses worldwide, with more than 125 million implants since their introduction in the mid-1990s.
About the Cork Plant
Alcon’s Cork facility is 13,657 square meters in size and employs over 500 associates. In an environment where quality and precision are critical, Alcon employs professionals with the skills and passion to meet the expectations of our customers, as well as the regulatory bodies that govern the development and manufacturing of our eye care products. Patients are at the centre of everything Alcon do and at the heart of their commitment to quality. The Alcon facility in Cork is certified to ISO 13485, is MDD compliant and is an FDA approved manufacturing site.
Overview:
Alps Electric (Ireland) Ltd., trading as Alps Electric EMS, is a trusted Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider delivering fully vertically integrated, end-to-end manufacturing solutions, all under one roof. With over four decades of OEM heritage in Ireland and support from the Alps Alpine Group, we understand the realities of design, scale, and supply-chain complexity. The IATF 16949-certified facility combines advanced automation, PCBA, injection moulding, system integration and lifecycle support. This EMS+ approach enables OEMs to reduce risk, improve quality and scale efficiently with total control and transparency.
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Alps Electric (Ireland) Ltd., trading as Alps Electric EMS, is a strategic Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider delivering vertically integrated, end-to-end electronics manufacturing solutions, all under one roof.
Based in Ireland and backed by the Alps Alpine Group, we combine Japanese precision, innovation and care with the agility and responsiveness of a regional manufacturing partner. With over four decades of heritage as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), we understand first-hand the challenges of design, scale, quality, and supply-chain resilience. This insight shapes our EMS+ approach: more than build-to-print, we act as an extension of our customers’ teams. The IATF 16949-certified facility offers PCB assembly, injection moulding, manufacturing automation, system integration, painting, and laser etching, supported by advanced quality, traceability, and supply-chain intelligence. By keeping critical processes in-house, we deliver faster time-to-market, reduced risk, and total accountability. Alps Electric EMS helps OEMs scale new heights, simplifying complexity, consolidating supply chains, and delivering precision manufacturing with confidence, care and long-term partnership at its core.
AMD/Xilinx
The acquisition of Xilinx by AMD in 2022 brings together a highly complementary set of products, customers and markets combined with differentiated IP and world-class talent to create the industry’s high-performance and adaptive computing leader. Xilinx offers industry-leading FPGAs, adaptive SoCs, AI inference engines and software expertise that enable AMD to offer the strongest portfolio of high-performance and adaptive computing solutions in the industry and capture a larger share of the approximately $135 billion market opportunity we see across cloud, edge, and intelligent devices.is the inventor of the FPGA, programmable SoCs, and now, the ACAP. Our highly-flexible programmable silicon, enabled by a suite of advanced software and tools, drives rapid innovation across a wide span of industries and technologies – from consumer to cars to the cloud. Xilinx delivers the most dynamic processing technology in the industry, enabling rapid innovation with its adaptable, intelligent computing.
AMD/Xilinx Ireland
Fulfils advanced R&D, Operations, Design, IT and Business Support functions for the wider EMEA region
ArdNova offers management consulting and advisory services tailored for both technology startups and established businesses. Their expertise includes technology guidance, strategy development, product innovation and research, communications, business planning, and market analysis. With a focus on enhancing shareholder value and improving customer experience, ArdNova help companies at any stage grow efficiently and achieve their business goals.
Bossard Ireland formerly Arnold Industries Cork DAC commenced operation in October 2009. Based in Eastgate, Little Island, Arnold specializes in the distribution of industrial fasteners, mechanical components, electronic hardware and Kits. Acquired by the Bossard Group in 2016, Bossard Ireland is now uniquely positioned to deliver Integrated Purchasing and Inventory Management alongside cutting edge Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory solutions.
Logistics is a key service provided to Bossard customers. Bossard Ireland is flexible in customizing a variety of inventory control programs. They can optimize a system by recommending point-of-use layouts, delivery time lines, and many other features. This optimization ultimately guarantees a continuous, reliable flow of parts to meet the most demanding production schedule.
Need to implement Smart Supply Chains and Managed Inventory? Arnold Industries can deliver a mature, proven Smart Factory Logistics solution.
An industry leader in Factory 4.0, Bossard has successfully implemented Smart Factory Logistics worldwide since 1999. A time tested and proven methodology with over 250,000 smart devices deployed in 29 countries, Smart Factory Logistics is a key component to initiating Industry 4.0 and LEAN into your manufacturing. Cutting edge manufacturers in a wide range of industries such as electric automotive, aerospace and medical rely on Bossard’s mature, proven Smart Factory Logistics solutions to enhance productivity and reduce cost.
Bossard offer a series of computer programs and systems to effectively oversee the distribution of parts to save time, reduce costs, and minimize warehousing.
Boston Scientific’s products and technologies are used to diagnose or treat a wide range of medical conditions, including heart, digestive, pulmonary, vascular, urological, women’s health, and chronic pain conditions. The company continues to innovate in these areas and are extending our innovations into new geographies and high-growth adjacency markets.
Boston Scientific Cork is one of 12 manufacturing sites in the global company (there are 2 other sites in Ireland; Clonmel & Galway). The manufacturing practices adopted and the innovative methodologies applied are consistent with the wider technology manufacturing sector and as such, the CEIA is a good fit for the company. We already have collaborative relationships with some members.
- Quick (Global) Company Facts:
- Approx. 23,000 employees worldwide
- 12 manufacturing facilities worldwide
- Market presence in nearly 100 countries
- $861 million invested in R&D
- $7.143 billion revenue
Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions. In 2023 Bourns opened a larger office along with a new electrification lab in Cork in response to the demand for the company’s advanced power electronics and sensing solutions.
Bourns has expanded its customer base, supporting customers who develop advanced energy-efficient power supplies. The global electrification trend has driven a steep rise in the demand for power-saving components in the Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicle (EV) sectors. In response and as a valuable resource, the new Cork Electrification Laboratory is available for the testing and development of next-generation high performance electronic components. Bourns has been at the forefront of engineering innovative power solutions that help advance the development of fast-charging EV networks, high energy storage technology and many other evolving electrification applications.
“The time is right to expand our team in Cork to satisfy increasing demand for our products and technical services support. We have seen that demand increase dramatically particularly driven by the need for more efficient electronic components for electric vehicles, solar panels and more,” said John Kelly, Power Division President at Bourns. “Our new electrification laboratory is a vital new resource for the testing and development of these essential components, helping manufacturers reduce charging times for EVs and other battery-based applications, thereby expanding their range.”
CareerWise Recruitment specialises in the Senior Management, Commercial, Supply Chain and Technical/Engineering recruitment needs of client companies. They have offices located in Cork, Shannon and Galway and are associated with the majority of Multinational and Irish businesses in the Dublin, South East, North West, Galway, Mid West, Cork and Midlands areas.
Established in 1999, they have developed a reputation for professionalism and responsiveness. They are focused and efficient in all their dealings, thereby adding real value to the process.
The added value that they offer is a thorough knowledge and experience of industry, with many years at the leading edge of modern manufacturing and logistics developments.
Connectivity is the foundation for all services provided by CloudCIX Limited.
CloudCIX Limited has by far the best-connected network in Cork. If connectivity is important to your business, we need to talk. CloudCIX Limited provides a fully resilient network that delivers lightning speed Internet connectivity to more than 100 Cork companies. Resiliency is achieved across a mesh of five providers. This mesh ensures a safe, secure and uninterrupted service from which customers can scale their operations.
Thousand’s of fibre cables terminate in CloudCIX Limited. These cables facilitate lightning speed Internet connectivity between North America and Europe. There are further plans for the Ireland-France Subsea Cable (IFSC) to come into force in 2020 resulting in even greater Internet speeds between North America and Europe.
Cork is fast becoming a crossroads where major networks and ecosystems interconnect. Organisations looking to secure the most cost effective Internet connectivity between the USA and Europe should be considering CloudCIX Limited as a strategic hub for their operations.
Key Points
- 30,000 homes derive broadband connectivity from CloudCIX Limited.
- Irish Data Centre with lowest latency to North America.
- Connected to London via Dublin AND directly via GTT Express.
Co-Locate your IT equipment in our state of the art data centre.
Suites, single, half and quarter racks with own locking doors are available. Full racks can have swipe card access. Dedicated 100 square metre cages, each with 400 kW, are available in CIX 1C.
CloudCIX Public and Private Cloud
CloudCIX is a multi-tenanted multi-region Cloud provisionig platform developed by CloudCIX Limited. You can consume our Public Cloud or ask us to build and support a Private Cloud for you.
You need flexibility in your IT systems. You don’t want to be locked into capital budgets and dedicated solutions that might not meet your requirements or be too expensive. A CloudCIX based solution gives you the agility to respond to changing market needs.
CloudCIX Software as a Service (SaaS) builds competitive advantage using efficent, integrated, and agile processes.
- Efficient means the removal of manual processes.
- Integrated means connecting customers and suppliers directly to your internal processes. This can be done either through inter company systems integration or via customer or supplier portals.
- Agile means that your processes can be adapted easily as your organisation improves its processes or responds to a changing business environment.
CloudCIX SaaS exposes its functionality via user Apps to allow human interaction and via an application programming interface (API) to allow integration with custom software and/or customers and suppliers. Use CloudCIX to create competitive advantage for your business.
CloudCIX Bastion: Simple and Secure.
CloudCIX Bastion is a managed services layer, delivered on top of your functional IT services. CloudCIX Bastion manages your infrastructure in Cloud, Co-Location, On Premise or any hybrid combination of these delivery methods. Bastion managed services include Monitoring, Cyber Security, and Disaster Recovery. 
CompuCal Calibration Solutions is an engineering based calibration software development company. Building on our 30 years of calibration experience in the fields of Electrical, Mechanical and Instrumentation, we have set-up a software company to develop regulatory compliant software solutions for all types of manufacturing companies. Our calibration software reduces complexity, time and cost associated with calibration activities across a range of industries including: • Life Science • Pharmaceutical • Food and Drink • Oil & Gas • Power Generation The company has extensive knowledge in the areas of FDA/EPA requirements, CGMP operation environment and computer system validation. Quality is a key goal of our company both on service provided and product development. We have received the ISO 9001:2008 accreditation for “the development, installation and support of our software applications for regulated industries”. Our main area of expertise is in the provision of Calibration Management Software, configured to integrate into other systems and thereby offering a complete solution for our clients. CompuCal 6 is a web based application which allows us to supply solutions that can be provided as a local server solution (Intranet) or as a hosted solution (Internet). CompuCal is a compliant calibration software solution which provides efficiencies for our customers by enabling them to • Increase their calibration frequencies • Integration to SAP or other ERP systems (which provide Management reporting for all assets) • Integrates calibration and maintenance seamlessly • Always audit ready • Deliver operational excellence and calibration best practice This solution is ideal for a variety of clients as it provides • The ability to manage multiple sites in multiple locations • Provides management team with real-time information on the performance of all assets in all locations
Convergint is a global systems integrator focused on delivering results for our customers through unparalleled service excellence. At Convergint, their top priority is service in every way — service to customers, colleagues, and community.
Convergint employs 140 colleagues in Ireland and over 10,000 colleagues globally. Convergint moved in to Europe initially on the request of a global banking customer who they looked after in the US. When our customers in the US heard we were operating in Europe they started to engage us here also. In 2017 Convergint acquired the largest privately owned security integrator in Ireland and that afforded them the opportunity to start working with the local Irish customers. As an integrator, Convergint works alongside a global network of partners and manufacturers to design, install, and service security, fire alarm, life safety, audio-visual, and building automation solutions for enterprise customers.
Convergint are experts in the security technology field, they are technology agnostic and help their customers to protect their business. They take pride in being their customers best service provider while being innovative and technology focused at all times.
Cool Harbour develop enterprise software applications and business productivity tools.
They produce bespoke products for clients and have developed numerous custom Software as a Service products
Cool Harbour creates tailored process management tools to augment customers manufacturing systems
Arising from the commencement of the Education and Training Boards Act, 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) were established on 1st July 2013. Upon establishment, the ETBs had responsibility for the delivery of primary, post primary and further education in line with their predecessor VECs. The Education and Training Boards Act 2013 was passed in May 2013. The Act provides for the dissolution of Vocational Education Committees (VECs) and for the establishment of the 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) through a process involving the merger of some of the 33 existing VECs. Following the amalgamation of former County and City of Cork VECs, the Cork Education and Training Board (CETB) was established.
The Cork Education and Training Board (CETB) are committed to ensuring that the courses and programmes developed and offered to learners meet labour market requirements of the local and national economy. Interaction with business and industry is essential in order to enhance and expand our course provision and meet the skills shortages and gaps in the various sectors. We must ensure that our graduates possess the relevant level and quality of ‘job ready’ skills that employers need.
As well as the delivery of education at post-primary level, the CETB has responsibility for Further Education and Training (FET) in the Cork city and county area and provides a wide range of courses through Colleges and Centres from Levels 1 to 6 on the National Framework of Qualifications http://www.nfq-qqi.com/index.html to individuals over 16 years of age. FET is a first choice for many and can provide a pathway to the world of work and Higher Education.
Second only to your people, your information is your organization’s most important asset. DELL provides the technologies and tools that can help you release the power of your information. We can help you design, build, and manage flexible, scalable, and secure information infrastructures. And with these infrastructures, you’ll be able to intelligently and efficiently store, protect, and manage your information so that it can be made accessible, searchable, shareable, and, ultimately, actionable.
You can also use DELL Technologies information infrastructure as the foundation for implementing your information lifecycle management strategies, securing your critical information assets, leveraging your content for competitive advantage, automating your data center operations, reducing power and cooling costs, and more.
In short, with an information infrastructure, you can avoid the potentially serious risks and reduce the significant costs associated with managing information, while fully exploiting its value for business advantage
DePuy Synthes – Ringaskiddy, Cork.
DePuy Synthes established its manufacturing facility in Cork in 1997 where it manufactures orthopaedic knees and hips. The company has since expanded to include a Global Supply Chain Operation in 2002 and in 2008 DePuy established an Innovation Centre which was created to develop next generation orthopaedic products and processes for a global market.
In 2015 the Cork site carried out a €53.2 million expansion to open a new 320,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility (Building 2) similar in size to the existing facility (Building 1). This building primarily provides additional manufacturing capacity but also features a Medical Device Test Methods Center of Excellence laboratory to advance quality testing methods across the J&J family of medical device companies, while also creating potential expansion opportunities for other J&J companies. Building 2 also houses Depuy’s new 3D Printing Innovation Centre. DePuy currently employ over 1000 people in Cork
In January 2019. DePuy announced a €36 million investment in ground-breaking research and development projects at the DePuy Synthes Ireland Innovation Centre, Loughbeg, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork.
The five year project will result in significant developments at the company’s Materials and Surface Technology Centre, including co-location with Johnson & Johnson’s 3D Printing Center of Excellence, creating 30 additional high-quality positions.
The investment expands the scale and scope of activities taking place at the DePuy Synthes Innovation Centre. Since launching a decade ago, the Centre has accelerated innovative technologies and new product introductions for the company’s orthopaedic portfolio, driven by a diverse technical team. Projects will focus on advancing material science in 3D printing, coatings and surface treatments to meet future needs. The expansion includes the establishment of a 3-D Printing Development and Launch Center on-site, as well as the Johnson & Johnson 3D Bioprinting Laboratory, launched last year in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin.
Douglas Control & Automation has delivered automation, information technology / MES and safety solutions since 1977. We are the longest established Irish company in the automation sector, with an enviable record of successfully implemented, innovative and cost effective projects.
Our customers cover the entire manufacturing and utilities sectors and include pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical, semiconductor, food and beverage, mining, transport and water treatment industries.
We are authorised distributors for Siemens, Stahl and Lee Dickens automation products. Our team of experienced engineers and project managers provide the special mix of application expertise and product knowledge necessary to meet our customer’s needs.
We would be delighted to speak to you about your on-going support requirements, your next project or answer any queries you have regarding the automation products we supply.
Enterprise Ireland is the government organisation responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets. They work in partnership with Irish enterprises to help them start, grow, innovate and win export sales in global markets. In this way, they support sustainable economic growth, regional development and secure employment. You can find detailed information on Enterprise Ireland’s activities, strategy and performance in their Reports and Publications.
Their Services
Priority is given to the achievement of export sales growth from Irish-owned companies. All EI services are geared toward helping Irish companies win international sales.
The range of services is extensive, from funding, to making introductions in key international markets.
- Funding supports – a range of supports, for start-ups, expansion plans, and R&D business plans.
- Export assistance – including the provision of in-market services, local market information and the facilities of our international office network.
- Supports to develop competitiveness – helping companies to become leaner to make them more competitive in international markets.
- Incentives to stimulate in-company R&D – new product, service and process development to ensure sustainability, and growth through the evolution of products and services.
- Assistance with R&D collaboration – with research institutions, to develop and bring to market new technologies, products or processes.
- Connections and introductions to customers overseas – we provide access to a global network of contacts – from heads of government to end customers.
Many EI clients say that while the funding received from Enterprise Ireland was helpful, the non-financial assistance, like introductions to experts, buyers and potential customers, was most valuable.
ePresence in Cork offer companies timely, effective and affordable online marketing strategies, providing greater online presence which will equate to more leads, more customers and above all, more success.
ePresence uses analytics processes that will establish a solid online presence, expand online marketing, or convert more of visitors into buyers or even to manage existing systems more effectively,
Firecomms, a compound semiconductor company, develops high-speed light sources in visible range wavelengths. Our innovative lasers and LEDs enable low-cost, high-speed optical data transmission and data capture using visible light; creating new opportunities for optical data communications in small area networks, like those used in car networks and home networks. We leverage our hundreds of man-years of photonics research experience, optical expertise, and extensive IP portfolio to develop cost-effective solutions. Firecomms makes world-class photonic communications products available to OEMs operating in a number of rapidly growing high technology, high volume markets. Our philosophy is to supply superior photonics products at competitive prices, enabling our customers to create innovative products, and to introduce new generations of equipment with dramatic price-performance advantages over their competitors. Our ongoing research and development program with deep roots in fundamental semiconductor research will ensure that our customers keep their competitive advantage. Our close partnership with the Tyndall Institute, a leading European research institute for Information and Communications Technology (ICT), combined with our broad portfolio of technology in the area of communication using visible light allows Firecomms to be a true “solution provider” for the photonics sub-system.
With more than 25 years of experience, Flex Cork provides customized electronic manufacturing services to a broad range of customers operating in several market segments. Our solutions are tailored to meet the needs of customers with complex, high diversified business in the UK, Ireland and East Cost Americas Market place.
Seven reasons to do business with Flex Cork
- Customer-focused teams that are both responsive and flexible
- End-to-End solutions from NPI to final system integration & logistics
- Comprehensive test experience and capabilities.
- Gateway to global design and global materials leverage
- Driving customer success by embracing Lean & Six Sigma
- Delivering solutions determined by customers business models
- A highly skilled, experienced and dedicated work force
Horner APG are global leaders in the design and manufacture of factory automation control products.
They are part of the world-wide Horner Electric Group that was founded in 1949 and have been designing PLC’s , Communication Products, HMI’s and their related products since the early ’80s.
Based in Cork, Ireland, Horner Ireland Limited is the European Headquarters of the Group and was founded in 1997. They provide full support for European customers and distributors including:
Ireland’s inward investment promotion agency, IDA Ireland (Industrial Development Agency) is responsible for the attraction and development of foreign investment in Ireland.
The IDA is focused on securing investment from new and existing clients in the areas of High End Manufacturing, Global Services (including Financial Services) and Research, Development and Innovation. Key sectors within these areas for investment are Life Sciences (Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical and Medical Technologies), Information Communications Technology (ICT), Engineering, Professional Services, Digital Media, Consumer Brands and International Services. And looking to the future, are actively focusing on emerging areas such as Clean Technology, Convergence and Services Innovation. These areas offer exciting new overseas investment opportunities and are ideally suited to the Irish skill-set, experience and in the case of Clean Technology, geography and climate.
The IDA attract overseas and inward investment by:
- Focusing on business sectors that are closely matched with the emerging needs of the Irish economy and that can operate competitively in global markets from an Irish base.
- Compile up-to-date statistics and facts for research and development in industry, the economy and foreign direct investment in Ireland.
- Building links between international businesses and third level education, academic and research centres to ensure the necessary skills and research and development capabilities are in place.
- Pursuing Ireland’s policy of becoming a knowledge-based economy by actively building world-leading clusters of knowledge-based activities.
- Strongly influencing the competitive needs of Ireland’s economy by actively engaging in the development of infrastructure and business support services, telecoms, education, regulatory issues especially in relation to EU policy.
FPGA is an acronym for field programmable gate array—a semiconductor-integrated circuit where a large majority of the electrical functionality inside the device can be changed, even after the equipment has been shipped to customers out in the ‘field’. These powerful devices can be customized to accelerate key workloads and enable design engineers to adapt to emerging standards or changing requirements.
INTEL (was Altera) is at the forefront of technology innovation, providing customers programmable solutions for leading-edge electronic systems that are shaping our modern world. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Altera has been supplying the industry with access to the latest programmable logic, process technologies, IP cores and development tools for more than 30 years. Altera was founded in 1983 and employed more than 3,000 people in over 20 countries.
INTEL’s innovative mindset, combined with technology leadership and operational excellence, enable today’s largest technology and system companies to rapidly and cost effectively innovate, differentiate and win in their markets.
Wisetek is a Global provider of Secure Data-Elimination & Responsible IT Recycling Services to the world’s leading IT Corporations. Wisetek operate from our bases located in Ireland, the USA and Thailand. Our list of clients includes EMC, VCE, McAfee and large Data Centre services companies.
Wisetek’s recycling priority is the recovery of material, either for reuse within our client’s operations or for remarketing to our global network of buyers under the Wisetekmarket.com site. These reuse priorities assure our clients that they receive optimal financial pay-back from the flow of used assets.
Material no longer required is recycled to Wisetek’s Sustainable EARTH standard, which is externally certified to the R2:2013 standard (Responsible Recycling) and is compliant with all global regulations. Our standards also follow the stringent recommendations of the 1989 Basel convention.
Lia Eyecare is an innovative Ophthalmology startup. In 2019 Lia Eyecare set out to better understand and solve some of the biggest problems in Ophthalmology, driven by the principles of Design Thinking and Value Driven Care. Their first product, Nightleaf™, enables stimulation of natural tears through a unique neurological approach helping people with dry and sore eyes.
Logitech Group
Founded in 1981, Logitech designs, manufactures and markets personal peripherals that enable people to effectively work, play, and communicate in the digital world. Logitech employs approximately 7,000 people worldwide. The company has enjoyed continuous growth over the last 7 years and enjoys an annual revenue in excess of $1.5 Billion.
Logitech is a Swiss public company traded on the Swiss Stock Exchange (LOGN) and is quoted in the U.S. on the Nasdaq (LOGI). The company has manufacturing facilities in Asia and offices in major cities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
Logitech In Ireland
Logitech was established in Cork in 1988. Logitech Cork performs a range of diversified functions that contribute to the success and growth of the Logitech group. Those functions include product design, financial shared services, OEM sales management, supply chain activities and other related functions.
Environment
Logitech is a dynamic and fast growing company, at the cutting edge of its sector. Our objective is to foster an environment where people can enjoy their work, be challenged and be given the opportunity to grow.
Moog is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision control components and systems. Moog’s high-performance systems control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles, automated industrial machinery, wind turbines, marine and medical equipment
Pilz is a leading, innovative company with a focus on Software Development, Machinery Safety Services, Process Safety Services and EPC (Engineer, Procure Construct) Project Management.
As experts in the safety of human, machine and the environment, Pilz provides worldwide, customer-oriented solutions for all industries. These include innovative products in the areas of sensor, control and drive technology.
Billions, maybe trillions of times a day…
That’s how often people around the world touch something made better by Qualcomm. It could be the smartphone in your pocket, the tablet on your coffee table, that wireless modem in your briefcase… it could even be that navigation system in your car or that action camera strapped to your chest.
Who is Qualcomm, and what do they do? They are engineers, scientists and business strategists from many different countries and speak many different languages. They come from diverse cultures and have unique perspectives. Together, they focus on a single goal—they invent breakthrough technologies that transform how the world connects, computes, and communicates.
Pioneers, risk takers.
While many of their breakthroughs reside “under the hood” of technology familiar today, Qualcomm inventions have transformed the world in a big way. They have helped propel mobile to the forefront of the technology world and brought wireless innovations into new industries. They have created new opportunities for ecosystem players—the wireless device makers, the operators, the developers and the content creators of the world. And more recently, their inventions and breakthroughs have inspired fresh, new ideas from those companies—large and small.
Qualcomm been called dreamers, inventors, rebels, risk takers, pioneers and geeks, and they embrace those labels because in many ways, they’re true. They dream big. They invent bigger. And most importantly, they often do what many thought was impossible.
Manufacturing for the medical industry demands precision and the utmost quality standards. With more than 20 years of medical industry experience Sanmina provides a comprehensive suite of medical device development services with an extensive offering of integrated manufacturing solutions for the entire product life cycle.
Our Fermoy, Ireland facility is FDA registered and certified to ISO13485:2003 for the manufacture of high-quality PCBAs, subassemblies and complete devices. Fermoy provides services for the entire product life cycle from new Product Introduction (NPI) and prototyping to complex volume manufacturing and test, shipping and repair, creating the prime environment for manufacturing medical and other high-quality devices. The facility has a track record of over 20 years of outstanding operational performance and customer service, backed by a highly experienced and stable workforce that is unique in the industry.
Manufacturer & supplier of bespoke automation equipment to the Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Food and Beverage Sectors in Europe. Design, final assembly, test, equipment installation and support is controlled from the Cork plant
Stryker Springhill, Cork is part of the Instruments Manufacturing network and manufactures world class bone and soft tissue cutting tools and accessories. Our teams here specialize in precision engineering with a focus on high tech machining, fine cutting, grinding & Swiss turning with exact precision tolerances. Working closely with the R&D and Advanced Operations teams, we are proud to deliver a strong pipeline of new and innovative products
Its main functions include: Operations, Engineering, quality, continuous improvement and automation, IT, Finance, supply planning. The Springhill site in Cork opened in 1998. The building is 73,00 sq. ft., along with a 45,00 sq. ft. production.
Tecomet is a leading metal and materials innovator and contract manufacturer. Tecomet are the largest contract manufacturer to the orthopedics industry and a top 10 leader for medical device. At Tecomet Cork, we’ve invested in a wide range of machining processes and capabilities to deliver state-of-the-art implants, components and instruments for mainly hips and knees. Tecomet Cork is deemed the CoE for Poly Manufacturing with wide range of CNC machining and CMM inspection capability and capacity
The Tyndall National Institute (Tyndall) was created in 2004 at the initiative of the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment and University College Cork (UCC) to bring together complementary activities in photonics, electronics and networking research at the National Microelectronics Research Centre (NMRC), several UCC academic departments and Cork Institute of Technology (CIT). The objective is to create a research institute, which would become a focal point of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Ireland, to support industry and academia nationally and to increase the number of qualified graduate students for the ‘knowledge economy’.
The strengths of the institute at the present time lie in the area of photonics, electronics, materials and nanotechnologies and their applications for life sciences, communications, power electronics and other industries. Research programmes range from theoretical modelling and design to novel material, nanotechnology, device processing and fabrication, packaging and integration; and novel systems incorporating these new devices.
The sky gleams above the Tyndall ‘Monolith’.
Since the foundation of Tyndall additional researchers from UCC and CIT have already become integral partners of Tyndall, in the areas of circuit design, functional nanostructures and RF systems.
As facilities expand the Institute will host researchers from across Ireland, both from academia, industry and from international research laboratories.
Since the creation of a new National Access Programme to Tyndall’s research facilities funded by SFI, partnership with other research bodies around Ireland has been greatly increased
Electrical and Electronic Engineering in UCC has been producing professional graduate electrical engineers for over 50 years. It is the largest Electrical Engineering department in any Irish university; approximately half of all the electrical engineers who graduate in Ireland per annum study here in UCC.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering applies fundamental mathematical, scientific and physical principles to a broad range of technological services and products that underpin all areas of modern industry and society. The department has an internationally recognized research profile at the cutting edge of many technologies, and has been very successful in attracting key funding from FP7, SFI, Enterprise Ireland, the HEA and IRCSET.
The department has excellent links with industry, and interacts with a wide variety of companies ranging from large multinationals to SMEs in areas as diverse as renewable energy, power generation and distribution, advanced medical electronic systems, and microelectronics.
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On January 9, 2026, CommScope finalised the sale of its Connectivity and Cable Solutions segment, which included the CommScope name and brand, to Amphenol Corporation. The remaining Company was renamed to Vistance Networks.
Vistance Networks is a leading global provider of intelligent network solutions for access networks and purpose-driven enterprise networks, as the parent company to RUCKUS Networks and Aurora Networks (previously Access Network Solutions.) The Cork facility is part of the Aurora Networks
Aurora Networks is the world’s leading provider of access network solutions. Their comprehensive, end-to-end product portfolio supports global service providers with innovative, leading-edge HFC, PON and broadband network products.