Irish Manufacturing Research

IMR welcomed 21 organisations to Mullingar to visit IMR and experience innovation, research, and collaboration at our new Inside IMR | Industry Series.
It was an afternoon of networking, facility tours, technology demonstrations and great conversations.
Our next Inside IMR | Industry Series is on Thursday, 30th of July. Register now to find out how IMR supports industry through innovation, research, and collaboration and how you can get involved.
- https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0wwwSD0

IMR had a strong presence at the Enterprise Ireland Construction Materials Forum at Enterprise Ireland's HQ in Dublin. Our Commercial Director, Nick Rowe was presented in the Collaborative Projects in Practice session while our Director of Circular Economy Innovation, Geraldine Brennan lead a workshop with Senior Programme Manager Karl Crowley on Circularity, Energy & Water after lunch.

Photo (L-R): Barry Cullen, Karl Crowley, Nick Rowe, Barry Fitzpatrick, Akeem Olaleye, Alex Conway, Geraldine Brennan

More IMR action from Day 1 at the Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition today in the RDS Simonscourt.

Barry Fitzpatrick took to the Digital Transformation and AI Technologies Stage to provide an overview of how FactoryXChange 2.0, Ireland's European Digital Innovation Hub for manufacturing, is helping SMEs and public sector organisations accelerate digital transformation through practical supports including AI and digital maturity guidance, test-before-invest services, cybersecurity expertise, and innovation funding pathways, with real-world examples demonstrating how organisations are moving from digital ambition to operational impact through Industry 5.0 and AI-enabled transformation initiatives.

On the same stage, Guillaume Hernoux returned to explore the next chapter of his cooking analogy for digital transformation, examining what truly changes and what remains constant now that AI has entered the picture as a capable but potentially unreliable sous-chef — fast, tireless, and knowledgeable, but liable to confidently produce poor results without proper human oversight and direction.

We're back tomorrow so if you are in the area make sure and drop by our stand at J16 and say hello!